The YouTube Cometh…
Hello, Blogosphere! (Does anyone still use that term, anyway?) Have you missed me? Don’t worry, new posts are in the works. In the meantime, I’ve spent some time fiddling with … Continue reading
MxMo XCIV: That’s Not A Martini! — Shanghai
Mixology Monday? Again? So soon? Well, well, time for a drink…one that is almost, but not entirely (un)like a Martini. At least, that’s what Dagreb over at Nihil Utopia has … Continue reading
MxMo XCIII: Blue — The Blue Sky
Well, my mixology-minded friends…I’m finally back, and it’s been too long (how many blog posts have started out that way, I wonder?). Anyway, as I sit here waiting for Winter … Continue reading
Encouraging the Spirit of Queens
A couple of weeks ago I was perched on a bentwood bar stool at my favorite local watering hole, trading thoughts on cocktails with bartender David, when the phrase “Astoria … Continue reading
MxMo LXXIV: Cherries & Cheerwine Cocktails
Time, once again, for Mixology Monday! It seems that us cocktail bloggers have been bitten by the fresh produce bug — after vegetables and herbs, we’ve naturally moved on to … Continue reading
MxMo LXXII: Drink Your Vegetables — Ciao, Provence!
Vegetables? It’s too early for vegetables! At least, it’s too early for veggies from our garden — we’ll be waiting two months, at least, for fresh, homegrown tomatoes, peppers, and … Continue reading
Spring on the Southside
When I think Spring, I think gin cocktails. Gin sours, to be exact, though I never seem to drink a plain ol’ gin sour — it’s always a variation, like … Continue reading
Speakeasy, the Nerina, and Employees Only
What I love about books authored by bartenders is that they are written with a sense of calm, practical authority. No stand-offs or divisive arguments between mixology geeks, no lecturing … Continue reading
I’ll take an Aviation — Blue, if you please.
Way, way back in 1916, a little-known Bavarian-born bartender named Hugo Ensslin self-published a wholly unremarkable little book. Covered with stiffened, nondescript brown paper and given an unassuming title — Recipes … Continue reading
MxMo LXVI: Bein’ (Jacques-in-the-) Green
Yes, it is officially Autumn, and though the leaves are turning and there’s a slight chill in the air, things are still pretty green down here in Georgia. There’s the … Continue reading
