I recently was extended the opportunity to join the team of talented booze-y bloggers and writers at Bar None Drinks and am proud to be included in this wonderful spirits community. Doctor’s orders from Dr. Bamboo himself kept pressuring me to get out while I had the chance; he’s been locked down by ball and [...]
Archive for August, 2010
My First Column on Bar None Drinks
August 26th, 2010 
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Tags: Absinthe, Absinthe Mata Hari, Bar None Drinks, Dr. Bamboo 
No Comments »If You Were a Cocktail, Which Would You Be?
August 23rd, 2010 admin And we’re considering cocktails anything from beer to wine to whiskey on the rocks or carefully crafted concoction. This is the question I posed to the office today and I was pleasantly surprised by their answers. Boss Steve: Cocktail: NegroniWhat’s in it:1 oz Aperol1 oz sweet vermouth1 oz ginWhy: The first time I had this [...]
Return Uncorked Wine Bar in West Hartford, CT
August 18th, 2010 admin A little over a month ago, SJ posted a recap of our trip to Uncorked: A Wine Tasting Bistro in Blue Back Square in West Hartford, CT. I returned to the bar last night after a delightful meal at the new sushi place in town – here are my two cents. When we went to [...]
Bohemian Bay Breeze
August 17th, 2010 admin My taste buds are looking for something tropical today in the aftermath of National Rum Day (8/16). My Twitter feed was on overload yesterday with the likes of Mai Tais, Daiquiris (of the classic and frozen varieties), and Pina Coladas. Today I’m shifting gears and playing with a different base spirit, absinthe. Specifically a Bohemian-style [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Absinthe cocktail recipe, Absinthe Mata Hari, Bohemian Bay Breeze, tropical drinks No Comments »Are you the next MxMo host?
August 12th, 2010 admin Smoke signals figuratively traveled across my computer screen yesterday when I saw Paul Clarke’s ‘SOS’ on my iGoogle home page — the search has begun for a Mixology Monday host at the end of August. It seems MxMo has been on a summer vacation of sorts and is picking up steam again as it heads [...]