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Wow, A Visit from the Goon Squad totally rules. Not sure how it slipped past my radar when it came out, since I’m fairly certain I was still regularly reading good books back then, back before all my reading-for-pleasure time was usurped by new work responsibilities and my quiet breakfasts with a novel devolved into
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The sixth entry in the series where my wife Sabrina and I journey through the wide wonderful world of classic cocktails by crafting and drinking recipes together at our home bar. Today let’s get back to basics with the old school sour staple, the Whiskey Sour. Recipe: If adding the egg white, dry shake all
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The fifth entry in the series where my wife Sabrina and I journey through the wide wonderful world of classic cocktails by crafting and drinking recipes together at our home bar. Today let’s get tropical with the delicious and sometimes controversial Painkiller! Recipe: Add all the liquids to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake
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Last night I moved from the bed to our couch in the family room because I was loudly snoring and wouldn’t stop and I kept waking up Sab. I fell into a half-sleep out there pretty quickly, and at some point while I was half-sleeping, Sab came out and gave me a kiss on the
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The fourth entry in the series where my wife Sabrina and I journey through the wide wonderful world of classic cocktails by crafting and drinking recipes together at our home bar. Today let’s get our lime on with the simple and brilliant Daiquiri! Recipe: Add all liquids to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until
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Let’s take a break from all the booze talk for a minute and discuss another kind of beverage that I appreciate: healthy ones. Indeed, despite my utmost respect for a good personal vice, I also do put a fair amount of focus on my health (except when I don’t), and this includes exercise, healthy meals
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The third entry in my series where my wife Sabrina and I take a journey through the wide wonderful world of classic cocktails by crafting and drinking simple versions of classic recipes together at our home bar. Today, let’s see how we like the gin and juice combo in a Bronx Cocktail. Recipe: Shake all
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This is the second entry in the series where my wife Sabrina and I take a journey through the wide wonderful world of classic cocktails by crafting and drinking simple versions of the recipes together at our home bar. Today, let’s dive into the Boulevardier! Recipe: Stir all the liquids in a mixing glass over
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This is the first entry in the series where my wife Sabrina and I take a journey through the wide wonderful world of classic cocktails by crafting and tasting simple recipes together at our home bar, starting with the beloved Negroni. Here’s a more detailed description of my thought process and plan of attack.
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I remember seeing the video for Rusted Root’s “Send Me On My Way” on MTV back in the early/mid 90s, around the time the album “When I Woke” was released. I would have been a freshman or sophomore in college, and I recall it being a very dichotomous initial experience. First, I was mildly repelled