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"“That’s a Rob Roy.” “But it’s easier to sell Scotch Manhattans.” “F it then, call it a…"
“ “That’s a Rob Roy.” “But it’s easier to sell Scotch Manhattans.” “F it then, call it a Mojito.” ” – via Doug Winship, tweeting from Tales of the Cocktail Source link
not so simple
Pour sugar into pot. Add water. Turn heat on low. Stir. Think to myself, “I don’t need to set a timer. This will be done before I can get distracted.” Walk away. … Smell...
livelymorgue: Dec. 21, 1933: From the Mid-Week Pictorial….
livelymorgue: Dec. 21, 1933: From the Mid-Week Pictorial. Americans visiting Paris celebrated the end of Prohibition in the United States in a “real two-fisted manner,” its original caption stated. Photo: The New York Times...
Pommes de Terroir – The New York Times
Pommes de Terroir – The New York Times: It seems that Sweden is having something of a potato boom complete with a burgeoning “potato culture” and, naturally, vodka. Except they’re trying to do it...
themadeshop: Designing tank labels for all of Stranahan’s…
themadeshop: Designing tank labels for all of Stranahan’s distillery tanks, fermenters, stills, and storage tanks. Beautiful. Good to see that Stranahan’s cares this much. It shows. Source link
The Claremont Institute – Bourbon, Neat
The Claremont Institute – Bourbon, Neat: I can hardly tell one bourbon from another, unless the other is very bad. Some bad bourbons are more memorable than good ones. For example, I can recall...
Happy Old Fashioned Week! Since there’s an extra hour to either…
Happy Old Fashioned Week! Since there’s an extra hour to either stay out or sleep it off in, the week after Daylight Savings Time is perfect for Old Fashioned Week. Previous stories: Old Fashioned...
Did you know that Kentucky and South Carolina ban the sale of…
Did you know that Kentucky and South Carolina ban the sale of alcohol on election day? They are the last two states with such a ban, since the repeal of Prohibition. Delaware, Idaho, Indiana,...
Death of Edgar Allan Poe – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Death of Edgar Allan Poe – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Because Poe was found on the day of an election, it was suggested as early as 1872 that he was the victim of cooping....
The Courting Rachel (Smoked Old Fashioned) – Saveur.com …
The Courting Rachel (Smoked Old Fashioned) – Saveur.com […]the Courting Rachel, a cocktail made by mixologist Andrew Bohrer of Seattle’s Mistral Kitchen, in which a classic Old Fashioned is dramatically doused in the sweet,...
Ran my first half-marathon today. My uh, friends made me a sign.
Ran my first half-marathon today. My uh, friends made me a sign. Source link
theatlantic: Whiskey Business Craft distillers not only need…
theatlantic: Whiskey Business Craft distillers not only need to be knowledgeable in such arcane matters as the esoteric habits of yeast and the miraculous properties of copper; they also must be deft in navigating...
The recipe is courtesy of barman and distiller Erik Chapman. His…
The recipe is courtesy of barman and distiller Erik Chapman. His cred is legit. Two Christmases ago, at Sun Liquor on Capitol Hill, patrons lined up around the block in the rain, some coming...
Long Island Iced Tea | INVENTORS | PBS Digital Studios by David…
Long Island Iced Tea | INVENTORS | PBS Digital Studios by David Friedman aka @ironicsans Bob “Rosebud” Butt is credited with inventing the Long Island Iced Tea while he was a bartender at the...
There Will Be Bourbon: The Mason Shaker
There Will Be Bourbon: The Mason Shaker: therewillbebourbon: As someone who has lived in the South and whose mother is an avid canner, I have a huge affinity for Mason jars, so when we...
The Great Pappy Van Winkle Heist of 2013
On or around October 16th, 65 cases of Pappy Van Winkle, one of the best, hard to get bourbons, just vanished. >Sheriff Melton said the culprit stole 195 bottles in three-bottle cases of Pappy...
cricketpress: A new screenprinted art print perfect for this…
cricketpress: A new screenprinted art print perfect for this season! KY Bourbon Bottles Available in our Etsy shop. A fan of Kentucky Bourbon? We are! Poster details:3 color screen printon 110 lb. white cover10″...