I found myself planning a last minute trip into the depths of Washington DC this past Thursday. The last time I was in the city, I was but a wee pup, and the lures of spirit and food were but a flicker in my eye. Not this time, however. I fully intended [...]
Archive for the 'egg' Category
Jun24
A Weekend of Libations in DC
Filed in: St. Germain dry vermouth egg gin grapefruit bitters lemon juice lemon peel lime juice maraschino liqueur pastis simple syrup vodka
Dec3
MxMo Repeal Day
I wanted to find a cocktail guide that was published as close to Repeal Day (Wikipedia) as possible. My stash from Powell’s in Portland was nearly untouched, so I looked there. After digging through a dust-filled box, I found a wood and leather-bound cocktail guide from 1941 called Here’s How. It somehow remained [...]
Filed in: 151-proof demerara rum Angostura bitters anisette brandy club soda egg gold Puerto Rican rum lemon juice light Puerto Rican rum lime juice
Sep16
MxMo Fizz: New Orleans Fizz No. 1
I have little doubt that one or more of our illustrious group of cocktailians will plunge headfirst into the the history of the gin fizz. If not, Eric Felten does more than a fine job of detailing its origins and downfall in How’s Your Drink? which should be hitting shelves before yuletide. For [...]
Filed in: club soda egg gin heavy cream kirsch lemon juice simple syrup
Jan6
Wilson’s South Camp Road Cocktail
Gaze upon the words of Charles H. Baker, Jr. and be instantly transported to the high mountains of Luzon, the pre-prohibition days of New York, or to Jamaica where you’ll dine with a retired British army man named Wilson. It doesn’t matter where he takes you - it’s always interesting, and sometimes dangerous.
After reading [...]
Filed in: dry vermouth egg gin grenadine lime juice old-fashioned bitters orange bitters orange peel pastis simple syrup triple sec / curacao
Apr23
Pastis - Mixology Monday
Pernod is intense. And lot’s of people find the pungent combination of star anise and aromatic herbs quite unpleasant. To be honest, anise used to be on my top five hated foods list as of four months ago. I didn’t really discriminate between licorice and anise, either. Nearly everything with those [...]
Filed in: egg orange bitters pastis rye whiskey sweet vermouth
Mar15
The Astor Hotel Special
The Gentleman’s Companion Volume II: The Exotic Drinking Book lists many recipes that contain raw eggs, including many modern recipes that have since omitted them. A well-shaken egg changes the texture of the drink, adding a bit of foamy creaminess to it, and in the case of a yolk, a richness that only a [...]
Filed in: brandy egg lemon juice maraschino liqueur pastis
Mar4
The Calcutta
I hate licorice. Well, ok, I hate licorice at about 40% as much as I did 3 months ago. Why the drastic reduction of hate, you ask? I’ve been forcing myself to eat as many things flavored with licorice as possible. Why on earth would you do something like this?, you ask. [...]
Filed in: egg orange bitters pastis rye whiskey sweet vermouth
