The next Mixology Monday is scheduled for September 15. Hosting this round will be Joe and Dinah (aka Metagrrrl) at Bibulo.us, and this history-minded couple has selected 19th Century Cocktails as the theme. Sounds pretty straightforward, so start dusting off your crustas and pondering your cobblers and other old-school drinks, and keep an eye out at Bibulo.us for further details.
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Anticipation
While I was working up my presentation for the “Cocktails With a Kick: Absinthe Returns to America” session at Tales of the Cocktail, I embarked on an extended search through old bar guides in search of attractive — and repulsive — cocktails of yore that featured the old savage green stuff. Starting sometime in the… Continue Reading
It’s that time again
It’s mid-August, and I’m beat. I’m heading out on vacation for the next week or so, with a little detour through Portland on August 23 & 24 for the Great American Distiller’s Festival. If you’re in Portland for the event, please be sure to find me and say hi. If you’re looking for new posts,… Continue Reading
Newspaper double-header
In today’s San Francisco Chronicle, the editors allow me to indulge my ongoing OCD issues with vermouth: The Truth About Vermouth The secret ingredient in today’s top cocktails remains misunderstood Then, as an extra treat, swing over to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, where Leslie Kelly’s piece on summer cocktails works in a reference (and a hotlink!… Continue Reading
MxMo XXX: And everything smelled of vinegar….
The subhead to this post should be: “Yes, it’s another PNW Blackberry drink.” But what do you expect? The theme for this month’s Mixology Monday is “Local Flavor,” (selected by our host this month, Kevin at Save the Drinkers), and it’s the Pacific Northwest in late summer. Short of distilling down a Douglas fir —… Continue Reading
