Comments for A Dash of Bitters

Comment on Ad of the Week: Four Roses Fruit Salad by The Liquid Culture Project

The Liquid Culture Project — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:16:54 +0000

I was thinking the same thing! Even if your version permits fruit (mine does not), apparently muddling was foreign to these mountain men. Nevermind the myopia of anyone who could actually claim that there “never will be a whiskey” blah blah blah, or that grammatically speaking, “Roses” possessive would be Roses’s, which would be forgivable if the cocktail were right. In modern times, we would call this a “fail.”

Comment on Ad of the week: Heublein’s Club Cocktails, again by Alex Black (@AlexWBlack)

Alex Black (@AlexWBlack) — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 02:36:03 +0000

Interesting that they consider a regular martini with Sweet Vermouth & I would assume the Dry version has both Sweet (italian) and Dry (French). One big step closer to a Martinez cocktail for sure.

Comment on If you could be any drink? by Realistic Drinking Enthusiast

Realistic Drinking Enthusiast — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:48:57 +0000

I love that you mentioned Drinking Diaries. I am a young man with no intentions of having children, yet I enjoy Drinking Diaries very much. It is the only website / blog that I think deals with the positives and negatives of drinking in a balanced and mature way. It doesn’t promote alcohol abuse, but it also lacks the characteristic “more than 2 drinks a day is alcoholism” vibe of many sites.

It shows great perspective for (and from) everyone ranging from teetotalers to drunks.

Comment on How much is a dash? by LadyJ

LadyJ — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:48:19 +0000

LOVE this blog post and comments thread.

I recently developed a taste for manhattans and just went out to buy all of the ingredients to make them at home. Googled “How much is a dash?” and voila! 15 minutes of entertainment and a confirmation of my original idea to just flick the Ango bottle into the shaker. (And also the useful tip to wash and reuse said Ango bottle once it’s empty.)

Thank you. You’re helping people.

Comment on Ads of the week: Pilgrim rum by john

john — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:39:13 +0000

Rick did you ever find out what the Pilgrim Rum was worth i have a unopen bottle to sell

Comment on Ads of the week: Pilgrim rum by john

john — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:36:32 +0000

I have a unopen one quart bottle of Pilgrim Rum!! iam trying to find out how much the rum was worth??? the bottle empty is worth $50.00 could use your help ty john

Comment on Ad of the Week: Heublein’s Milshire Dry Gin by Donna Kennedy

Donna Kennedy — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:24:25 +0000

I have a “bartenders (or waitress’s) tray” that is a heavy tray divided into 3 sections with the words “Heublein Cocktails, Heublin Inc., Hartford, Conn.” Do you know where I could find more information or how much the tray might be worth?
Thank you for any light that you can shed on this tray!
Donna

Comment on How much is a dash? by admin

admin — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:35:30 +0000

I specifically address that: I use about 1/8th teaspoon.

Another solution is to use an empty dasher bottle; once you’ve polished off your Angostura or something, wash it well and reuse it for your vermouth or whatnot.

Comment on How much is a dash? by Anne Armentrout

Anne Armentrout — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:28:56 +0000

Dashing bitters is all very well, but what about recipes that call for a dash of something in a bottle that doesn’t have a tiny hole? I want to build a drink called Arsenic & Old Lace and it demands a dash of both French Vermouth and Creme de Violet. I think we need precise (or relatively precise) measures so that, as one experiments and adjusts a cocktail to get it to one’s particular liking, one can then reproduce the results in future.

Comment on Ad of the Week: The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous by Ad of the week: Early Times

Ad of the week: Early Times — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:01:27 +0000

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