|
||||||
|
|
No, that’s not a trick question. Sure, it’s time for an organic cocktail whenever you like. Still, if you’re looking for a thematically correct way know when to reach for your shaker, here’s a timepiece fashioned entirely from organic materials. Sprout’s strap is made of organic cottton, the dial of bamboo, and it’s powered with a mercury-free battery. Amazon.com Of [...] Cocktails tend to get named after they’ve been concocted. Yet, um, something about the label on this new organic mezcal, Enmascarado, has inspired me to create a new cocktail around an already-decided name: The Safe Word. Of course, depending on the company, you can always say it’s a play on the famous prohibition-era cocktail, The Last Word. A quick roundup today of news and ephemera about cocktails (read: I’m feeling crushing guilt that I haven’t posted in a while, so here, happy?!) Amazon says buyers of my book also dig Randy Newman. On plus side, these folks also buy a how-to sex book (mercifully unrelated to Randy Newman). Finally, a solution to the age-old conundrum [...]
Sure, Cinco de Mayo is a holiday commemorating the improbable victory in battle of a brave band of Mexican soldiers over a much larger French army in 1862. But more importantly, it’s that day of the year when Americans bail early from work to go guzzle tequila drinks at happy hour. And drink to the collective cinco-ing of our mayo. This [...] Holy smokes, I may have misjudged these folks. Okay, it’s St. Patrick’s Day, which means you’ll likely be drinking and it’ll most likely be some hue of green. Trouble is, green beer is, well, beer (often crappy beer) colored with green food coloring. Most cocktails served today also tend to achieve their emerald color from chemicals not found in nature. That’s why I’m going with [...] Imbibe magazine (the New Yorker for drink geeks) has a nifty piece about organic beers, which are experiencing the same boom in popularity and creative experimentation and expression as cocktails. The New York Times just posted a story online about some goofball health inspector recently citing Big Apple cocktail mecca Pegu Club for alleged health violations. The crime? Serving cocktails – specifically a very tasty one dubbed the Earl Grey MarTEAni – made with raw egg whites. Naturally, the New York cocktail scene is whipped up with worry that [...] Another news feature peering into the crystal ball and predicting big cocktail trends in 2010 will include organic cocktails. |
|||||
|
Copyright © 2010 - All Rights Reserved |
||||||
