31 January 2007
photograph by Jennifer Hess
The 1948 first edition of David A. Embury’s The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks. This thing usually sells for upwards of $150-200, but Jen got it for a steal, from an online vendor who apparently didn’t know what he/she had. Although the dust jacket is missing, the condition of the book itself [...]
Posted in In the library by: Michael Dietsch
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28 January 2007
For my friend’s birthday party a couple of weekends ago, I wanted to take a special cocktail. One that I’ve been wanting to try at home is the Ward 8–which is rye, lemon and orange juices, and grenadine–but Jen’s allergic to orange juice, so I’ve never mixed it up here. However, I thought it might [...]
Posted in Cocktail recipes, Rye by: Michael Dietsch
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25 January 2007
Charbay wins!
If you’ve turned on the teevee at all this month, you know that Cali got hit hard by a deep freeze that wiped out its citrus crops. To the tune of $800-million bucks, it seems.
Bad news for those of us who like some fresh juices in our cocktails. But not everyone’s so unlucky.
Just days [...]
Posted in Vodka by: Michael Dietsch
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25 January 2007
Feast or famine around here. I either have nothing to write about or I have more to write about than I know what to do with.
I still owe Todd and Lauren’s friends a recipe for the Ward Eight, so that’s coming soon. Jen and I had an anniversary dinner/cocktail hour at Pegu Club this past [...]
Posted in Mixology by: Michael Dietsch
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21 January 2007
Inspired by this post, by Sam Kinsey on eGullet, I decided to make a lime syrup for gimlets. Jen and I both enjoy gimlets, but I haven’t made them in a long while because I wasn’t too crazy about the way I’ve made them. I’ve tried gin and Rose’s, but that’s too sweet and artificial [...]
Posted in Gin, Mixology, Syrups by: Michael Dietsch
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15 January 2007
This month’s edition of Mixology Monday comes to us from that fine new magazine, Imbibe, whose editors have chosen the theme winter warmers, in keeping with the issue on the stands right now.
My contribution isn’t particularly original, but it’s a drink I’ve wanted to try at home for a while now: Irish coffee. Jen and [...]
Posted in Irish whiskey, Mixology, Mixology Monday by: Michael Dietsch
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14 January 2007
My good friend Todd had a birthday brunch party today and to help him celebrate, I took along a couple of premixed drinks that seemed to go over well. I brought a Bloody Mary premix, and also a Ward 8 premix. I left the Bloody Mary stuff out for folks to pour into a glass [...]
Posted in Cocktail recipes, Mixology, Vodka by: Michael Dietsch
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11 January 2007
I’ve been quiet, but I haven’t been a complete slug. The holidays were mainly a fall-back period, in which we enjoyed our favorite cocktails and didn’t try a lot of new drinks. I sampled a few new whisk(e)ys–bourbons, scotches, and ryes–during the holidays, and I’ve come up with a fun way to evaluate a new [...]
Posted in Mixology by: Michael Dietsch
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8 January 2007
Inspired by drinkboston.com, I decided to try a Green Ghost, since I had everything on hand the day I read Lauren Clark’s post. We loved this drink. Thanks, Lauren!
photo by Jennifer Hess
Posted in Chartreuse, Gin, Photos by: Michael Dietsch
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2 January 2007
Why should it be that when I search for “bar spoon” on Amazon.com, I get this little bit of creepiness?
Posted in Cocktail humor by: Michael Dietsch
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