Monthly Archives: September 2008

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The cold war

One of the first things you learn behind a bar is alcohol tastes better when it’s cold. It’s what you say to people who complain that you’ve put too much ice in their vodka and Coke. It helps that, as … Continue reading

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Do want

BoingBoing Gadgets reports on this particularly swish mobile bar setup that packs up into a suprisingly slim flight case. Downsides? The $1,900 price tag.

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Mixology Monday: 19th Century Cocktails

Mixology Monday is a monthly celebration of mixological stuff, with each themed installment hosted somewhere within the drinkblogging community. This month’s edition is on 19th Century Cocktails, and is being hosted at Bibulo.us. This is the ednbrg MxMo debut – … Continue reading

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So, I…uh, forgot the bacon

Not the most balanced shopping list I’ve ever written: 1 bottle Finlandia vodka 3 enormous grapefruits 1 air-tight container Notably skipping the all-important meat, fish, dairy and vegetable components of an effective weekly shop, but fear not – there’s a … Continue reading

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D-fly (2005-2008, 2008- )

Dragonfly – one of the bars that kickstarted the cocktail renaissance in Edinburgh – is up for sale. If any passing millionaires want to toss me some change (about a quarter of a million should do, I guess), I’ll give … Continue reading

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Metaphor doesn't seem like the right word

Meantime, people are calling Sarah Palin’s six-year rise from part-time mayor to V.P. nominee improbable, but people who say that have a poor understanding of probability. Sarah Palin’s election as governor was improbable: getting hit by lightning. The fact that … Continue reading

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Everything you know about X is wrong, where X = juicing lemons

The Test Kitchen: How to Get the Most Juice from Lemons and Limes: Food + Cooking Video : gourmet.com.

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At least I didn't cut my ear off.

I had a bad experience with absinthe once. I was with a bunch of friends and we went to a flatparty somewhere in Manchester. We were greeted at the door by the lovely girl who lived there who offered us … Continue reading

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It's the same hat.

Great article over at SFGate about cocktail competitions. Also notable for proving that there’s really only one style of hat for the professional bartender. Spirits: The cocktail arena – why so competitive?

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