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Jan 8 2010

Jim Meehan on Jimmy Fallon

In case you missed Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, Jim Meehan of New York’s Please Don’t Tell, and awarded “American Bartender of the Year” at this past Tales of the Cocktail, was on mixing up a Tea-quila Highball.

For some reason the embedded video I had here was screwing up the formating, so instead here is the link for the video.

Tea-quila Highball
3 oz. In Pusuit of Tea brewed Lemon Verbena Tea
1.5 oz. Blanco Tequila
.25 oz. Agave Nectar (or simple syrup in a pinch)
.25 oz. St Germain Elderflower Liqueur

Build all of the ingredients in a highball glass filled with ice. Garnish with a twist of lime. Can serve hot or cold.

Cheers!

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Jun 24 2009

Sylvania

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It’s summertime officially nowadays and that got me thinking towards one of my favorite things: girls in bikinis.

No, wait, that’s not it. I mean, it’s not NOT it, but it’s not it exactly but more because I have a view of a pool that’s getting a lot of use this summer. (Take that sentence as you may.)

Instead, I think of the Lynchburg Lemonade, an enticing drink we used to make by the gallon, simply mixing Jack Daniels and lemonade.

But I’m still out of simple syrup, darn it!

My latest issue of Imbibe came and I saw that they had reviews of various lemonades. They didn’t have my usual but they did have Nantucket Nectars which my little local convenience store carries. I didn’t notice any artificial tastes in it to my palate, but it got me thinking.

We'll get to the name, trust me.

The Sylvania
2 ounces bourbon (I used Bulleit)
3/4 ounce St. Germain
4 ounces Nantucket Nectars lemonade (keep in mind this is not a very sweet lemonade if you use a different brand)
1-2 dashes Dr. Schwartz’s Cherry-Vanilla bitters (made for me by sylvan!)
1 sprig of mint
Shake over ice, pour – DON’T STRAIN – into a chilled old fashioned glass.

It’s kind of like summertime in a glass to me. And why name it after sylvan?

Well, first there’s his bitters, and there’s also the dictionary definition of sylvan: pertaining to trees, glades, etc., and in literature it always seems to have a summer theme. So, to me, it sounded pretty good.

[Seventeenth in a series of drinks named after bloggers, mixologists, and random others who'll hopefully be at Tales. The first post in the series is here.]

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Jun 24 2009

Oh Gosh!

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This is a short one tonight (ahem) thanks to various things. In all odds, this recipe needs tweaking, and I’ll post or comment on it later. Oh – and there’s no picture.

Jay, this one is for you!

Uh…Yahoo! appears to have taken over our site. So here’s the best I can do, and better later:

Oh Gosh!
2 ounces gin (Boodles)
1 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce St. Germain
2 dashes lemon bitters
Shake and strain; this needs work, I know, it’s probably already been done, but seriously, what the hell has Yahoo! done to our site…

[Sixteenth in a series of drinks named after bloggers, mixologists, and random others who'll hopefully be at Tales. The first post in the series is here.]

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Nov 28 2007

Sometimes, when you get bored

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And you’re on a cleaning rampage like I was, you think, hey, let’s catalogue ye olde bar.

I even zoomed in a bit, but you don’t need all THOSE pictures.Â

This is the top left.

This is the top right.

Bottom right.

And bottom left.

While I was at it, I took the time to write down what I have.Â Stars via The Complete Book of Spirits by Anthony Dias Blue, but given that I don’t always agree with him (or think that the liquor has changed since he wrote the book).

Gins
Tanqueray 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ****
Tanqueray RangpurÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ***
BombayÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ***
Bombay SapphireÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â **
HendricksÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ***
PlymouthÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ***

Vodka
Stolichnaya VanilÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â **
Absolut VanillaÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ***
CharodaiÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ***
Absolut KurrantÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ***

Bourbon
Evan Williams Green LabelÂ Â Â Â **
Buffalo TraceÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â *
Maker’s MarkÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ***

Other whiskeys and whiskys
Glenfiddich 12 year oldÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â **
Redbreast Irish WhiskeyÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â **
Bushmills 10 year oldÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ***
Canadian ClubÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â **
Sazarec RyeÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â *** Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Rum
Dogfish Head Wit Spiced RumÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â not listed
Dogfish Head Honey Brown RumÂ Â Â Â Â not listed
Bacardi Superior BlancaÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â **
Marti Licor de Rum Mojito rumÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â **
Foursquare spiced rumÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â **

Tequila
Jose Cuervo TradicionalÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ***

Schnapps
DeKuyper Peppermint SchnappsÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â not listed
Arrow Peppermint SchappsÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â not listed
Arrow Original Raspberry SchnappsÂ Â Â Â Â not listed
DeKuyper Peachtree SchnappsÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â *
GoldschlagerÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â not listed

Brandy
E&J VSOPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â **
Arrow Coffee Flavored BrandyÂ Â Â Â Â not listed

Liqueurs
Original Stock MaraschinoÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â not listed
Wild Turkey Honey LiqueurÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â not listed
Irish MistÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â **
Dr. McGillicuddy’s Vanilla LiqueurÂ Â Â Â Â Â **

Stuff I don’t feel like or know how to categorize
Noilly Prat dry vermouth
Noilly Prat sweet vermouth
Lillet blancÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â not listed
St. GermainÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â not listed
Hiram Walker Creme de CassisÂ Â Â Â not listed
Leroux Triple SecÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â not listed
CointreauÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ***
Grand MarnierÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ***
Bols Blue CuracaoÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â not listed
Arrow Creme de CacaoÂ Â Â Â Â not listed
Arrow Creme de MentheÂ Â Â Â not listed
Copa de Ora Licor de Cafe coffee liqueurÂ Â Â Â not listed
Cuarenta y TresÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ***
Amaretto di AmoreÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â **
ChambordÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ***
Stirrings Grenadine
Fee Brothers Orange Flower Water
Laird’s ApplejackÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â not listed

Bitters
PernodÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ***
Zalios Devynerios 999Â Â Â Â Â Â Â not listed
Fee Brothers Original Aromatic Bitters
Fee Brothers West Indian Orange Bitters
Fee Brothers Mint Bitters
Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged Bitters
Regan’s Orange Bitters No. 6
Angostura Aromatic Bitters
Peychaud’s Aromatic Bitters
Stirrings Blood Orange Bitters

Things I still want to get
Campari
better selection of tequila, vodka (non-flavored), bourbon, scotch, brandy, dark rum
Benedictine
Chartreause
Aquavit
different vermouths

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