August 2012
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You won't get drunk, you will be healed.
“Nonsense”, was the reply. “It’s wicked to eat too much. One little cocktail won’t hurt you.”
Inclination and cajolery did its deadly work, as it has always done. And the cocktail tasted good to Mary. Its taste lingered in grateful sweetness upon her palate. But she wouldn’t take another. Oh, no! she had had enough. And with a flush upon her cheek she fled into the street. That was the...
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No School Like Old School
Above: Phyllis, may I suggest the addition of an egg white in my Whiskey Sours.
Previously on the alchemist says… we interviewed Lebanon World Class finalist Varia Dellalian in straight up with , what it feels when you break a bottle of cognac that dates from 1788 and Gaz Regan.
Recently we commemorated National Whiskey Sour Day on the 25 August. The Whiskey Sour, a timeless classic...
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“O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains!...”
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Did You Know ? 334
In England, up until 1816 and prior to the invention of the hydrometer, there was no accurate way to measure the strength (proof) of a particular spirit, so pursers in the British navy,then known as pussers, would test the alcoholic strength of their rum ration by using a rule-of-thumb method: a few grains of musket gunpowder (interestingly, musket gunpowder contained potassium nitrate which...
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WatchGrab the night by the junipers with a Tanqueray & Tonic.
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“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” - Gandhi”
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Gaz Regan →
Welcome to the world of gaz regan. This is the story of how a boy from a northern English town made it across the Atlantic and somehow became the toast of the modern bar world, helping lead the cocktail renaissance and recently being crowned with a Tales of the Cocktail Lifetime Achievement award. In what some will say is a controversial interview he talks candidly about his struggle with booze...
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What it feels like to smash a priceless bottle of...
“How does it feel when you break a bottle of cognac that dates from 1788, worth £50,000? …(continue reading)
“Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and...”
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Straight up with Varia Dellalian
Straight up refers to an alcoholic drink served neat without the addition of ice, water or any other lengthening agent. In other words…straight to the point
…I fell in love with my job and now it is no longer work. It is my passion, my life, my love.
With over 4 years of professional service behind the bar, Varia Dellalian who presides at Momo in the Souks, Lebanon, Beirut, has been...
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Two Bartenders Walk into a Bar And...
Previously on the alchemist says… we commemorated National Daiquiri Day, Tim Philips#WorldClass, The Evolution of a Classic: The Langham Martini and The Vieux Carre Cockatil, a forgotten drink woven in cocktail heritage that is New Orleans, tying in with Tales of the Cocktail 2012 in No School Like Old School.
Recently we caught up with Brent Perremore, who participated at this...
