I am not bound…

SeanMike | June 30, 2009

…by your ideas of “when” or “why” to shake a drink, of your morality of cocktails, of what might be right and might be wrong!  I shall do as I choose! Hee hee hee, that sounds so dramatic. I shook my Manhattan variation. I was talking to Matthew Rowley earlier.  He’s moderating Day One at [...]

Dear John the Bastard

SeanMike | June 30, 2009

John the Bastard 3/4 ounce Fernet Branca 3/4 ounce Cynar top with Grain alcohol Layer the shot, if you can tell the difference between the first two.  Set on fire.  Blow out and drink. SIP IT YOU BASTARDS! [Twenty-second in a series of drinks named after bloggers, mixologists, and random others who'll hopefully be at [...]

The Chronic-les of Cocktails

SeanMike | June 29, 2009

You might not believe me, for good reason, but I have it on good word (mine, which I made up) that the original version of Paul’s website featured “The Cocktail Chronicles” with a huge BLINK tag (which I’m not even sure is supported these days) and multiple dancing baby GIFs, all of which modeled after [...]

What do you think of when you hear “Dr. Bamboo”?

SeanMike | June 27, 2009

I think of a fiendish villain in a mountain lair, twirling his fu manchu mustache while drawing entertaining pictures of his enemies being destroyed… …or of tiki drinks with a bamboo garnish. Like Jay, I’m afraid today’s is going to be sans picture because I don’t have one ready for it and I need a [...]

Mr. Dr. Cocktail Esq.

SeanMike | June 26, 2009

I’ve got to be honest; I didn’t expect to make one named after the (in)famous Ted Haigh aka Dr. Cocktail aka Mr. Scary Facebook Profile Pic.  (Note: current Facebook picture isn’t nearly as scary.  More…somber.) Last night in TDN was “Bad Names” and Rachel Sergi had pointed out the names of two drinks she and [...]