Earlier this fall I wrote a piece for the San Francisco Chronicle on a topic that just a few years ago would have made me roll my eyes: California brandy. My parents kept a liquor cabinet when I was a kid, but except for a bottle or two of decent whisky, much of the inventory… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Not dead yet (but once I’m finished, maybe): introducing 60/30
About 18 months ago, following a gradual slowdown in posting here at the Cocktail Chronicles, I realized that the future of this blog lay in one of two directions: either I could make a graceful bow and head for the exit after four years of intense booze-blogging; or I could pull my shit together enough… Continue Reading
The Alchemy of Taste and Smell
No, the blog hasn’t died, and I haven’t forgotten my WordPress password. Rather, I’ve just been deep in work and life the past, uh, couple of months, and the blog updates I do in my spare time have taken a hit as that spare time has become almost nonexistent. But in case there’s anybody out… Continue Reading
