Cocktailians

Author: vidiot

  • Death in the Afternoon

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    I’m getting ready to attend the Edwardian Ball this evening, and I found myself in the mood for a cocktail. But what?  What would be the perfect cocktail for a night like this? My eyes scanned my liquor cabinet and I perused the contents of the fridge.  Hmm.  I had a bottle of Moët in…

  • Death in the Afternoon

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    vidiot
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    I’m getting ready to attend the Edwardian Ball this evening, and I found myself in the mood for a cocktail. But what?  What would be the perfect cocktail for a night like this? My eyes scanned my liquor cabinet and I perused the contents of the fridge.  Hmm.  I had a bottle of Moët in…

  • Bubbly Party

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    Anita and Cameron over at Married…With Dinner had a neat idea for a party: We’re having a few friends over for cocktails and canapés tomorrow night, and one of the ways we’re planning to keep things simple is by setting up a do-it-yourself Champagne bar. We’ll put a case of bubbly on ice, line up…

  • Zombie La Louche

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    What do you think of when you picture an Absinthe drinker, a dissipated hedonist, living in a ruined garret in Paris, getting ready to slice off  a part of his anatomy to box up and send to a lover? Well, you’d be mostly right. But did you know that la Fée Verte played an integral…

  • Zombie La Louche

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    vidiot
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    What do you think of when you picture an Absinthe drinker, a dissipated hedonist, living in a ruined garret in Paris, getting ready to slice off  a part of his anatomy to box up and send to a lover? Well, you’d be mostly right. But did you know that la Fée Verte played an integral…

  • Trickle-Down Economics, And How They Can Work For You

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    I don’t know whether the President’s plan to cut every taxpaying American a check in the next few months is a good one or not, but given that it looks like it’s going to happen, and given that it’s supposed to be used to invigorate the economy and not go to paying down offshore betting…

  • Stirrings Blood Orange Bitters

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    One bar ingredient that I always have on hand is a bottle of Stirrings Blood Orange Bitters. They are that good combination of sweet and bitter, and add a special touch to a Manhattan or a champagne cocktail.  The bottle is larger than most standard bitters (12 oz.) and lasts for a long time.  They…

  • Stirrings Blood Orange Bitters

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    vidiot
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    One bar ingredient that I always have on hand is a bottle of Stirrings Blood Orange Bitters. They are that good combination of sweet and bitter, and add a special touch to a Manhattan or a champagne cocktail.  The bottle is larger than most standard bitters (12 oz.) and lasts for a long time.  They…

  • Stainless Steel cocktail picks

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    One night while sipping an icy Chopin vodka martini, as I slid a plump, succulent olive off the toothpick and between my waiting teeth, a thought occurred to me: "Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have metal toothpicks instead of wooden/plastic ones?" So I googled, and lo and behold, found these: So elegant and chic!  And…

  • Stainless Steel cocktail picks

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    by

    vidiot
    in

    One night while sipping an icy Chopin vodka martini, as I slid a plump, succulent olive off the toothpick and between my waiting teeth, a thought occurred to me: "Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have metal toothpicks instead of wooden/plastic ones?" So I googled, and lo and behold, found these: So elegant and chic!  And…