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Practicing Thrift Can Give Your Spirits a Lift

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

My playlist last night was pretty thorough.  Some new originals and some touches on old drinks.
First off I kept it simple and had 2 jiggers of Anchor Genevieve with ice shaken/strained/poured.  I was feeling a little hungry but didn’t want a full dinner since I came back late from the workplace.  I know it’s sacrilege [...]

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lemons, limes, and old favourites

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Went to Busby’s in Santa Monica to partake in some refreshments. The night wore on as follows:
The play list for me was:

Hennessy sidecar
gin and ginger ale with lime
vodka pineapple with lemon
jack and coke with lemon
then I gave instructions on how to make an El Cantarito
airplane bottle size bottle of tanqueray at the liquor store [...]

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ginger ale and airplanes.

Saturday, February 28, 2009

The Scenario
Yesterday I was fortunate enough to mix drinks for about a total of 10 people or so.  It was my first “gig” or making drinks for total strangers.  There were some interesting constraints I had to work within.  Here’s what transpired.
Priorities
The priorities were arranged as follows:

Budget.  When times are tight…
Taste.  They didn’t want to [...]

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