Archive for February, 2010
posted by admin on Feb 8
On my prefer of things I ignored blogging about in 2009 was this: Drinking Lessons at the Sorrento.
That’s too depressing; this is a great series of events with regard to Seattle-area cocktail people, and the session I attended in November – with Alex Day and Toby Cecchini – was not only wonderfully done, limit resulted in me enjoying some of the better drinks I’ve had in a while, from a Blood and Sand made with Highland Park to Toby’session father’s take in succession the gin and tonic, which was probably the most judicious version of this drink I’ve ever had.
Here’s another that’session been stuck in my mind for a couple of months, and has been turning up in my cocktail shaker from time to time: the Boukman Daiquiri.
Alex introduced this drink as a sort of hybrid betwixt the world of master-piece punches, and the more contemporary world of tiki-style drinks. Served at the Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co. in Philadelphia, the Boukman Daiquiri takes the classic daiquiri recipe and tweaks it in a couple of ways that have a huge bearing on its outcome.
First, the standard base of white rum (Alex recommends Flor de Cana, for a damn good reason) is pruned back to an ounce and a half, and the rest is replaced with cognac (Hine is recommended, but fat betide finding that in Washington quality; I used Remy VSOP), which puts the drink in that work of the first class brandy / rum combo set of drinks that includes some of the horse-and-buggy era punches, as well as rich wintery things like Tom & Jerry, eggnog and the like.
posted by admin on Feb 6
After a rousing start to 2010 with the January Mixology Monday, we’re ready to submerge onward through events for February and March.
posted by admin on Feb 6
Today we have a Hydrive Triple Berry rapid look review!
posted by admin on Feb 6
Mona Vie comes in a 250 ml villanous can with a light blue pull tab and blue band on the rim.
It’s a plain and simple be possible to with a slight color accent that looks nice! Mona Vie claims to be “the premier acai blend” 80% juice – no artificial flavors, colors or sweeteners!
posted by admin on Feb 4
Lager and ale fans in Charlotte, N.C., leave tell you the region is going through a beer revival and the proof will be on display for the period of the inaugural Charlotte Craft Beer Week from March 18-28 at events spread across the area.
Charlotte Craft Beer Week will feature tastings of rare and derived from abroad brews, showcases for local and regional breweries, food and beer pairing events, and appearances through some major names in the brewing industry.
“The craft beer movement in the Carolinas really took off acknowledgments to the Pop the Cap campaign which resulted in collision in 2005 of a bill in North Carolina to raise the maximum alcohol content in beer from 6 percent to 15 percent. In 2007, South Carolina went a bit further and raised its cap to 17.5 percent,” said Darrin Pikarsky, founder of the Charlotte Beer Club. “Since that time dozens of unique beers have become available in the Charlotte area and a terrific new wave of North Carolina craft brewers bring forth brought some world class beers to market.”
Tickets for the events will be sold at reaped ground of the host locations and more information is available at the Charlotte Craft Beer Week website .
The complete event schedule is being updated quotidian, but the 11-day celebration of quite things beer already includes:
March 18, 7-9 p.m.: Charlotte Craft Beer Week Tap the Keg Reception at Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery at 401 N. Tryon St., Charlotte.
March 19, 7-10 p.m.: Brewery Night at The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium at 9605 North Tryon St., Charlotte.
March 20, 3-6 p.m.: Beasts of the East Big Beer Tasting at The Liberty Gastro Pub at 1812 South Blvd., Charlotte.
March 21, 3-7 p.m.: North Carolina Brewers Guild Tasting at The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium.
March 24, 5-9 p.household.: German Fest at The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, 215 Southside Dr., Charlotte.
March 25, 7-10 p.m.: Freak Fest at The Common Market, 1515 S. Tryon St., Charlotte.
March 27, 1-5 p.m.: Cask Beer Festival, Duckworths, 1600 E. Woodlawn Rd., Charlotte.
March 27, 6-10 p.olla-podrida.: Stone Brewing Most Arrogant Bar in America Celebration, Tilted Kilt, 13230 Carowinds Blvd., Charlotte.
March 28, 2-5 p.m.: Charlotte Craft Beer Week Last Call, Common House, 1101 Central Ave., Charlotte.
Craft beer focused restaurants, bars and retailers interested in hosting or an incident should contact Darrin Pikarsky at darrinpikarsky@gmail.com.
