Beer Bash – Small Chance of Success
It is hot! Damn hot here in the Big Apple and it wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t so sticky-humid as well and being from So. Cal. I find humidity to be downright awful. So what is one to do to temper...
View ArticleNegroni Nirvana – “You can never have too many OO’s …”
Kudos to any proud parent who gets the reference. While you can never have too many “OO’s,” you can also never have too many a Negroni variant and so we are back today with a late addition to Negroni...
View ArticleMxMo LXVI (“Bein’ Green”) — Going green … well, sorta
Leave it to Fred, clearly in charge in his new role as King MxMo to keep us on track for regular MxMo themes … and leave it to us to realize that we are late in participating. Oh well, we press on and...
View ArticleHelloooo … anybody … are you out there?
Ah, the holidays bring us joy, cheer and a chance to reflect on what has past and what lies ahead. Sitting here today, writing the first post in the past few months, I find myself torn between two...
View ArticleA Manhattan Project? Let’s cast off for some rummy fun …
It is almost as classic as Bogart and Bacall … when does a drink stand on its own or be deemed a riff on a classic? I’ve long thought that a drink is a drink and stands on its own two feet in the same...
View ArticleThe 2 Cents Cocktail Redux – Ok … so I @ucked up!
Yes, I admit it. I %ucked up! Would that be enough I would still feel as though something was off. Is it a hanging offense, probably no. Am I taking greater pains in my future “recreates” to be as...
View ArticleThe Martinez On My Mind — Simple, elegant and damn tasty
We all, with great fondness, remember our first. So many “firsts” are washing their way through my memory as I type, but one in particular stands out. The date was November 2007. The location was...
View ArticleThe Martinez On My Mind — One small change for mankind
Off to a good start we are and what a truly lovely, and inspiring classic drink to be focusing on. Today’s post is short and sweet; we are going to do two tweaks to the base recipe presented in our...
View ArticleWarm Weather Drink Challenge: I swear it was …
… warm weather! I swear! Literally a day or two ago we were in the 70’s, it was clear skies and I was thinking, damn, I love my balcony. Now … it is back to being cold, damn cold weather in the Big...
View ArticleMxMo LXXXV (“Aw Nuts”) — My typical state of mind …
You have got to be kidding me? I know we’ve been on a hiatus and doing our best with a renewed push at re-launching our efforts but has it really been a nine month absence from MxMo?...
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