On Sunday we decided to make bitters. Watch out, Regan and Peychaud.
A trip to "Dual Specialty Store" on 1st and 5th yielded half of our ingredients. If you've never been here, go!
A trip to Bowery and Vine for Wray & Nephew’s White Overproof Rum yielded the other half.
We're experimenting with roots, barks, spices and rums. Specific recipes to follow, pending a taste test in a few weeks.
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Tickets for the Manhattan Cocktail Classic went on sale at midnight last night and while a few events have sold out already, there’s plenty of fun left to be had.
A cocktail party that takes up the entire New York Public Library? A double-decker party bus featuring Pisco and Cachaça cocktails? Exploring the terroir of tequila? Yes, please! The best and brightest (not to mention, thirstiest) of the New York cocktail scene will be there May 14-18.
I just got an email with a discount code, thanks to my friends over at Tasting Table. Through April 15, you can get tickets for 3 events as well as the gala for 25% off by entering TTMCC2010 at checkout. Cheers!
The Dizzy Fizz asks the question, “What is it about whisky that makes it so warming?” and gets answers from folks at Compass Box, Glenmorangie, The Dalmore and Balvenie.
Though I hope the weather breaks soon, good whisk(e)y is always in season.
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Come taste Finger Lakes Distilling products with me at Morrell & Company! Last month’s tasting was rescheduled because of the snow.
I’ll be at One Rockefeller Plaza (on 49th between 5th and 6th) from 4-6:30 pm on Friday 3/26, so you can get your weekend started early. Morrell sells the Seneca Drums Gin, the Glen Thunder corn whiskey and the McKenzie rye, but if you ask nicely, I might have a few other surprises in my bag. Hope to see you there!
photo courtesy of lickin' it
A student in our blogging class recently started a “badass ice cream blog” called Lickin’ It.
Many of you probably know that I don’t care much for sweets, but here is some ice cream I could envision finishing a meal with: vanilla bean creme anglaise, bourbon, candied pecans. Yes, please.
You have to respect a girl who tries to get her dinner date drunk with dessert.
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Come taste Finger Lakes Distilling products with me at Morrell & Company!
I’ll be at One Rockefeller Plaza (on 49th between 5th and 6th) from 4-6:30 pm on Friday 2/26, so you can get your weekend started early. Morrell sells the Seneca Drums Gin, the Glen Thunder corn whiskey and the McKenzie rye, but if you ask nicely, I might have a few other surprises in my bag.
Hope to see you there!
I have three upcoming tastings and I hope to see you there!
This Friday, 2/5 from 5:30-7:30 pm, I’ll be pouring McKenzie Rye at Crush. 153 E. 57th (between 3rd and Lex)
On Saturday, 2/6 from 2-5 pm, we’ll be mixing some Seneca Drums Gin cocktails at Union Square Wines for their annual Martini Bowl. Get jazzed up for the Super Bowl and sample over a dozen spirits featured in classic and seasonal martinis. We have a few tricks up our sleeve and we hope to be the Martini Bowl Champs this year. 140 Fourth Avenue (at 13th St.)
Keep it going on Saturday and drop by Bowery and Vine. We’ll be there from 4-7 pm, pouring Vintner’s Vodka, Glen Thunder Whiskey, FLD Cassis and maybe a surprise or two. 269 Bowery (at Houston)
Lance Mayhew, contributing spirits writer to About.com put out a piece this week on the top whiskies made in the United States. I particularly like his choices for best rye and best corn whiskey. Check it out here.
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Tonight I’m hosting a tasting for Laren Spirer, Selena Ricks and Hal Wolin. I’ll be presenting the line up from Finger Lakes Distilling.
Laren pens Sweet Blog o’Mine (gotta love a Guns n’Roses fan) and also contributes to Serious Eats, Gothamist and Savory Cities. Selena writes The Dizzy Fizz, a blog on the NYC cocktail scene that also features a great glossary. Hal is behind A Muddled Thought and is currently featuring a pretty stellar gift giving guide.
Stay tuned and I’ll let you know how it goes!
...damn right, it's better than yours
For all of you sticklers out there, this is actually a float and not a milkshake, but I couldn’t resist the title. This adult “milkshake” is delicious and ridiculously simple – 2 scoops vanilla ice cream, 2 ounces bourbon and root beer to taste. Typically I don’t care for root beer, but maybe I never had it served the right way.
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