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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Newsdesk: you'd be amazed at what we can do
When it first came to prominence, whisky was thought to be the water of life. It’s been a while since then, but it’s still proving to be transformative. It can be arty, if you’re willing to face a little price … Continue reading
Eight: Santa Rosita
Yesterday was National Margarita Day in the US, which is as good a reason as any to play around with a bit of tequila. Edinburgh at the tail-end of February might be some way from ideal Margarita-drinking conditions, but we … Continue reading
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Seven: Abelinha
Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed that a lot of the recipes I post use honey as a sweetening agent in cocktails. It has become something of a hallmark of my recipes, like the guy who always uses sherbet in his … Continue reading
Quality of vodka is directly proportional to level celebrity endorsement; discuss?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJAYcrw74rk] (Via Dowd’s Spirits Notebook.)
Does MxMo allow write-ins?
This totally qualifies for this month’s Mixology Monday – are we allowed to nominate? In Which Georgia Gives You The McNuggetini (via MeFi)
Newsdesk: ring-a-ding-ding
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7ae6a9Az44] This week, Newsdesk is wondering what it has to do to get some get a lucrative vodka endorsement.
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MxMo: hard drinks for hard times
This month’s Mixology Monday is worried. It worries about its job, its mortgage and, above all, it worries about its future. It’s not easy being the internet’s premier monthly mixological get-together, but this month’s theme proposed by Matt at Rowley’s … Continue reading
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Tagged cocktails, Creme de Mure, honey, MxMo, Scotch whisky
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Drink it? Can't even pronounce it.
Anyone else think February’s a little early for naming the World Whisky of the Year for 2009? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8KMlVEIVo0]
Six: La Spirale
(Spiral Staircase by sjdunphy, licensed under Creative Commons.) Vodka has been described as the most difficult spirit to use creatively. Possibly by me when I was lacking inspiration, but the point stands. After all, vodka comes off the still somewhere … Continue reading
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Tagged Absolut Pears, Campari, Teichenné Schnapps, vodka
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DC dry spell over
Alcohol is officially back in the White House – who better to break the news than home mixologist Rachel Maddow? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-pAcN7Q0CU]