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Bar Protocols

2008-09-24T18:29:35Z

I think a lot of scientists like to cook. Cooking is like an experiment – you start with a bunch of stuff and transform it into something else that you want. And when you’re in a lab, especially when you’re new to it, one of the first things y...

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Friday Happy Hour -- The Sazerac

2008-09-06T02:30:19Z

Now, I’m usually not much of a whiskey drinker unless it’s a finger of good scotch at the end of the night. Me? I tend to gravitate towards gin and tequila. The Beloved, on the other hand likes her whiskies, preferably bourbon. But I’ve de...

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Happy Hour Nightcap Edition: Homemade Limoncello

2008-07-23T15:33:41Z

I know that there’s a lot of parents out there that say, “Happy Hour!?!? Are you crazy??? I’ve got no time for happy hour – dinner has to get on the table, and the kids need to do their homework, et cetera…” Well, hopefully, everyone gets to tha...

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QotD: Favorite Time of Day -- Easiest. Answer. Ever.

2008-06-28T02:17:52Z

What's your favorite time of day and why? Well, that’s such an easy question, it hardly bears answering. My favorite time of the day is: Happy Hour!! Tonight, the Beloved is enjoying a zanahorita, and I’m prepared to enjoy a tall, cool tequila...

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Special Thursday Happy Hour – Hot, Dirty and Bleu

2008-05-23T00:02:52Z

It’s a holiday weekend, so why not start a little early, right? A couple of weeks ago, while we were at Lola in Cleveland, we tried one of their signature martinis -- Hot, Dirty & Bleu -- and really enjoyed it. So, continuing the apparently recu...

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Friday Happy Hour: The Zanahorita

2008-04-25T22:07:01Z

Ok, I have a confession. I make a crappy margarita. What’s that you say? You live in San Diego, 30 miles or so from the border – you of all people – with your love of cocktails and spicy Mexican food this should have been something in your arse...

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Friday Happy Hour: Agent Orange

2008-03-15T01:23:39Z

When I was in my 20s, and you were at a wedding reception (and we're going to one this weekend...) and wanted to get a mixed drink, it was a screwdriver. It was easy and tasty, but it hardly conveyed any sense of sophistication. It's the defaul...

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Friday Happy Hour: The Chelsea Sidecar

2008-03-01T01:54:04Z

Note: Apparently, I’m starting a series of some of my favorite drinks using my favorite cocktail shaker. The Sidecar is a one of the earliest known cocktails – thought to have originated in Europe around the end of the First World War. The class...

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Tao-tini

2008-01-24T02:52:19Z

I like a good drink every now and then(1). This past Christmas, I mentioned that The Beloved gave me a sleek new cocktail shaker, and Mello suggested that I post any new drink creations. I’ve been meaning to post this one for a couple of weeks....

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117-15-39 x 32-56-31

2007-09-26T17:05:12Z

So, I received a belated birthday present the other weekend that was a set of longitude and latitude values, a bottle of champagne with two flutes and two canvas fold-up chairs (that come in their own little tube that makes them easy to carry). ...

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