The Brainstorm
Guest post by Michelle Wiener, a great friend and fellow writer who I encourage you to follow here and here Some people have a gift. They can create glorious cocktails and have a knack for dressing up...
View ArticleThe World’s Greatest Rye Perfect Manhattan
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Rye Perfect Manhattan I Rye used to be implied When ordering Manhattans Bourbon’s bastardized that, but it’s ok, bourbon; I love you, too. II I like to surprise people By...
View ArticleThe Month-Old Manhattan (Day One)
Damn you, St. Louis! Damn your exploding cocktail scene, three-and-a-half years after I move away. Damn you and your 150-libations-long cocktail menus and your Tales of the Cocktail award noms, your...
View ArticleThe Month-Old Manhattan (Day 35)
Time moves more slowly in Canada. I move more slowly with child. Put ‘em together and what’ve you got? A 35-day month, but one that’s worth the wait, for at the end of it lies the Month-Old Manhattan....
View ArticleThe Porchtime Sipper
When I picture my perfect Memorial Day — meaning the Monday proper, after most of us have had our share of barbecue beers and whatnot — what I’d really like to do on that day is sit on a porch, in a...
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