Archive for September, 2007
Saturday, September 15th, 2007
Bridgetown Bramble (var) Fizz
For July’s Mixology Mondays, Jeffery Morgenthaler presented a classic cocktail variation deemed The Bridgeport Bramble. Considering it’s named for the city I currently call home, I had to try it. Never content to leave good enough great alone, I had make my own changes.
The original recipe called for 1.5 […]
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
GADF Post #4, Mixmaster’s Cup
I only caught the finals of the Mixmaster’s Cup, but Imbibe has the full rundown here. The first round allowed the contestants to pre-plan and be ready to mix up something good, but where’s the fun in that? The finals were exciting in that the mystery ingredients were revealed to the contestants in […]
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Monday, September 3rd, 2007
GADF Post #3, Misc. Spirits
Gale Force Gin and Hurricane Rum, from Triple Eight Distillery, located on Nantucket. I thought the rum tasted nearly the same as Appleton V/X, but at $28/bottle is quite a bit more. Nantucket and Jamaica may both be islands, but the production costs on each are way different. The gin was nice, […]
