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Stirred, Not Shaken
I read, in one of the many things I’ve read recently regarding cocktails, that James Bond’s ordering of a martini shaken, not stirred, was his ordering the martini watered-down and being snooty about it. This shaking does. It also changes … Continue reading
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On Vermouth
My first impression of vermouth was from a bottle of Martini & Rossi’s dry vermouth which had been opened a long time ago, in a land far, far away, and then left to sit in my basement for about four … Continue reading
Blueberry Fizz
Tonight I mixed this for D., from scratch, given what we had in the refrigerator and on the shelf. In a mixing glass, muddle eight blueberries with the juice of one key lime and one teaspoon of granulated sugar. Shake … Continue reading
A Martini
A while back I picked up a new gin and some vermouth: DH Krahn and Noilly Prat. In a mixing glass, add 3 cubes of ice, then 1 oz. of Noilly Prat and 2 oz. of D.H. Krahn gin. Shake … Continue reading
Trial No. 1: Mint and Pepsi
My sister has given me a challenge: to make a mint julep without bourbon. This is quite a challenge considering that bourbon is the essential ingredient without which one does not have a julep. But perhaps we might come close … Continue reading
