This Week in the Blogs

December 14, 2011

• Erik Ellestad gives a preview of what’s to come for winter 2011 with the Savoy Stomp including the last series of Fixes, Juleps, and Cups, and he ponders what he should do after the epic cocktail tome is done, cover to cover.
• Pegu Doug talks about two spirits this week. The first is [...]

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TDN: Hot Drinks Announcement

December 13, 2011

Thursday night at the Mixoloseum chatroom will be a hot beverage-themed drink night. With winter setting in on some if not most of us, warm fortifying beverages are needed to get through these dreary colder days. Therefore, show up with your ideas, your ingredients, and your tea kettle on Thursday the 15th starting [...]

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This Week in the Blogs

December 7, 2011

• A Dash of Bitters’ Michael Dietsch gives some great holiday gift ideas in SeriousEats. From books to bitters, these are 10 things to consider for that cocktailian in your life (or for you to leave hints for other people).
• Tiare of A Mountain of Crushed Ice reviews Tiki Lovers Rums from the Bitter [...]

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This Week in the Blogs

November 30, 2011

Even with the chaos of travel and cooking for Thanksgiving, there was still a surprisingly large amount of traffic on the blogs this week.  Without further ado, here is the Week in the Blogs:
• Erik Ellestad of the Savoy Stomp discusses the Brandy Fix and how the Fix differs from the Daisy.
• Pegu Doug points [...]

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This Week in the Blogs

November 23, 2011

• Michael Dietsch of A Dash of Bitters alerts us that he, Paul Clarke, Rumdood, and others have contributed drink recipes to the new Gojee site. And because Thanksgiving means family and family means drinking, Mike’s Cocktails 101 column on SmartEats is on Thanksgiving cocktails to bring to the feast.
• A Jigger of Blog’s Matt [...]

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TDN: Red and Yellow Wrap Up

November 21, 2011

Last Thursday for drink night, the theme was “red and yellow” in honor of the leaves changing color as we get further into Autumn. Therefore, the use of red and/or yellow cocktail ingredients was encouraged; this included Campari, Cherry Heering, and sweet vermouth for red, and Strega, Lillet Blanc, and Galliano for yellow. [...]

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TDN: Red and Yellow Announcement

November 17, 2011

Tonight at the Mixoloseum chatroom will be a red and yellow themed drink night. With autumn well upon us, let us honor red and yellow, two of the primary colors of fall by putting them in our drinks! Reds like Campari, Cherry Heering, and Angostura Bitters, and yellows like Lillet, Yellow Chartreuse, Galliano, [...]

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This Week in the Blogs

November 16, 2011

• Erik Ellestad of the Savoy Stomp continues on with his tales of Italy with a photo safari focusing on drink menus and trends.
• Go comment on Matt Rowley’s post on the Whiskey Forge blog to get a chance to win a recipe card set from Tales of the Cocktail 2008! Matt also makes [...]

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TDN: Day Drinking Wrap Up

November 14, 2011

Last Thursday, the theme for Drink Night was “day drinking” meaning anything you might want to quaff during the daylight hours. Whether it is the weekend, vacation, or a day you are play playing hooky from work or school, this recipe should hit the spot.
Ed of Wordsmithing Pantagruel contributed two recipes that night. [...]

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TDN: Day Drinking Announcement

November 10, 2011

The theme for tonight’s Thursday Drink Night at the chatroom is “day drinking.” Take that to mean anything from things you’d sip while sunning yourself on the beach to things you’d drink while playing hooky from work. What would you whip up at an industry brunch as cartoons play on the tv above?  There is [...]

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