spritz
Tonight, I realized that while inebriated, I put my collection of favorite D&D dice in the "Secret Drawer" of our dining room table. A small drawer that opens on one side. So Pamela named our nightcap after that. Thought the dice were missing for days. Gin,
In theory, I might start sharing some playlists here, and here's a rare find. Someone took it upon themselves to smash Aphex Twin and Boards of Canada into the same mix, and it's pretty delightful. Chill, a little ominous, and slightly introspective leaning.
Hockey. And a Meyer Lemon Bee's Knees. 2 oz gin 0.75 oz honey syrup (1:1 sugar to water syrup) 0.75 oz Meyer lemon juice Shake really hard for about 25 seconds. Strain into a 6 oz or less cocktail glass. Garnish with Meyer lemon oil
Wine
Whole Foods sometimes carries gems for wine, promise. This is not quite that, but is a good wine, worth the price, and pairs well with food, especially roasted meat, rich stews. Grapes - Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca
cocktail recipe
Continuing along with Philip K. Dick's Ubik and the Peloton as far as accountability goes! Did some of my reading while I sipped on this Southside variant, Amaro Cetriolo, which translates to Bitter Fool or Bitter Cucumber.
journal
This is just a quick way to catch up and set the tone. 1 - Accountability, maybe, for some things I want to turn into habits. Those things are reading, as mentioned elsewhere, healthy behavior and mindfulness, and tracking the curated way I approach beverages. 2 - Weekly work on
cocktail recipe
The name is simply Bitter Fool in Italian, but fool and cucumber share the same word from what I can tell. This is a riff on the Southside cocktail - normally gin, lime, simple syrup, mint - incorporating more bracing bitterness from Amaro Nonino and using some cucumber - mint
cocktail recipe
4 parts juice 3 parts granulated sugar 1 part water Process 1. Juice away! I tend to find this works best with pretty juicy fruits, veggies, and things of that nature. I suppose a decarbonated cola or even coffee could work. Strain. You'll just make more work for
Seth
Literally... So here's a map of the plan. 1) Cocktails, weekly, ish, just straight up a recipe with some words about the products used, the inspiration, etc. 2) Some long form stuff about cocktails, spirits, events, ideas, Martini month making a post everyday that's Martini adjacent,
A healthy public media environment leads to transparency in government, better communication, and overall better outcomes for citizens. I strongly believe in Michael's idea here, of donating to local public media in the current political climate. This is the kind of stuff I'm bringing back the
mixed fermentation
Fermented with local muscadine grapes (North Carolina being where Fonta Flora is from). Delicious stuff. I highlight it only to really make this early post series include a mixed fermentation ale. Some of my favorite stuff to drink is mixed fermentation experiments from Is/Was, Scratch Brewing, Afterthought, Sundial, Off
Wine
This one's going to have to remain vague. While I'm friendly with the Lobo staff because of work (go enjoy the last month or two of Outside Voice, Hopewell's Extra Pale Ale, on draft at both Pizza Lobo locations), I didn't pry