Molecular Drinking
Adventures with (mostly) Vintage Cocktails
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Working back to a name…
It all started out so simply. It’s summer. Limes are eight for a dollar. I like gimlets (especially gin, though vodka ones can slake the thrist in a pinch). So no problem. Make a gimlet, but use fresh lime…
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The Sidecar
It’s as American as Mom, apple pie and lemonade (well, as I like to think of lemonade anyway). To quote David Wondrich, “The Sidecare is often singled out as the only good cocktail to come out of the long national…
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Making sense of a 103 degree day.
Today was hot. The first really hot one of the summer—103 to be specific. Just to keep things interesting, the power also went out for a couple of hours. Well, not surprisingly B wanted something refreshing to combat the ill…
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Simple Syrup
Simple Syrup 1 cup sugar 1 cup water Bring the two to a boil until the sugar dissolves. Cool and store in the refrigerator for a few weeks. Add a shot of vodka per pint and you buy a couple…
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The Ramos Gin Fizz
This one has been taunting me for a while (not the glass St. Nick decoration in the background). Oh well, this one is better when it’s warm anyway. So on with it… 2 ounces Dry Gin 1/2 ounce Lemon Juice…
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The Monkey Gland
B here. When absinthe became legal again in the U.S. last year, M was overjoyed. I–less so. I remembered sipping from my mom’s Pernod when I was little, and the anise taste was nasty in my book. Plus, what sane…
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Blood and Sand, a follow up
We tried the modified recipe last night. It was a significant improvement (B agreed on that one). It is still on the sweeter side, but there’s a balance and complexity that was missing before. Our new recipe is… 2 oz.…
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Blood and Sand
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that (wonder where I’m going with this?) Scotch doesn’t play well others. There are very few exceptions to this… the Rob Roy (a Scotch Manhattan) and well, ice. Other than that, it’s pretty much…
Brenda & M
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Hi there! We are Brenda and M, scientists by day and a knitter/piano player/gardener and a tinker/putterer/cook and bartender in a parallel universe. This blog was born out of Brenda’s earlier blog MolecularKnitting and in interest in really cool vintage cocktails.
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