Cocktailians

Category: Interviews

  • The Imbible

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    All of us cocktailians — and drinkers generally — have a common hero. More than Harry Craddock, or Jimmy Russell, or Donn Beach, or even Jerry Thomas. No, who we really should bow down to is good ol' Ethyl Alcohol, which lubricates social situations, makes us feel great if we use it right, and has…

  • What Have I Been Drinking Lately?

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    I've had some pretty good drinks in the past couple weeks, and wanted to showcase cocktails from three of the more interesting places I've had them. Thursday night, I had the Summer Silk (formerly the "Maïs d'Été") at Marseille in Manhattan, as part of their Corn Festival — all the restaurants in the Tour de…

  • What Have I Been Drinking Lately?

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    vidiot
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    I've had some pretty good drinks in the past couple weeks, and wanted to showcase cocktails from three of the more interesting places I've had them. Thursday night, I had the Summer Silk (formerly the "Maïs d'Été") at Marseille in Manhattan, as part of their Corn Festival — all the restaurants in the Tour de…

  • What’s Your Pleasure? Isaac’s Heading To New Orleans

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    It looks like Isaac's heading through the Gulf, bearing down on Louisiana. I just talked with my pal GJ Charlet (aka "The Internet's Undertaker"), who lives in Zachary, LA, not far from Isaac's projected path. He says they're expecting a lot of rain, but that the storm doesn't seem to be shaping up to have…

  • Bootlegger Blues

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    This week's The Moth podcast tells a whirlwind story of how L. Gabrielle Penebaz of The Saint Eve discovered absinthe through her lust for Donald Sutherland, and how her pursuit of just one taste of the real concoction led her to create a short-lived but enthusiastic community of partygoers who wanted the same thing. (Here's a…

  • Bootlegger Blues

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    This week's The Moth podcast tells a whirlwind story of how L. Gabrielle Penebaz of The Saint Eve discovered absinthe through her lust for Donald Sutherland, and how her pursuit of just one taste of the real concoction led her to create a short-lived but enthusiastic community of partygoers who wanted the same thing. (Here's a…

  • ‘By the way, after these two drinks, you’re really cute.’

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    On last night’s episode of “The Colbert Report,” Stephen brought on David Wondrich, curator of Esquire‘s Drinks database and the author of Imbibe!, to whip up a cocktail called “The Colbert Bump.” Considering some of the connotations of the word “bump,” I’m glad this went as cleanly as it did, and that straining it through…

  • ‘By the way, after these two drinks, you’re really cute.’

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    On last night’s episode of “The Colbert Report,” Stephen brought on David Wondrich, curator of Esquire‘s Drinks database and the author of Imbibe!, to whip up a cocktail called “The Colbert Bump.” Considering some of the connotations of the word “bump,” I’m glad this went as cleanly as it did, and that straining it through…

  • High-Tech Cocktails with Dave Arnold and Nils Norén

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    There are perks to writing a cocktail blog. Not only do I occasionally get free bottles of booze sent to me (I have a big backlog of ingredients to write about), but there's also the odd party invitation now and then. One of the best, though, is getting to hang out with people like Dave…

  • High-Tech Cocktails with Dave Arnold and Nils Norén

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    vidiot
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    There are perks to writing a cocktail blog. Not only do I occasionally get free bottles of booze sent to me (I have a big backlog of ingredients to write about), but there's also the odd party invitation now and then. One of the best, though, is getting to hang out with people like Dave…