Cocktailians

Category: Seen Elsewhere

  • Chilling Effects, Part II: Pusser’s Revenge

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    I wrote a post back in August '09 about the intellectual property of booze, and the various attempts to copyright, trademark, or otherwise legally restrict cocktail recipes, names, and techniques. (That was sparked by my getting a nastygram from a company wanting me to rename my "Gingerita." I chose to call it the "Litigious Bastard"…

  • Drinky Linky: Hot As Blazes Edition

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    It's way too hot in New York City, so cool off with a mint julep or some other concoction involving lots and lots of ice. And go read about cocktails while you do! Here's what's caught my eye on the Interwebs lately: Frozen cocktails just right for a New York heat wave; the Belmont Stakes…

  • Drinky Linky: Hot As Blazes Edition

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    vidiot
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    It's way too hot in New York City, so cool off with a mint julep or some other concoction involving lots and lots of ice. And go read about cocktails while you do! Here's what's caught my eye on the Interwebs lately: Frozen cocktails just right for a New York heat wave; the Belmont Stakes…

  • Two Gentlemen of Williamsburg

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    This absolutely killed me:   How many bartenders will nod knowingly, secure that it only applies to the other guys and not them? (A tip o'the trilby to Audrey Saunders for passing this one along.)

  • Drinky Linky: M’Aidez Edition

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    It's not May flowers as much as May showers, if I look out the window at Cocktailians HQ — remembering to move the bottles on the windowsill full of various infusions — but it seems as good a time as any to check in.  The winners of Saveur.com's Best Food Blogs Awards have been announced,…

  • Drinky Linky: M’Aidez Edition

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    vidiot
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    It's not May flowers as much as May showers, if I look out the window at Cocktailians HQ — remembering to move the bottles on the windowsill full of various infusions — but it seems as good a time as any to check in.  The winners of Saveur.com's Best Food Blogs Awards have been announced,…

  • Ultimate Cocktail Challenge Judging

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    The Irish comedian Dylan Moran has a great routine about wine: “There are two types of wine essentially, and everybody knows this. There’s the one where you drink it and go, "Mmmm, well that’s ok, can we get eight of those please, give us eight of those." There’s the other one, you know, where you…

  • Ultimate Cocktail Challenge Judging

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    vidiot
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    The Irish comedian Dylan Moran has a great routine about wine: “There are two types of wine essentially, and everybody knows this. There’s the one where you drink it and go, "Mmmm, well that’s ok, can we get eight of those please, give us eight of those." There’s the other one, you know, where you…

  • Vote For Meeeeee!

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    Well, what a lovely suprise that was! I went to Vermont for a few days (reviews of maple bitters and maple liqueur TK), and return to find that Cocktailians has been named one of six finalists in the Best Cocktail Blog category of Saveur.com's Best Food Blog Awards. It's quite an honor, and we're up…

  • Vote For Meeeeee!

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    vidiot
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    Well, what a lovely suprise that was! I went to Vermont for a few days (reviews of maple bitters and maple liqueur TK), and return to find that Cocktailians has been named one of six finalists in the Best Cocktail Blog category of Saveur.com's Best Food Blog Awards. It's quite an honor, and we're up…