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… Continue Reading
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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
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
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
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I have a thing for vintage cocktail books (though I don’t have a thing for updating my bookcase list–that thing’s way out of date).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
