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 order...
Day: June 21, 2010
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, an...
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...
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...