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MxMo: Witches’ Garden

May 20

This is probably the best smelling syrup ever. Perhaps not the manliest. I'm cutting it pretty close on this Mixology Monday. Call it poor planning or ...poor planning? I sure cant blame it on the theme, since it was wide open to interpretation, benefiting from the broad nature of "gardens". I guess you could make

Hey That’s My Bike

Apr 1

So...Easter happened. Yeah. That was fun? It's a weird holiday; Especially if you don't have kids and aren't ("and arent?" what fucking language is this blog in?) religious (unless you count religiously day drinking on Easter Sunday). So for me it was making brunch-y egg drinks for my fiance and me while hearing our neighbor's kids

Wanderlust

Mar 9

Wanderlust. I mean, the name says it all, right? No? Ok... I've been working on this drink for a while and it seems that every time I make it, I either forget the ratios, what goes in it or simply end up calling it something different. At one time, I was cracking black pepper in

Herbalism

Dec 14

It's OK to change your mind. I mean, we do it all the time, right? Sometimes I wear different socks in the morning (I'm not just talking about color here, I mean, 1 will be an ankle sock and the other will be a barely elastic crew sock with a hole in the front big

Engine No.3

Nov 12

Some cocktails are complex. Some are very simple; Both can be great in their own way and anyone will tell you that the better the tools (the spirits, the fruit, even down to how the glass is chilled), the higher the chances of a great tasting drink. That's what we have on display here. It's

Vesper

Nov 10

Bond, James Bond. Unfortunately, in the real world, saying your own name like that to someone you just met wont ever sound as cool. In fact, I'm pretty sure you'll sound like an asshole; More so if you follow it up with some awkward, clammy handshake. Just don't. I don't have the balls to ever

Negroni

Oct 23

1 part gin [ Plymouth gin ] 1/2 part sweet vermouth [ Dolin ] 1/2 part Averna Amaro orange bitters [ Scrappy's ] Full disclosure: I don’t like Campari. If I ever get the choice, I prefer its ‘alternate lifestyle’ cousin Aperol instead. There’s a tiny bar in Chelsea Market, NYC that had this version