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Category: Seen Elsewhere

  • I Don’t Recognize These People At All

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    Not that any of us would ever exhibit such unseemly social transgressions, nor would any of us (or, of course, any of you) deign to consort with anyone who would ever even approach same, but as a matter of etiquette, it is generally not a bad idea for Gallant to know what Goofus is up…

  • It May, In Fact, Be Time For Us To Partake In A Spot Of Crunk Juice

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    As a follow-up to the new Dr. Dre drinks venture (ibid), now Li’l Jon has his own winery too. The bottles are remarkably restrained and classy-looking. It is entirely possible that Mr. Jon is in the process of turning over a fresh leaf, beginning the next chapter of his life in the manner of Joe…

  • It May, In Fact, Be Time For Us To Partake In A Spot Of Crunk Juice

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    vidiot
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    As a follow-up to the new Dr. Dre drinks venture (ibid), now Li’l Jon has his own winery too. The bottles are remarkably restrained and classy-looking. It is entirely possible that Mr. Jon is in the process of turning over a fresh leaf, beginning the next chapter of his life in the manner of Joe…

  • Drinky Linky, aka Catching Up On My Blogroll

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    Some linky goodness for your Monday morning perusal: single malt….English? African-inspired cocktails (the Kinka sounds worth trying, though the Larakaraka sounds like a perfect storm of liqueur trendiness, incorporating both St. Germain and Canton) at New York’s new Merkato 55; how (not) to make a Daiquiri — now with extra-special secret ingredient!  (As my mother…

  • Drinky Linky, aka Catching Up On My Blogroll

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    vidiot
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    Some linky goodness for your Monday morning perusal: single malt….English? African-inspired cocktails (the Kinka sounds worth trying, though the Larakaraka sounds like a perfect storm of liqueur trendiness, incorporating both St. Germain and Canton) at New York’s new Merkato 55; how (not) to make a Daiquiri — now with extra-special secret ingredient!  (As my mother…

  • HOWTO: Infuse Vodka

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    Wired‘s How-To Wiki has published a guide to infusing your own vodka.

  • HOWTO: Infuse Vodka

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    Wired‘s How-To Wiki has published a guide to infusing your own vodka.

  • Paid Programming: Absinthe

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    I got an e-mail this morning asking me if I’d be interested in "an unbiased paid review" of Buy-Absinthe-Alcohol.com, a site selling absinthe and related accessories. I declined; for the record, we don’t do advertorials here at Cocktailians.  We’ll do reviews, sure, but they’re the honest reactions of our correspondents to the ingredients, drinking establishments,…

  • Paid Programming: Absinthe

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    vidiot
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    I got an e-mail this morning asking me if I’d be interested in "an unbiased paid review" of Buy-Absinthe-Alcohol.com, a site selling absinthe and related accessories. I declined; for the record, we don’t do advertorials here at Cocktailians.  We’ll do reviews, sure, but they’re the honest reactions of our correspondents to the ingredients, drinking establishments,…

  • Sunée Savors Sazeracs

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    Spotted in a NYT interview with author Kim Sunée: While in New Orleans, she stayed at the Windsor Court Hotel with a friend and spent inordinate amounts of time with him in its fancy Polo Club Lounge, fascinated as a bartender named Roger theatrically concocted Sazeracs. “I’m not a cocktail kind of girl,” she said.…