Tales of Grain and Suggestion
Grain and suggestion are not words you usually see in the same sentence. They were the subjects of an interesting…
Category: Whisky/Whiskey (page 6)
Italian And Not Really “Bitter” — The Amaretto Sour
In celebration of National Amaretto Day, the Amaretto Sour pays homage to this ubiquitous liqueur. The Italian word roughly means…
A Majestic Cocktail — The Royal Blood
Royalty is an odd and fascinating concept to those of us who live in countries without the formal tradition. There’s…
Et Tu, Cocktail? — The Ides Of March
The Ides of March refers to March 15. That’s the day Roman senators stabbed and assassinated Julius Caesar. In the…
Caffeine And “Green” Booze — The Irish Coffee
Today is National Irish Coffee Day, which celebrates a cocktail that doesn’t actually have green booze. In 1943 Joe Sheridan…
A Whiskey Closer — The Final Rye
Closing is important in things such as real estate (remember “ABC” from the play and film Glengarry Glen Ross —…
An Antibiotic Cocktail — The Penicillin
Just as alcohol can provide temporary relief from some conditions, e.g. sobriety (ha!), antibiotic drugs can cure all sorts of…
Dare To Be Different — The Renegade
Sometimes the word renegade has a bad connotation, e.g. the wanted man in the classic Styx song. Sometimes history ultimately…
Sine Metu — An Irish Whiskey Icon
Sine metu (Latin for “without fear”) is the motto of Jameson Whiskey. Yes, that Jameson, the most famous brand of…
So Good It’s A Crime — The Racketeer
A lot of colorful people, both real and fictional, have been and are racketeers. Meaning someone who’s engaged in an…