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July 2007

“Liquor: The Servant of Man” on eBay

by Michael Dietsch on July 31, 2007 · 1 comment

in In the library

Just a quick follow-up to last night’s post…

If any of you are interested in procuring your own copy of this book, it’s available again on eBay. The printing currently listed is the 1948. The book was originally published in 1939, and my copy is the 1940 reprint.

The 1948 was published by Garden City Pub. Co., whereas the original was under the Little, Brown mark. I can’t tell you whether that makes a difference but I figured I’d point it out.

Bidding war…GO!

Edited to add: There’s a 1965 book with the exact same title–Liquor, the Servant of Man–but by an author named Morris Chavetz. If you’re shopping, buyer beware. I know nothing of the Chavetz volume; it seems fishy that he recycled the title of the earlier book, but beyond that, I know nothing of the ’65.

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Talk about timing!

by Michael Dietsch on July 30, 2007 · 2 comments

in In the library

Last week, I was catching up on the cocktail blogs–specifically, I was reading one of my new favorites, Cocktailnerd. Gabriel, the author, wrote up a cool piece on the Blinker. Now, the Blinker’s a drink to try some time, but I’ll have to be careful, because it calls for grapefruit juice, to which Lady Bitters is sadly allergic. (I’ll just fix her a Negroni; that covers a number of sins.)

More to the point, though, Gabriel linked out to an interview with Ted Haigh at Modern Drunkard Magazine. I have hazy memories of having read this interview previously, but I’ve had too many Sazeracs to be sure.
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Double the fetish, double the fun

by Michael Dietsch on July 28, 2007 · 0 comments

in Bourbon,Scotch

Don’t talk about it much here, since this ain’t the right venue, but another of my favorite hobbies is grilling and barbecuing. You can imagine, then, how happy I was to see these.

The scotch-barrel chips are unavailable here, but the Jack Daniels chips should do just as well. I’ll have to order some soon. I’ve been meaning to smoke a shoulder for pulled pork anyway.

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Coolin’ it Philly style

July 22, 2007

Here’s another great tall drink for a hot, hot day. We enjoyed this one on a day when Hermes smacked up against 92. This borrows heavily from the Jack classic, Lynchburg Lemonade, but it’s a homemade version with no Sprite or sour mix or any of that other crap. (I’m calling this “Philly” because of [...]

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MxMo 17: Aw, shucks…

July 16, 2007

I am aching with envy that so many of our fellow drinks nerds will be overheating and overimbibing in New Orleans later this week, for Tales of the Cocktail. I really can’t imagine a better way to spend a weekend. But this has just been a hard year, financially, for many reasons that I won’t [...]

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Still more on gin tasting

July 14, 2007

I’ve finally made the time to watch Robert Hess’s interview with Sean Harrison, master distiller of Plymouth Gin. Harrison recommends a tasting method that I’d like to try You’ve got to sit down in a bar, take a gin, add some water to it–a one-to-one with water–and get your nose in it and have a [...]

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Cocktailnerd reviews gin

July 11, 2007

Just a quick note to say that Gabriel, from Cocktailnerd, did the kind of gin tasting that I should have done. So if you haven’t already seen his post, pop over for a look.

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Antedote for a long, hot summer

July 10, 2007

Here’s a crisp, refreshing drink for summer afternoons. I’m certain this isn’t original, but I can’t remember where I ganked the idea from. Lemon Cooler 2 oz. gin 1 oz. limoncello (preferably homemade) 1 oz. lime juice Technique: Build in a tall glass, top with tonic water, and stir gently. Dash in some bitters, too, [...]

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Spirits and cocktails ads

July 1, 2007

I think I’m the last of us to post about this, but I’ve joined the Spirits and Cocktails ad network that Darcy O’Neil and Jeffrey Morgenthaler have set up. My rationale for joining is this: I’ve never expected to get rich from this site, but I would like to bring in a little money to [...]

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