Tag: Hack
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Bar Foamer vs. Egg White
About a week ago Pam commented on my Pisco Sour post wondering if artificial foamers are still around. I remembered having seen some at the Boulder Liquor Mart last time I was there and figured it would be an entertaining experiment. Since I’m always willing to put my well being second in line to a…
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Science Moment – Cocktail Density
So, last night I noticed something really interesting when pouring one of my sample Singapore Slings. I mixed up the cocktail per the recipe and, although this might lose my cocktail nerd card (again), I poured the entire contents of the tin into my collins glass, ice and all. Then I noticed something truly intriguing. …
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Shaken or Stirred?
We all know the iconic phrase uttered by Bond each time he orders his, now traditional, Vodka Martini. Some of us even have friends who have ordered the drink using the phrase (yes, there was laughing, at said friend). You see Bond always wants his cocktail “shaken, not stirred”. But why? This request goes against…
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Phylogenetic Tree of Mixed Drinks
Jim Harriman of SpaghettiLogic.org has created an amazing family tree of drinks using each drink’s ingredients as genes. The result is pretty cool. Read his write up for more information. I think this kind of analysis could really be very interesting if you added some more metadata to the party. Perhaps information such as Gary…
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Lillet – Searching for a bit of extra Kina
This week’s cocktail, specifically the Corpse Reviver #2, calls for the use of Lillet Blanc. Not having any experience with this ingredient I did I bit of digging and sampling. Lillet is an French aperitif wine produced in Bordeaux. The flavor is that of a sweet fruity white wine. The fruit flavors lean primarily towards…