The Martini is a classic drink that has been deconstructed, reconstructed, torn down, and slapped together...
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Mixed Drinks 102 – Getting Fancy
Up to this point, most of the drinks I’ve provided have been pretty simple and straightforward. The recipes...
Mixed Drinks 101 – Ratios
Previously, we’ve stuck to cocktails, which in the classic definition have strict requirements. Today, we’ll...
Cocktails 102 – Classic forgotten cocktails
Where do we go next? That would be citrus (for juice and zest) and liqueurs (flavored infusions - usually...
Cocktails 101
Let’s start with a definition. A cocktail is a combination of four ingredients in glorious balance: sugar,...
It’s not the destination…
This will be a recounting of some my various experiences with LSD. I don't doubt that at least some of you...
Somebody Poisoned the Water Hole!
Once upon a time at basic training. I was folding underwear with another guy whom our TI noted was adept at...
So What’s the Real Image of Put-In-Bay?
As many have commented already, Put-In-Bay is known for heavy drinking, youthful mistakes,...
Chapter 18: The Walking Wounded
One year ago today, I was stationed in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. I received my fourth anthrax vaccine. That’s...
Chapter 14 – Secretary Cohen’s “Four Points”
In December of 1997, the anthrax vaccine manufacturer was shut down and could not manufacture anything...