Cocktailians

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  • Hello world!

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    Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!

  • Jeopardy! – Potent Potables

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    vidiot
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    Any regular reader of this blog should have no trouble whatsoever solving most if not all of these clues from an episode of Jeopardy! from last week. Click through for the full set: I’d have posted this the day it aired, but I’m behind on my watching.

  • Jeopardy! – Potent Potables

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    vidiot
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    Any regular reader of this blog should have no trouble whatsoever solving most if not all of these clues from an episode of Jeopardy! from last week. Click through for the full set: I’d have posted this the day it aired, but I’m behind on my watching.

  • Martinis & Mario

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    vidiot
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    $1500/seat is a little rich for my blood, even if it does go to a good cause.  But food by Batali and cocktails by Tony Abou-Ganim (not to mention entertainment and some pretty nice door prizes) sounds like a lot of fun.

  • Martinis & Mario

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    vidiot
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    $1500/seat is a little rich for my blood, even if it does go to a good cause.  But food by Batali and cocktails by Tony Abou-Ganim (not to mention entertainment and some pretty nice door prizes) sounds like a lot of fun.

  • Battling Bastards

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    vidiot
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    Tearing a webpage from Kaiser Penguin’s outstanding cocktail comparison posts, like this one, I decided to evaluate a couple of different recipes for the classic exotic cocktail, the Suffering Bastard. Accounts differ, but the Suffering Bastard was probably created in the early 20th century at the Shepherd’s Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. At first, it was…

  • Battling Bastards

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    vidiot
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    Tearing a webpage from Kaiser Penguin’s outstanding cocktail comparison posts, like this one, I decided to evaluate a couple of different recipes for the classic exotic cocktail, the Suffering Bastard. Accounts differ, but the Suffering Bastard was probably created in the early 20th century at the Shepherd’s Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. At first, it was…

  • Drinky Linky

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    vidiot
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    Another collection of interesting links: Neat article on the cocktails at New Indian restaurant Tabla (hat tip to Kosmonaut); Oh, to live in PDX: the Great American Distillers Festival; I really like the hand-lettered labels on Douglas Laing’s whiskies (h/t to Kosmonaut again!); The Mixology Monday wrapup’s been posted, over at Save the Drinkers.  A…

  • Drinky Linky

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    vidiot
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    Another collection of interesting links: Neat article on the cocktails at New Indian restaurant Tabla (hat tip to Kosmonaut); Oh, to live in PDX: the Great American Distillers Festival; I really like the hand-lettered labels on Douglas Laing’s whiskies (h/t to Kosmonaut again!); The Mixology Monday wrapup’s been posted, over at Save the Drinkers.  A…

  • Pisco Sours at Panca

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    Pisco Sours at Panca, originally uploaded by Vidiot. A couple weeks ago, we had some delightful Pisco Sours at Panca. Nice hot-weather drink (Not much else to add, except this is a drink that I never think to order unless, like here, it’s showcased on a menu. And every time I order one, I always…