Category: General
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BarSmarts Advanced
Have you ever been talking with someone and had them say something along the lines of “Oh, man. You put Jeff and Dave in a room and you’ve got a party.” You know the kind of line I’m talking about. It’s rarely true, very cliche and mostly annoying. Well, get ready for one of my…
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Links and Reading List
I’ve been doing some cleaning up around the site as you’ve probably noticed. As part of this I decided to move my links and blogroll to their own page. In so doing, I’ve just gone through all my links and my RSS feed list (blogroll) culling out inactive sources and adding new. I know I’ve…
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Serious Eats – How to Conduct a Spirits Tasting
Fellow blogger Michael Dietsch of A Dash of Bitters has a great post over at Serious Eats, Cocktail 101: How to Conduct a Spirits Tasting. This post is part of Michael’s ongoing Cocktail 101 series that introduces readers to some the fundamentals of cocktail making. They’re all worth a read, but this one is particularly…
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Cinco de Mayo
Friends, Cinco de Mayo is upon us again and, while I know you don’t need help celebrating, I thought you might like some ideas on what to drink to help you celebrate. Naturally the spirit of choice that comes to mind when thinking of Mexico is tequila, so I’m going to focus this post on…
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Effect of Glass Temperature
Almost all the cocktail recipes you find, or the good ones at least, will suggest that you strain into a chilled cocktail glass. I’ve always wondered how much that really matters. I mean, you’re pouring an ice cold drink into the glass anyway, does the glass temperature really affect the end temperature? Seems I’m not…