I thought we could all use a break from Paul Ryan and the budget shut down, so I’m going to do a bit of wine blogging. First off, Evan Dawson of New York Cork Report, my favorite wine blog, has a new book out about Finger Lakes wines that looks really good. I got a …
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Happy hour basketball thread
A lot of discussion of martinis in the threads today, so I’ll give you my new favorite recipe: five parts New Deal Gin No. 3, one part Vya dry vermouth, shake etc., with an olive. Fee orange bitters optional. Also too, saw this at the shopping center today. We are all Burkeans now, I guess.
And a good saloon in every single town
I’m sure you’re tired of us hearing us all whine about minutiae like Bobo’s new book, the comments on this blog, and nuclear radiation, so I thought I’d do a feel good post about wine. I went to a wine dinner last night where I tried wine from Pennsylvania (a Bordeaux blend), Idaho (riesling), Missouri …
Holiday wine blogging
I haven’t done any wine blogging in a while, so I thought I’d throw a lot of odds and ends together into a wine blogging post. I love to drink sparkling wine around Christmas and there are some really good cheap Spanish ones out there now. The Gran Sarao Brut Rosé Cava Penedes can be …
People living in competition
There’s an interesting debate going on at my favorite wine blog, New York Cork Report, over the value of wine competitions. These are the things that where all those wines are always winning golds and double golds, and silvers, and best in class and so on. The editors of NYCR are saying that they think …
Treacle
Although I don’t normally like this style of drink, I have to say that this is a top notch concoction. Got any good drink recipes? Treacle Makes 1 drink Adapted from a recipe by Dick Bradsell, El Camino, London. 2 ounces dark rum 1/2 ounce simple syrup 2 dashes Angostura bitters 1/2 ounce apple juice …
The most fragrant Democrat
I gave money to Bill Halter and hoped he would win, but I’m not a huge Blance Lincoln hater. That said, what the fuck is this? The Arkansas senator may be unlikely to win reelection come November, but her elegant, defiant stand against the union juggernaut in the primary has made her the thinking conservative’s …