Archive for September, 2008

Sep30

Homemade Syrups

Tiki drinks have been described as “fussy,” “esoteric,” and often down right tedious. In part this is due to the wide variety of rum and juice that is required, but I think the true culprit is the syrup. There are some 20 syrups, mixes, batters, hoozlungs, and dreebops, each often requiring a multi-day process and […]

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Sep29

TDN Wrap-Up and Announcement

30+ bloggers, readers, and bartenders met this past Thursday in the Mixoloseum Chat Room to mix up brand new cocktails never before seen. Like the past few weeks, a theme developed during the night which resulted in us slinging up drinks with cinnamon syrup. Cinnamon has many friends in the spirit world such as grapefruit […]

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Sep23

Thursday Drink Night is You!

Already Know the Deal? Chat With Us Now! Thursday Drink Night is pretty much the most fun thing you’ll do all week. If you’ve attended, I’m sure you’ll agree (and you should post your thoughts in the comments); if not, just read the comments and they will surely convince you. No? You need more incentive? […]

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Sep22

Black River Sidecar

The best cocktails are often the simplest. Last week’s Thursday Drink Night (TDN) revealed a pirate’s chest of great cocktail ideas and a mess of commentary, but in the end we had to choose the best cocktail of the night. Stevi Deter, charming author of Two At The Most, granted us this delight well into […]

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Sep18

Live Blogging Thursday Drink Night

Over the course of the next eight or so hours, cocktail bloggers, readers, and mixologists of various sorts will be whipping up new potions in the Mixoloseum Chat Room (there are already a bunch of us in there). As we finalize brand new cocktails throughout the evening, I’ll be posting them here on Kaiser Penguin. […]

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Sep17

Come to Thursday Drink Night!

(sexy art by Craig from Dr. Bamboo) Ignore this post and come Chat With Us! For the past six months, you’ve probably missed one of the most fun cocktail events in a long time. An endless stream of cocktail bloggers, readers, and authors presented themselves in formal dress in the Mixoloseum Chat Room to mix […]

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Sep12

Thursday Drink Night!

Last night sealed the deal on a new tradition in the cocktail community. For the second time, countless bloggers and readers found themselves in the Mixoloseum Chat Room sharing cocktail recipes, creating new ones, and imbibing into the wee hours of the night. What are the rules? Show up. Come up with a crazy cocktail […]

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Sep2

The 10 List Results

You were asked a simple, yet unwaveringly difficult, question. If you could only have 10 bottles of spirit for the rest of your life, what would they be? 29 of you submitted your lists and they included over 121 different spirits. After some grueling compilation, I’ve come up with the official Top 10 list. The […]

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Kaiser Penguin is a cocktail blog featuring original recipes, homemade ingredients, classic cocktails, and tiki drinks.

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