Monthly Archives: July 2008

A few things on my way out…

I’m leaving for the airport at oh-my-god-thirty, but here are a few things to keep an eye on while I’m gone– First, I don’t know how often I’ll be blogging on this site, but over at the Tales Blog, there’s gonna be a hell of a lot of action between now and next Monday. There’ll… Continue Reading

A little touch of green

Two years ago, I attended Tales of the Cocktail and was delighted to sit in on a session that, due to its subject matter–absinthe–carried a touch of danger and intrigue. Last year, I attended Tales of the Cocktail and, in addition to a reprise of the absinthe session, I was served a drink or two… Continue Reading

News you can use — no, really!

I’ve mentioned it before, and probably will again one more time in the next week, but this little site over at Blogging Tales of the Cocktail has tons of useful info for anyone attending Tales of the Cocktail, or anyone wishing they had. Now, with a new post that just went up, the site has… Continue Reading

Come Dine With Me

Next week is Tales of the Cocktail, and I’m completely swamped with final preparations. I spent most of today filtering spent strawberries out of Partida reposado for the Tequila por Mi Amante I’ll be serving at the “Making Your Own Cocktail Ingredients” session, along with finishing up a large batch of falernum and decanting nearly… Continue Reading

About Freakin’ Time, Part Two

If you’ve been around here much, you’ve probably figured out that I have a thing for vintage cocktail books (though I don’t have a thing for updating my bookcase list–that thing’s way out of date). I’m fortunate that I got into this whole cocktail thing somewhat early, because some of the volumes I prize most… Continue Reading