tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193875512026-02-25T04:52:15.149-05:00Rye (Secale cereale) is a grass grown extensively as a grain and forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe (Triticeae) and is closely related to barley and wheat. Rye grain is used for flour, rye bread, rye beer, vodka and great whiskeys. Here is to a life filled with love, alcohol and clothes on the floor!WonderGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858368047396996816noreply@blogger.comBlogger346125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387551.post-55893960469833376962024-10-21T16:43:00.003-04:002024-10-21T16:43:59.581-04:00

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I really like this art created here that combines my love for a classic diner placemat with some Brookyn satire.  I totally would still order the Pink Lady, y'all. #thegowanuscanalhasgonorrhea

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This is part of Ben Paris Cocktails Vol I.  These were some of the drinks on our opening menu almost a year ago.  I just had my workaversary with Columbia Hospitality and though this first drink I created for Ben Paris would be a good place to start. In 1798, Joseph Hopkinson rearranged and wrote new lyrics to "The Presidents March", itself written and performed at George

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Years ago I was honored by the Bitter Southerner, an on line Southern literary magazine, to create a cocktail that was variations on a theme, like a the Corpse Reviver series.  I created the Bitter Southerner no. 4 to be a bitter rum drink that had the look and feel of a Sazerac with strong Sicilian and Italian roots. There were beautiful prints made of these cocktails based on the even

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The word is out!  I have moved to Seattle to open a new project with The State Hotel.  Watch this sweet little space explode with new cocktails!  I have a lot of practice to do and have already started a weekly happy hour in the office. Not a bad way to transition into 9-5 life.  Cue Dolly!

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Cherokee Rose at Compere Lapin This Happy Monday we talked about the Cherokee Rose and Bolivian Brandy.  I was so sure this drink was gonna be the hit with the Tales of the Cocktail crowd.  But that honor actually went to the Lucian Bacchanal.  Here I am.  Just ten years a head of my time again. This drink bore out of a Vesper inspiration with Cocchi Rossa and contains a

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You're twisting my melon, man. Its Happy Monday here at Compere Lapin! Every Monday at 4pm we will be going over a cocktail on our menu, how its made, what inspired it and then do a tasting of the base spirit in said cocktail. This 20-30 minute class is free and open to the public! And the cocktail of the week will a $6 happy hour special at the bar on that Monday til 6pm!  Today

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Mai Tai perfection  Well, as with many Tiki drinks...already we start with controversy.  Trader Vic's would like you to know that the real Mai Tai day, by proclamation of the City of Oakland, is actually August 30th.  It was on this date in 1944, according to them, that Vic himself crafted a rum drink using rock candy syrup, fresh lime, orange curaçao, and orgeat. His Tahitian

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Rhum JM VSOP Old Fashioned from Beachbum Berry's Latitude 29 Just because the weather is heating up, it doesn't mean you have to forgo your Old Fashioned.  Spirit forward drinks sipped leisurely over big cool ice is actually just the thing for fighting off the blazing summer sun.  Especially if you use that elixer made from sugar cane in the tropics; rum. And for those of you put

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My handsome Gentleman Caller My Eve app is telling me I am fertile right now.  I guess that is why I wanted to devour this handsome fella at the dog park today. Alas, no man has come a calling in a while so I'll just have to drink my sorrows in this Gentleman Caller.   This is one of those drinks that has classic specs and can be quite versatile.  In fact, I originally made

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Fort Defiance Bourbon Milk Punch...where I cut my milk punch teeth. Milk punch is a New Orleans Brunch staple..it usually has brandy, bourbon or rum.  In this case we are using a homemade salted caramel sauce. Salted Caramel Milk Punch 1 1/2 oz salted caramel sauce* dash of vanilla 4-5 oz of whole milk or half and half. Shake all ingredients and serve over ice in a rocks glass.&

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Bunny in all her glory Far and away our most popular cocktail at Compere Lapin is the Andromeda.  When Ricky set our bar in motion he was determined to have an egg white cocktail be our vodka cocktail.  I will admit.  I was skeptical at first.  After three years in the French Quarter, I lost some of the fight in me to challenge guests to go outside their comfort zone. &

