From the category archives:

Gin

Hayviation

April 10, 2010

A simple variant on the classic Aviation, using Hayman’s Old Tom gin. I chose the Hayman’s because I have a problem with the Aviation; I think it’s just a touch out of balance on my palate, with the lemon juice so heavy and the sweetening agents so light. (However, I know that if you bump [...]

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MxMo XLV Tea!

January 25, 2010

Dietsch celebrates this month’s Mixology Monday with a look at a tea infusion, and a cocktail based on the same.

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Do dooo de do do, do do de do, do dooo de do do, de do do…

October 14, 2009

In which Dietsch details the creation of a cocktail using Aviation Gin and Krogstad Aquavit

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Carla Bruni

June 22, 2009

The French first lady, Carla Bruni, is elegant and sleek, just what I was going for when I created this light, thyme-infused summer sip.

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A mellow Martini

May 25, 2009

A snippet about the martini, from Ogden Nash’s “A Drink with Something in It.”

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Adventures in Catsitting: The Aviatrix

May 4, 2009

As some of you know, I spent much of the last week traveling to Southern Indiana to visit my family. My mother was recently hospitalized with an illness, and after her release I made plans to see her. Jen was unable to get away from work, so she was home alone with the cats. Without [...]

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Beefeater 24: I’m going to need a hacksaw

April 25, 2009

Beefeater has launched its new style of gin in the United States, Beefeater 24. A production of Beefeater’s master distiller, Desmond Payne, 24 takes its name from the amount of time Payne allows its botanical blend to steep, prior to distillation. B24 features the same blend of citrus peels, juniper, coriander, and other botanicals as [...]

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MxMo: Cocktail Virgin

March 9, 2009

Hey! The awesome ladies of LUPEC Boston are hosting this month’s edition of Mixology Monday, and it’s a subject that I feel kinda warm-and-fuzzy about. Pink Lady posts about a random encounter she had with a Christian-rock musician who had never had a cocktail but wanted to try one, and she wasn’t sure what to [...]

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Happy New Year!

January 2, 2009

As promised/threatened, I made the Ford Cocktail that Ted “Dr. Cocktail” Haigh recommended on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday. Doc said to Liane Hansen that this is a drink he wants to revive in 2009 and rightfully so. It’s delicious. He describes it as lovely and beautifully balanced, and once again, the doctor’s prescription is right [...]

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