Ask Your Fortune — The Magic 8 Ball
Answering important questions (and not so important) questions with twenty possible answers, the Magic 8 Ball is a toy that…
Category: Amaro/Amari
Meaning “bitter” in Italian, amaro (amari is plural) refers to bittersweet herbal liqueurs consisting of a base spirit, bittering agents, flavoring agents, and a sweetener.
Better Mental Health — The Therapeutic Agent
Therapy can be extraordinarily helpful and meaningfully improve some people’s lives. I’m not saying a Therapeutic Agent will improve your…
Evening Cocktail — The Ce Soir
French for this evening or tonight, most Americans who don’t speak French probably know the phrase “ce soir” from the…
Stimulated, Muscled, Or …? — The All Jacked Up
Is someone really excited? Is someone seriously muscled? Is someone or something really FU as in the old military acronyms…
Rodney Dangerfield Cocktail — The Shade Thrower
If you took the late comedian and actor Rodney Dangerfield at his word, he never got any respect. No respect…
“Fishy” Summer Sipper — The Salmoncito
Salmon in a cocktail?! Not really. There’s no salmon or fish of any kind in the Salmoncito, which roughly translates…
B Is For Bravo — The Boulevardier
The Boulevardier was an English language literary magazine in Paris in the 1920s. Erskine Gwynne, the editor, was a loyal…
Cocktail Friend — The Old Pal
Do you have a friend you’ve known for much of your life? Many people do. If you’re one of them,…
Pirate Queen — The Grace O’Malley
Imagine a pirate. Most people picture a man. Grace O’Malley was a notable exception. Known as the “Pirate Queen,” in…
Individual and Internal — The Rhythm and Soul
Everyone has a soul. Some of us have rhythm, some don’t (my sense of rhythm is questionable). Describing it as…