Death Valley’s Little Brother

A new whisky/espresso bar in Waterloo is opening up, just at King and Bridgeport. Sounds like a refreshing new idea in K-W. Also, they have a jackalope as a mascot. However, they’re a little coy about their hours of operation: We’re open most days about 8 or 9, occasionally as early as 7, but some […]

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Alan Richman’s Rules for Wine Tasting

Image via Wikipedia Rule Number One: Try Not To Be An Asshole. Really. Our correspondent tastes wine in Burgundy and Chateauneuf-du-Pape and comes home with five rules for behaving in a professional manner. Also, one family secret, one confession, and one startling statement Alan Richman’s Rules for Wine Tasting: Alan Richman: GQ Related articles Two […]

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My Mai Tai

A Trader Vic mai tai, straight from the book. Remember, the only fruit juice in a mai tai should be lime. Yes, well, there should be a pineapple spear, a maraschino cherry and a sprig of mint, but I didn’t have time or inclination to garnish.

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Savoy Guide A-Z: X.Y.Z. Cocktail

Savoy Guide A-Z: X.Y.Z. Cocktail – Uploaded by Zuckervati. – 1/4 lemon juice – 1/4 Cointreau – 1/2 Bacardi rum Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. BTW, a nice variation is as follows: Ex-Why-Zed – 1/4 lime juice – 1/4 Creole Shrub – 1/2 Havana Club 7 year rum – 1 dash Fee Bros. […]

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