SeanMike | March 28, 2008
The WSJ has an article about how cognac companies are trying to get a “signature cocktail”, like the mojito was for rum or the Cosmo for citrus flavored vodka, and popularize it. One they mention in the article is ginger, lemonade, and cognac. I’ve made more than a few cognac cocktails, though I often use [...]
SeanMike | March 17, 2008
This was a hard one! So I was debating for a while about what constituted a “strong” drink. Is a Manhattan a strong drink? it’s definitely not a “one and out” kind of drink, but at the same time, what about a Sazerac? Especially with one made with a 120+ proof rye like Red Hook? [...]
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 13, 2008
I had so many bad jokes about brandy that I wanted to make, mostly dirty ones, that I didn’t want to make – but I do have one joke I will make later, not about brandy, despite the advice of my emergency back-up lawyer Marshall aka tmfiii . But that’ll come later. It’s Mixology Monday [...]
SeanMike | December 29, 2007
I have, what I call, a resilient tongue. I can drink a lot, I admit, and by the end, I don’t taste a lot of what I’m drinking, but I still do taste it. Conversely, when drinking a lot of stuff, I can still analyze what I’m drinking fairly accurately – for me. The other [...]
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