Monthly Archives: October 2008

The day in Twitter

14:40 Woot! Through to regional heat of Bacardi Legacy comp! # 17:17 @Tiare62 thanks! I’ll find out more in November. # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

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Workshop, pt. 5: from there to here

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On selling gin

Tomorrow, I’m lucky enough to be attending a gin training session at work hosted by an ambassador from Diageo’s Reserve Brands division and I reckoned it would be worth doing a bit of homework. I’m pretty familiar with gin, but … Continue reading

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The day in Twitter

22:57 Woken up, refreshed and ready for the day ahead. It’s 7:55am. In Tokyo. I am not in Tokyo. # 22:58 @mhughes2k Just give it 9 months… # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

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Havana laugh

I’m a bartender, therefore I like rum, which leads me to say all kinds of nice things about the roundup of the Havana Club range at A Mountain of Crushed Ice. Tiare’s post touches on Bacardi’s version of Havana Club, … Continue reading

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The day in Twitter

22:50 If, as McCain says, the problem is Washington, why does he want to get there so bad? # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

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Workshop, pt. 4: the naming

I’m always conflicted about naming new cocktails. Some days, I worry that I’m going to choose something that someone’s used before and that my cocktail will lose any comparison between them and disappear into the long evening of forgotten drinks. … Continue reading

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Workshop, pt. 3: prototyping

After looking over the rules and the format of the comp comes the time at which I’ve got to start making drinks. Yeah, I know. Crazy. There are times when I set out with a clear idea of what I … Continue reading

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The day in Twitter

04:21 Hey, at least I don’t have to go to Stereo for another seven years! # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

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It's got a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together

Anyone who’s worked in a bar will tell you that standard plasters are literally no use in the event of gashing your hands open. Good to see the rest of the world’s catching up. Duct tape bandages – Boing Boing

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