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The blurb on the lower left of this clip is I hope referring to my awesome transformation into Mardi Gras Glam Rock Goddess.  No?  Ok.  I know.  I need a new wig.  And I need to take better care of my voice! But I do love how my king cake fascinator looks on camera.  And I do love how this daiquiri tastes.   Watch me make it below.   Its my favorite time

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End of the year is here and I am wiped. Some personal and family stuff, but mostly just the loneliness of working in the industry. It's not always easy to put on that smile everyday, even if faking it til you make it actually does make you feel better. Sometimes it gets to me. Serving others during the Holidaze. Seeing families come together, loved ones and friends. Seeing relationships

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Yo. This is good juice. Cask strength and full of nutty raisin goodness from the oloroso Sherry butts that this rum gets finished in. Sips like a cognac. The stuff that dreams are made of, y'all. 

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Yo. This is good juice. Cask strength and full of nutty raisin goodness from the oloroso Sherry butts that this rum gets finished in. Sips like a cognac. The stuff that dreams are made of, y'all. 

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Last night I went on a Sherry bar crawl in Nola asking my #sherrybroads to pair amazing food with wine. Molly from R'Evolution called this Sherry "ethereal" so I just had to have it. A beautiful 12 year old Palo Cortado from González Byass, the Leonor is nutty with a hint of spice and an extended finish. An amber colored dream. Christine from Angeline paired it with a new fish from Chef Alex

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I am so proud to work at a restaurant with a great Sherry selection. This wine is taylor made to go with food. And our food is ideal for Sherry too! Try the conch crocettes with a Manzanilla. Or an oloroso with our steak tartar. Our curried goat with sweet potato gnocchi is crying out for an Amontillado. And don't forget the sweet stuff at the end of your meal!  Px and chocolate? To die

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There are certain cocktails that are less about the ingredients and more about the presentation.  The way the drink feels in your hands.  The proximity of the straw to some aromatic garnish.  The feel of the chilled vessel as touches your lips.  The Sherry Cobbler is one of those drinks.  The type of sherry you should use?  A dry one, like a Fino or Amontillado. &

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Aphrodite and Adonis..always in the hunt. In honor of #SherryWeek, I'd like to share my very favorite Sherry cocktail.  I was asked once what is the sexiest cocktail a guy can order from me.  Definitely the Adonis.  Its low alcohol, was featured in my favorite cocktail book, The Savoy, and its a sherrific take on a Manhattan.  Dating from that time when the Manhattan was

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I wanted to be in Red Hook today.  I wanted to go to the Barnacle Parade.  I wanted to surprise the crew at Fort Defiance and have a tiki drink with Zac Overman.  I wanted to shake daiquiris behind the bar.  But money, timing and a real bad ear infection seemed to conspire against me.  So I made this daiquiri as a whim, inspired by Cassie's, my co-worker, version with a

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My 20's in a nutshell I have another opportunity to go home to Ireland thanks to Irish whiskey!  This time it is a cocktail competition with Tullamore D.E.W.  The last time I had any experience anything from Tullamore was with a lad in the backseat of his boss's Cadillac.   Here's hoping this experience is more satisfying! Come out and cheer me on! Monday, August 3rd 2:00pm

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Those dog days of summer are here and who wants to shake and stir cocktails all night?  Make it easy on yourself and whip up these fine punches and rest your weary dogs.  Enjoy the party!  Iberian Punch Named for the European peninsula that contains Portugal, Spain and parts of France, this party drink packs its punch with wines and grape based spirits from that region. ¼ cup

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Just add gin and Campari... My friend Lee saddles up to my bar on the last day of Tales. "Abigail, can you make a Negroni?" "Is this a joke?", I snap. "I have really been enjoying them lately and I though maybe you would know how to make one." "Come here and let me kiss you, you wonderful beautiful man!" Yes, of course I can make a Negroni.  And when a riverboat captain comes into my

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My Manhattan variations  My favorite historical cocktail is the Manhattan.  This is the drink that exemplifies the cosmic shift in the universe from New Orleans to New York.  Why I dare say the cocktail’s rise to fame and glory began the day they finished the Eire Canal.  New York City becomes the most important port in America and our elders across the pond began

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