Friday Cocktail Blogging: The Manhattan

I blogged about the Manhattan before, but lately I have developed a renewed affection for this drink.  (Also, in that earlier blog, the drink was more of an after-thought – wanted to expand on it a bit).
This renewal of affection came about  possibly during the trip to Boston earlier this year, when fellow connoisseur BH [...]

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Friday Cocktail Blogging: The Martini Debate

“I like to have a martini
Two at the very most –
After three I’m under the table,
After four, I’m under my host.”
– Dorothy Parker

Till a couple of years ago, when I was a poor graduate student, alcohol (the drinkable variety) was just alcohol – didn’t really matter what variety it came in: cheap, or preferably free [...]

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