Reading & Drinking

SeanMike | November 14, 2009

First off – happy belated two year anniversary to us!  I admit we maybe haven’t been blogging perhaps as much as we should be, and I’m trying to get off my tookus and do more.  Tales of the Cocktail and that trip to Korea broke my rhythm!  But the good news is that I’m finally [...]

Mixology Monday – Made From Scratch

Marshall | November 9, 2008

It’s another Mixology Monday and this month we are hosted by that Pegu drinking wild man Doug over at The Pegu Blog.  Doug’s chosen theme is “Made From Scratch” wherein he instructs “mix up a drink which is produced with one or more ingredients that you make yourself, be it bitters, infused liquors, liqueurs, [...]

Mixology Monday: 19th Century Cocktails

SeanMike | September 15, 2008

When I first heard the theme of this month’s MxMo I was a bit worried. I didn’t know what I’d want to do – something classic, like the Manhattan or Sazerac, or maybe try to convert something out of the Harry Johnson’s bar guide that Marshall got me for my birthday? What the [...]

Raiders of the Lost Cocktail – Apricot Brandy

SeanMike | February 12, 2008

I figured – given the events of tonight – it was time to make some drinks and you know what, let’s try out the apricot-flavored brandy.  I’d tossed out the Jacquin’s crap, but I still had the Dekuyper.
I went through a couple of my books, did some research online, and just looked around.  You have [...]

I’m so excited and I just can’t hide it!

SeanMike | January 31, 2008

I’m about to lose control and I think I like it!
No, waitaminute…nah, it’s true.  Seriously.  I’ve got about 3 hours left in my work day, and then it’s home – and I have tomorrow off for work for a trip up into the woods, wine tasting over the weekend, and then the Super Bowl.
On my [...]