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By: cocktailnerd » Blog Archive » Last night’s dogbite: Chelsea Sidecar - A blog of most things cocktail and alcohol related

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:50:01 +0000

[...] Sidecar received middling to good reviews when I served it at my cocktail tastings a couple of months ago (and I was particularly pleased) so when I saw a variation in [...]

By: cocktailnerd » Blog Archive » Call to Arms: Tales from a Cocktail Party II - A blog of most things cocktail and alcohol related

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:05:34 +0000

[...] charity cocktail party went very well, from both a culinary and cocktailian stand-point, but I had quite a few learnings [...]

By: Cocktail Vibe

Cocktail Vibe — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:05:08 +0000

I’d like to promote our new website, http://www.cocktailvibe.com , in your blog. We just underwent a major revamping, and I’d like to be a regular participant in the cocktail community. Please get back to me if you are at all interested, or have any ideas on how we can bring our ears to the mouths of cocktailers online.

Thanks!

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:11:15 +0000

Well, again in full disclosure, I think the Golden Dawn doing poorly was my fault. I really screwed it up, so I’ll be trying it again. As far as the Mai Tai recipe I used the ‘Trader Vic’s’ found in ‘The Joy of Mixology’ with only one substitution since the Wray & Nephew 17-year Rum can’t be found here. I used Appleton Estate Dark instead. Here you go: http://www.cooksrecipes.com/beverage/trader-vics-original-mai-tai-recipe.html

By: Marleigh

Marleigh — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:40:20 +0000

I love the Golden Dawn! I’m sad that it didn’t come out for you—aside from sharing a name with one of my very favorite occult groups, it’s really a delightful drink.

My fondness for the Corpse Reviver #2 is well-documented, but I can see how that isn’t for everyone. The pastis tends to turn them off.

What recipe did you use for the Mai Tai?

By: The Pegu Blog

The Pegu Blog — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:02:45 +0000

[...] was looking around the other cocktail sites on the web and came across a neat post on Cocktailnerd. He’s doing a cool party for a charity auction. I offer a few of my murder [...]

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:51:12 +0000

Haha, I thought to myself after I wrote this and saw your blog, ‘I wonder what he would make of the Pegu’s rating?’. To be fair, I rated it substantially higher than anyone else and as soon as I saw your blog so singularly dedicated I knew I had to give it another try. There’s nothing in there I don’t love dearly, so I’m certainly giving it another swing.

And thanks for the tip, that’s really good advice; hence, with this crowd, I’m afraid I’ll need to make an suspension bridge of twists and cherry stems across the glass with the Martinez…

By: Doug Winship

Doug Winship — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:25:13 +0000

I can sympathize with your situation, though it also sounds like a lot of fun! One suggestion I have for the garnish is to save the fanciest garnishes for your low- to mid-range cocktails. If you do whole-hog garnish for every cocktail, everyone will focus on what you're going to do for the next round garnish-wise, and even though the drinks will be good, some of the guests will think "all style–no substance". Use the plainest garnishes for the cocktails that you are certain will get the best reaction and stand out on their own. (Oh, and you'll save some work that way too!) Of course, as the world's only Pegublogger, I was dismayed that your test rated my favorite so low! I checked the recipe you used, and respectfully submit that you ought to give Pegus another shot, with my recipe!