Month: September 2014
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Review – Proof: The Science of Booze
Guest post by Elisabeth, Cocktail Hacktress in training. Reese recently passed me a book to read entitled Proof: The Science of Booze by Adam Rogers. Being a little bit of a bookworm, I picked it up and started reading almost immediately. Proof follows the story of alcoholic beverages from a scientific perspective. The book can…
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NPR: Distillery Cats
This story made me smile and think about my two “mousers”*. Â I love the idea of a distillery cat…but the thought of a constant flow of dead mice is a little off-putting. *We have to use the quotes since they haven’t caught a mouse, but I’m certain that’d they’d very much like to try. Â Although,…
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Review – Landy VSOP Cognac
Cognac is a classic cocktail staple and Landy is a strong contender for the only Cognac I need in my bar at all. Â Landy has a light amber hue but the nose is where it really starts to get interesting. Â Stone fruits and specifically black cherry are the stars with vanilla, maple and spice notes…