Yes, yes, the first post in a month, and for all the good intentions with that whole 60/30 effort, I managed to squeak out just shy of 40 drinks before succumbing to work / laziness / holidays / post-holidays laziness. But, the final 20 drinks are to come over the next week or so, once… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Mixology Monday
60/30, #32-33: Stone Fruit Sour and Don Bruno
I try to range around the country when searching for good new drinks, hitting up bartenders in Boston, San Francisco and New Orleans to get an idea of how things are working in other cities. This means, though, that I’ve sometimes been guilty of ignoring what’s happening closer to home, with Seattle bartenders, and part… Continue Reading
60/30: California brandy and not gone but (maybe, kinda) forgotten
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
MxMo Lime: Planet of the Apes
In case you’re new to this blog, I’m a longtime fan of tiki, and ever since I got my spiral-bound copy of Grog Log for Christmas several years back, I’ve kept an ingredient list in my notebook for those times when I’m in grocery or liquor stores that have an inventory leaning to the esoteric,… Continue Reading
MxMo LI (that’s 51, not Long Island) – September 20
(Jesus, we’ve done 50 of these things already?) Hot off the heels of a bang-up August event, which marked the return of Mixology Monday after a brief summer hiatus, September’s event will bid adieu to the season on September 20. Hosting this round of MxMo is Doug at Pegu Blog. Perhaps noting that “gin,” “bitters”… Continue Reading
