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Mixology Monday

MxMo: Amaro

May 18, 2009

It’s that time of the month again, dear readers–Mixology Monday! Our host this month is Charming Chuck Taggart, and he’s chosen the theme amaro. Now, as you might recall, I’ve covered the topic of amari before. To sum up, though, amari are bitter, herbal liqueurs, consumed primarily over ice, either before or after dinner. Jen and [...]

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Mixology Monday: A Simple Twist of Great

April 13, 2009

Okay, kiddos, it’s that time of the month again! Mixology Monday! This month’s theme is a pip, Superior Twists. Our host this month is Tristan Stephenson of the Wild Drink Blog. The remit is simple: This month’s Mixology Monday is all about twists on classic cocktails, that for one reason or another do an even [...]

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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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MxMo XXXVI Hits You Where It Hurts

February 16, 2009
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Happy Mixology Monday, fellow tipplers! The theme this month is Hard Drinks for Hard Times, and the host is the hard man himself, Matthew Rowley. What Matt wants to know is, has the recession affected your drinking, and if so, how? Matt, himself, has already chimed in on this problem, with a story that begins [...]

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MxMo: New Horizons

January 19, 2009

Onward, young rangers, to a new horizon! Let us strike out across this great land to explore strange new territories, seek out new life and new ci… Uh. Oops. Heh. The theme of the January MxMo is Change. How appropriate, right? New horizons, new ideas, change. Our challenge, from the anonymous Scribe of A Mixed [...]

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Ward, weren’t you a little hard on the Beaver last night?

December 15, 2008

It’s time again for Mixology Monday. If you’re new to this, Mixology Monday is a thing we cocktail nerds do. Every month, a different blogger volunteers to host, picks a theme, and posts a round-up after everyone has weighed in. (My previous MxMo posts live here.) Anyway, for installment 34, Craig, from Tiki Drinks & [...]

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MxMo 32: Guilty Pleasures

October 13, 2008

Man, 32 already, huh. It seems just yesterday that MxMo was finally old enough to drink–soon, MxMo will be old enough to run for president of the U.S. Ain’t that crazy? Now, the topic of this month’s installment is … uh… Oh, that’s right, guilty pleasures. Sorry if I zoned out on you there for [...]

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MxMo: 19th Century Drinks, or, An Ode to Those Libations and Tipples that Once Graced America’s Finest Drinking Emporia

September 15, 2008

Greetings, friend. From the fresh wax on your mustache, I gather you’ve just left the barber’s. Well, have a seat and let The Only Dietsch mix you up a cup or two. I have a couple of sips you might like. Now, I think you might have had this first one before. Yes, I think [...]

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MxMo: Local Flavor

August 11, 2008

The challenge this month, thanks to Kevin at Save the Drinkers, is local challenge. Let’s see how Kevin defines that: Option 1: Gather ingredients that are representative of the culture/geography/tackiness of your respective cities and make a drink with a truly place-based style. For example, huckleberries are native to the geographical area where I live, [...]

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