SeanMike | January 24, 2008
The Sazerac is one of the “classic” cocktails. Originally made with brandy, the quintessential recipe for it right now is rye whiskey, an absinthe substitute, simple syrup, and bitters (typically Peychaud’s). But the different recipes… I originally made the recipe using Robert Hess’ website’s recipe. If you click on his recipe, you’ll see his very [...]
SeanMike | January 21, 2008
For those of you interested, I posted a review of Tony Cecchini’s book Cosmopolitan: A Bartender’s Life over on runoknows . If you’re not familiar with the book, it’s the story of a bartender in NYC and his experiences, including his claims to being responsible for the Cosmopolitan (thus the name). It’s very much in [...]
SeanMike | January 20, 2008
Suffering Bastard1 ounce bourbon1 ounce gin1 tsp lime juice1 dash Angostura bittersShake and pour into a collins glass filled 3/4 of the way with ice. Top with ginger beer. Courtesy of SLOSHED!. I’m already thinking forward to the next Mixology Monday which is tweaks – changing a recipe around a bit. I’ve got ideas for [...]
SeanMike | January 19, 2008
My neighbor and his brother came over tonight. My neighbor was sick. I’d been reading Imbibe! the other day, so I made him a cherry smash: Cherry Smashby Julie Reiner via Imbibe! by David Wondrich 1 1/2 ounces Courvosier VS cognac (I used the Castarede XO armagnac)3/4 ounce orange curacao (Cointreau)3/4 ounce lemon juice1/2 ounce [...]
SeanMike | January 19, 2008
The Willett that I got from Schneider’s was $49.99 when I bought it. The price hasn’t been raised if you’re thinking of getting it there; that’s the price for the 6 year old, and the older ones cost more. Much more. However, they are out of the 6 year old until some time next week, [...]
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