A Twist & A Toy

Marshall | January 29, 2011

Sometimes an old favorite cocktail is just what is needed. Something familiar, comfortable, and preferably, easy to make. The other day I was in the mood for just such a cocktail. After a few moments of thought (which caused a bit of a sweat) I decided on a whiskey sour. My normal whiskey sour is [...]

Mixology Monday: The Avenue

SeanMike | November 22, 2010

Well, it’s been a while, but it was time for Mixology Monday again!  This time it’s being hosted at Rock & Rye by Dennis.  Thanks, Dennis! The theme is “Forgotten Cocktails”.  Given the resurgence in cocktail culture, and my relative lack of scholarship done “on my own”, I did what I figure most folks would [...]

One isn’t enough

SeanMike | June 28, 2010

This might be an easy topic to misunderstand.  It’s not me being greedy or being a lush – it’s me wanting to give you the best review possible of the spirit I try. Whenever someone has offered to send a sample of their product to us – or anyone else in the CSOWG, for that [...]

MxMo XLIII: Vermouth

Marshall | October 25, 2009

This month Mixology Monday is being hosted by Vidiot over at Cocktailians and the chosen theme is vermouth.   Our instructions, So: your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to present a delectable vermouth cocktail for us all to drool over. Sweet/Italian or dry/French vermouth are fair game of course, as are quinquina, aperitif [...]

MxMo: Dizzy Dairy

SeanMike | September 28, 2009

Ahhh, Mixology Monday – how I’ve missed you! I was unable to do August’s MxMo, thanks to my trip to South Korea.  Thanks to Tales, we didn’t have one in July.  So the theme for this week, thanks to our hosts at eGullet, is “Dizzy Dairy”.  This means anything dairy, or it seems, egg whites. [...]