March 2012
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“I drink only to make my friends seem interesting. ~ Don Marquis”
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The Daily Bitters:
To Charles Tanqueray who would have celebrated his 202nd birthday on the 28th of March. To commemorate his birthday we drinking The French 75.
The French 75:
Here is the substantially more memorable of two drinks named after the French 75 mm field gun, model 1897. This bit of heavy artillery was the mainstay weapon of the 1st World War, and its recoil system made for soft, smooth...
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Havana Club International Cocktail Grand Prix →
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The Chef is Pouring: A GQ Guide to Cocktails →
“Work is the curse of the drinking classes. ~ Oscar Wilde”
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The Daily Bitters:
Above: Don Julio Gonzalez Estrada
His main ingredient…Passion and passion above all else defines excellence
News filtering through that Don Julio Gonzalez Estrada, creator of the brand of tequila that bears his name, Don Julio, who began distilling tequila in 1942 at 17, has died age 83 of natural causes today at his hometown in Atotonilco in the western state of Jalisco.
Don Julio...
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The Daily Bitters:
Today, the world commemorates one of the most widely celebrated days in the religious calendar.
Saint Patricks is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on the 17 March. It commemorates Saint Patrick, the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland, and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. Saint Patrick’s Day was made an official feast day in the early seventeenth...
“There cannot be good living where there is not good drinking. ~ Benjamin...”
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Less is more and the lost art of cocktail making
Previously on the alchemist says, we caused a stir in stirred…not shaken. An article where this much debated subject has become more of a broad concept than a specific recipe with many variables than a fixed constant. For those that have no inclination as to what I am referring to, I suggest you dust off those Ian Fleming novels placed high above that rich mahogany bookshelf of yours. I...
