Cocktailians

Category: Seen Elsewhere

  • A Mountain of Crushed Ice and an Ounce of Bitters

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    Tiare is a self-confessed "hopeless syrup, bitters, infusion geek" from Sweden who makes fantastic-looking cocktails topped with beautiful fruit garnishes, and takes amazing photographs of them, which you can view here in her Flickr set. She’s also started a blog called, A Mountain of Crushed Ice, that I’ll be following with great interest. I was…

  • A Mountain of Crushed Ice and an Ounce of Bitters

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    vidiot
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    Tiare is a self-confessed "hopeless syrup, bitters, infusion geek" from Sweden who makes fantastic-looking cocktails topped with beautiful fruit garnishes, and takes amazing photographs of them, which you can view here in her Flickr set. She’s also started a blog called, A Mountain of Crushed Ice, that I’ll be following with great interest. I was…

  • Urawaza: How To Make Your Drinking Dollar Go Further

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    (or, why Red Bull is sometimes a good idea, amazingly enough) Given the personas we here at the Better Imbibers Bureau cultivate in public, it may come as a surprise that we sometimes have to stretch a short dollar out a little further. We’re not made of money; we just prefer to train for when…

  • Urawaza: How To Make Your Drinking Dollar Go Further

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    (or, why Red Bull is sometimes a good idea, amazingly enough) Given the personas we here at the Better Imbibers Bureau cultivate in public, it may come as a surprise that we sometimes have to stretch a short dollar out a little further. We’re not made of money; we just prefer to train for when…

  • Minimalist != Mixologist

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    I hate to slam the NYT twice in reasonably-quick succession, but I gotta say that I don’t care much for "Minimalist" Mark Bittman’s recipes. (does he test them?  Why are my experiments with his "How To Cook Everything" cookbook largely failures, when failed recipes from other cookbooks — including Julia’s, Joy of Cooking, The Best…

  • Minimalist != Mixologist

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    I hate to slam the NYT twice in reasonably-quick succession, but I gotta say that I don’t care much for "Minimalist" Mark Bittman’s recipes. (does he test them?  Why are my experiments with his "How To Cook Everything" cookbook largely failures, when failed recipes from other cookbooks — including Julia’s, Joy of Cooking, The Best…

  • Patron Silver, Cuervo Gold…Can El Tesoro Diamante Be Far Behind?

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    Why we should all support science education: Mexican physicists are turning tequila into diamonds. (Hat tip to Brian Kane Online.)

  • Patron Silver, Cuervo Gold…Can El Tesoro Diamante Be Far Behind?

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    Why we should all support science education: Mexican physicists are turning tequila into diamonds. (Hat tip to Brian Kane Online.)

  • Creamsicle In A Glass. With Gin.

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    Yesterday’s New York Times Magazine‘s "Recipe Redux" column showcased one of my very favorite drinks, the Ramos Gin Fizz. Alas, Amanda Hesser (remember "It is eaten with a spoon"?) dropped the ball, tackling the drink without, evidently, much knowledge of it.  Bonus points for namechecking Huey Long and his practice of bringing a bartender with…

  • Creamsicle In A Glass. With Gin.

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    vidiot
    in

    Yesterday’s New York Times Magazine‘s "Recipe Redux" column showcased one of my very favorite drinks, the Ramos Gin Fizz. Alas, Amanda Hesser (remember "It is eaten with a spoon"?) dropped the ball, tackling the drink without, evidently, much knowledge of it.  Bonus points for namechecking Huey Long and his practice of bringing a bartender with…