08.08
This isn’t a cocktail post. This is a post about two cocktail sites I thought were worth mentioning. Of course there are many more worth reading but these were two I happened to read today.
The first is Mixology Monday. The conceit is that once a month, on a Monday, a “host” choosed a theme for the day (for example, “Vodka is Your Friend“). And then various bloggers around create posts related to that theme. In their own words:
Got a blog? Great — on or before the next scheduled Mixology Monday, simply put up a post on your blog related to that month’s theme. Most people like to post a cocktail recipe, others explore the ingredient with in-depth tasting notes, still others have written long meditations on the theme. Do whatever you like (as long as you keep it on the topic and in the spirit of the event); just have it up by the end of Mixology Monday, then notify the host via e-mail or in a comment on their blog…
Simple enough. Rob and I haven’t played along on this one (even this much structure is challenging for us) but perhaps we’ll keep an eye on it in case any of our experiments happen to coincide with the monthly theme.
The second blog worth mentioning is Two At The Most. In addition to having some great posts and recipes (I, for one, will be whipping up a Campari Dolce soon), its name has a shared origin with the name of this blog. The author, Stevi Deter, lives on the west coast in Washington. Steve, if you’re ever in the SF Bay Area we’d love to have you over for a drink.
No related posts.
This isn’t a link to a blog about cocktails, but rather, to an article about drinking that I think is appropriate to your work here: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10558. This article includes Lord Admiral Edward Russell filling an outdoor fountain with 250 gallons of brandy, 125 gallons of Malaga wine, 1,400 pounds of sugar, 2,500 lemons, 20 gallons of lime juice, and 5 pounds of nutmeg and partying until it was all gone.
Bartenders in rowboats? Now that would be something to see. But 400 gallons of liquid isn’t quite enough liquid, methinks, to float a rowboat. But sounds like quite a party.