Late winter seems to have summoned the exotic in all of us, with Matt and his attempts to try 473 different combinations of rum in his Mai Tai, to an entire Thursday Drink Night devoted to the Zombie, and finally with Doug, who devoted the entire month of February to tiki drinks. My consumption of […]
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The Slippery Drink: Convincing the Masses to Like Gin
“I’ll have something without gin or whiskey in it.” I can’t even begin to count the number of times I used to hear this when mixing up drinks for friends. So what did I do? I made them a drink with gin or whiskey. “Oh, that’s really tasty, what’s in it?” “Gin.” Needless to say, […]
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Fernet Branca Thursday Drink Night
Upcoming TDN – Fernet Branca From the moment Fernet Branca touched my lips, I knew I was in love. Bold and intense with a Piston Honda punch of mint and herbs, it can be enjoyed all on its own or offer a delightful bitterness to many a cocktail. And though I’d be happy to drink […]
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Make Your Own Falernum
[ If you’re one of those skimmer types, you might want to look near the bottom of this post, because I’m giving away a year’s worth of falernum. ] Falernum is one of those mystery ingredients that, more often than not, stop you in your tracks when you’re looking for a new drink. There are […]
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Original “Rinsed” Cocktails – TDN
Upcoming TDN Telephone No, it’s not the new cocktail version of the iPhone, but it’s sure different from our usual Thursday Drink Night themes. Remember the game “telephone” from when you were a child? Well, TDN will kick off with the person at the top of the chatroom list submitting a drink. 15 minutes later […]
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New Zombie Recipes – TDN
What the heck is Thursday Drink Night? I love tiki drinks. And the Zombie is about as close as you can get to tiki perfection. So, as one might expect, we decided to improve upon a classic, or better said, create a ton of wacky new spin-offs that break nearly every rule of Zombie creation. […]
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Original Benedictine and B&B Recipes – TDN
Upcoming TDN – The Zombie Some may praise it as the quintessential tiki drink, others may tout it as a horrific explosion of bad rum and candy-red syrup, but to know the Zombie truly is to have seen paradise. A wild mix of rums complimented by a perfect dose of citrus and more than a […]
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The Best Manhattan Recipe
My copy of Imbibe by David Wondrich hasn’t been in my collection long, but it’s already showing the tell-tale signs of a favorite. The binding’s been cracked, nearly half the pages are earmarked, and dots of Angostura bitters and various spirits stain more than a handful of pages. My little tromp will only take me […]
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Original Absinthe Recipes – TDN Mata Hari
Upcoming TDN – Vermouth Vermouth helped to transform straight booze into the cocktail, and in turn, rowdy bar patrons into sophisticated glitterati. Join us in the Mixoloseum chatroom, where a host of cocktail nerds will be making vermouth new again with original cocktails. Bring along your favorite dry, sweet, and blanc. Festivities begin at 7pm […]
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TDN – Original Chartreuse Cocktails
Upcoming TDN – Mata Hari Absinthe I have waited for quite some time to host an absinthe-themed TDN, and now the time is upon us! And to top it off, I have the pleasure of joining several other cocktail writers at the Tabard Inn in D.C. to host the event live. Don’t let that stop […]
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