Okay, I’m not done talking about Tales of the Cocktail yet. But since several other booze bloggers are still recapping the different drinks & events, I won’t feel like a freakin’ idiot by still going on about it. Besides, fate knocked, in a way, today, and I just couldn’t let the opportunity to mix up… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Ruban Bleu
In the mood to try something new tonight, I reached for Ted Saucier’s Bottoms Up and flipped around until something presented itself. Here’s one I settled on: it’s almost identical to the Blue Moon #1, substituting rum for gin. Ruban Bleu Courtesy, Le Ruban Bleu, New York City 1 jigger Carioca rum [Cruzan light] 2… Continue Reading
MxMo makes Food & Wine blog
This was originally going to be the “remember that Monday, August 13 is the next Mixology Monday, focusing on Orange” post. Then, we got a little assistance from the folks over at Food & Wine. The entry in the magazine’s “Mouthing Off” blog gives some generous linkage to folks such as Camper, Jeffrey, Michael and… Continue Reading
In eighteen and fourteen we took a little trip…
…along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip. We took a little bacon and we took a little beans, And we caught the bloody British near the town of New Orleans. Okay, it’s been more than two weeks since Tales of the Cocktail ended, and even the burliest of hangovers has now receded. But, I… Continue Reading
Add another “O” and you’ve got “Saloon”
Otherwise known as the “Helloooooo, people of Salon!” post. Back during Tales of the Cocktail (yes, I’m still going on about it), I sat down for lunch one afternoon with Robert Simonson, a fellow pixel-stained wretch who runs the lovely Off the Presses blog. Robert also earns his lunch money by writing, and today the… Continue Reading
