Author: mlgoodson
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Bijou
One of the problems with the history of cocktails, is that the people most qualified to write it would rather be drinking. Those that are writing, tend to be prone to indulging in a bit of self aggrandizement. Case in point, one Harry Johnson. According to cocktail historian David Wondrich in his book Imbibe, Johnson’s…
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Lucien Gaudin Cocktail
B & I were just settling in to enjoy a cocktail in front of the newly erected Christmas tree discuss hors d’oeuvres for our impending Christmas party. I was in the mood for something new with Rye and turned to the good Doctor’s Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails. In doing so, we got a bit…
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Deshler
After a hiatus much to long, we’re back to wish everyone a happy Halloween. B and I will likely be celebrating with The Corpse Reviver #2. Since we already had whack at that one, I’ve decided to mention another one that has quickly ingratiated itself to us. We found the receipe in Robert Hess’s The…
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The Twentieth Century Cocktail
I think I’ll start this post off with a disclosure and a disclosure on the disclosure in the form of a confession. Confused? It all started a couple of weeks ago when, much to my surprise, I received a bottle of gin from a public relations firm representing New Amsterdam gin. So there’s the disclosure,…
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Kir Royale
Tonight is one of those great summer evenings. There’s a cool breeze blowing in off the Sacramento River delta. The blackberries in the sorbet are at their sweetest. The perfect cocktail to round out this evening, a Kir Royale. The first time I ran across this drink was a tweet from Imbibe. A little help…
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Morning Glory
Just a quick blog post about one of our newer cocktail discoveries. This cocktail has three things I love. It’s old, being mentioned in Jerry Thomas’s 1887 Bartenders Guide. It also has both rye and absinthe, two of my favorite ingredients. It’s also a really great cocktail… Morning Glory 1 oz. rye whiskey 1 oz.…
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Tantris Sidecar
I think we stumbled on a really good one this time. B and I were trying to decide what we wanted for our cocktail on Sunday when the discussion drifted to a daiquiri made with rhum agricola that was mentioned in Imbibe magazines interview with Rachel Maddow a while back. It’s a great little cocktail…
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A relaxing Sunday with overly stimulated mint
Apparently spring is upon us. I looked out an our mint has gone absolutely crazy. It was Sunday, the weather was fabulous and the only choice B and I had to make was how to drink some mint. No problem. Mojitos. We were headed in that direction when B decided a small course adjustment was…
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Tipperary
B and I decided to try a new one this weekend. Imbibe Magazine tweeted about an old cocktail named Tipperary in honor of St. Patrick’s day. We are a little late on that one as it’s now Easter, but since B loves Irish whiskey, this seemed the one to try. Imbibe gives credit for this…
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On the way to ten…
B & I are actually mid cocktail right now (a Blackthorn to be specific). We’ve begun discussing our ten greatest cocktails of all times. There are a lot of tipplings, that when confronted with, you wouldn’t object to drinking. What we are talking about are those drinks so epic and so distinctive as to distinguish…