Archive for July 17th, 2008

Jul17

TotC - Thursday - Making Your Own Spirits - Live Blogging

4:35pm - Mike McCaw, Matthew Rowley, and Ian Smiley are heading up this panel on artisan nano-distilling, and the bloggers are here in force.
4:37pm - Exciting! We’re going to get to try some moonshine.
4:43pm - There’s an excellent slide of Mountain Spirits by Joseph Earl Dabney on the screen. Joe, pictured on the [...]

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Jul17

TotC Thursday - Molecular Mixology - Live Blogging

12:24pm - I got a good bit of flack last year from Jamie for live blogging many of the events, so I thought it only appropriate to put him through the gauntlet this year.
12:31pm - Here are the cocktails for the session:

Ramos Marshmallows

5oz G’Vine gin
2 1/2oz lemon or lime juice
3 egg whites
11oz sugar
1oz gelatin
1t orange [...]

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Jul17

Tales of the Cocktail - Wednesday - Update 1

A day of pictures to tide you over until I have a full write-up of the day tomorrow. Cheers!

The Cafe Adelaide Swizzle combines New Orleans Amber Rum, fresh squeezed lime juice, bitters, a splash of soda and a “secret ingredient” which just so happens to be Velvet Falernum.

The opening reception packed us all into [...]

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Kaiser Penguin is a blog about cocktails for the erudite mixologist.

Why on Earth did you name your blog “Kaiser Penguin?”

It is a well-known fact that penguins are members of high society and enjoy fine cocktails. Our very own kaiser penguin would like me to mention that he also enjoys various treats from the sea.

Contact: rick@kaiserpenguin.com