My sister Rose has just informed me that my honeymoon is over, and it’s time to get back to the grindstone. It’s true, I’ve been slacking on my blogging duties lately, but I’ve had other things on my mind. Planning a wedding for 125 guests is no easy feat, but in the end it turned [...]
Posted by: Will on August 13th, 2007 © Filed under: Cocktails & Spirits | No Comments »
The bitters materials arrived a week ago Thursday, but other projects kept me from launching the experiment until this Wednesday night. I had fun jarring, labeling, and tasting all of the different components. Then I measured out the ingredient and assembled the mixes. It took only a few minutes – I just [...]
Posted by: Will on July 20th, 2007 © Filed under: Cocktails & Spirits, Condiments | 1 Comment »
A few years ago, when I first started ordering rye whiskeys, the bartender would, as often as not, pull out a dusty bottle of Old Overholt. More often than not, he or she would bear a quizzical and concerned look as if to say “do you know what you’re asking for?” Rye was [...]
Posted by: Will on July 5th, 2007 © Filed under: Cocktails & Spirits | No Comments »
Much to the chagrin of our parents, Will and I have also come to love classic cocktails. OK, so maybe we loved them a bit too well in our early 20s, but I like to think that early enthusiasm has developed into a healthy connoisseurship. But aside from the usual bitters examples – [...]
Posted by: Will on July 3rd, 2007 © Filed under: Cocktails & Spirits, Condiments | 2 Comments »
