Comments on: Poll: What do *you* want for Christmas? http://www.cocktailnerd.com/2009/02/poll-what-do-you-want-for-christmas/ a blog of most things alcohol and cocktail related Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:11:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: AlchemistGeorge http://www.cocktailnerd.com/2009/02/poll-what-do-you-want-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-989 AlchemistGeorge Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:31:55 +0000 http://cocktailnerd.com/?p=1786#comment-989 "How about glassware designed specifically for cocktails. A gorgeous 4.5 oz cocktail in a 10 oz martini glass can’t help but look sad." May I recommend you check out the Libby Mini-Martini glass? A traditional martini shape holding a walloping 3oz pour, they are quite solid - they survive either the sink or the dishwasher - and they have enough mass, enough glass that when you chill them, they stay cold for more than 30 seconds. And they are about $2 per stem delivered. We explain that (1) cocktail glasses used to be smaller (2) and that they promote 'tasting' not just drinking. “How about glassware designed specifically for cocktails. A gorgeous 4.5 oz cocktail in a 10 oz martini glass can’t help but look sad.”

May I recommend you check out the Libby Mini-Martini glass? A traditional martini shape holding a walloping 3oz pour, they are quite solid – they survive either the sink or the dishwasher – and they have enough mass, enough glass that when you chill them, they stay cold for more than 30 seconds. And they are about $2 per stem delivered. We explain that (1) cocktail glasses used to be smaller (2) and that they promote ‘tasting’ not just drinking.

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]]> By: Dan Turner http://www.cocktailnerd.com/2009/02/poll-what-do-you-want-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-987 Dan Turner Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:55:29 +0000 http://cocktailnerd.com/?p=1786#comment-987 JohnTheBastard - Oxo does make one :) JohnTheBastard – Oxo does make one :)

]]> By: Ken http://www.cocktailnerd.com/2009/02/poll-what-do-you-want-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-986 Ken Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:38:47 +0000 http://cocktailnerd.com/?p=1786#comment-986 How 'bout relaxed laws that make it easier to get our hands on a wider variety of high-quality absinthes? A mere 15 or so are currently approved for sale in the USA, while the rest of the world can get upwards of 70 (though in a sense, we're protected from the Czech-style swill by the same arcane laws, so it's a double-edged sword...). How ’bout relaxed laws that make it easier to get our hands on a wider variety of high-quality absinthes? A mere 15 or so are currently approved for sale in the USA, while the rest of the world can get upwards of 70 (though in a sense, we’re protected from the Czech-style swill by the same arcane laws, so it’s a double-edged sword…).

]]> By: Crankatator http://www.cocktailnerd.com/2009/02/poll-what-do-you-want-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-985 Crankatator Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:11:13 +0000 http://cocktailnerd.com/?p=1786#comment-985 How about glassware designed specifically for cocktails. A gorgeous 4.5 oz cocktail in a 10 oz martini glass can't help but look sad. I'd like to see smaller martini type glasses as well as bowl shaped glasses each big enough to hold one perfect cocktail. How about glassware designed specifically for cocktails. A gorgeous 4.5 oz cocktail in a 10 oz martini glass can’t help but look sad.

I’d like to see smaller martini type glasses as well as bowl shaped glasses each big enough to hold one perfect cocktail.

]]> By: drago http://www.cocktailnerd.com/2009/02/poll-what-do-you-want-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-984 drago Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:11:54 +0000 http://cocktailnerd.com/?p=1786#comment-984 How about a repeal of the inane patchwork of interstate liquor laws that can make it near-impossible to find certain liqueurs and small-batch spirits? That said, from the above list I would like the rare bitters and a better juicer. I'll definitely keep my eyes open for an Ebaloy-type next time I go to an antique show. How about a repeal of the inane patchwork of interstate liquor laws that can make it near-impossible to find certain liqueurs and small-batch spirits?

That said, from the above list I would like the rare bitters and a better juicer. I’ll definitely keep my eyes open for an Ebaloy-type next time I go to an antique show.

]]> By: JohnTheBastard http://www.cocktailnerd.com/2009/02/poll-what-do-you-want-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-983 JohnTheBastard Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:16:29 +0000 http://cocktailnerd.com/?p=1786#comment-983 @callisto23 You're still twisting your lemons? Meh. Check out this baby: http://cocktaildb.com/barwr_detail?id=123 You can see Robert Hess using one in this video: http://www.smallscreennetwork.com/video/5/the_last_word Best juicer, ever. But they stopped making them like 50 years ago. Oxo or someone needs to remake this one and market it to the masses. @callisto23

You’re still twisting your lemons? Meh. Check out this baby:

http://cocktaildb.com/barwr_detail?id=123

You can see Robert Hess using one in this video:

http://www.smallscreennetwork.com/video/5/the_last_word

Best juicer, ever. But they stopped making them like 50 years ago. Oxo or someone needs to remake this one and market it to the masses.

]]> By: callisto23 http://www.cocktailnerd.com/2009/02/poll-what-do-you-want-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-982 callisto23 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:47:20 +0000 http://cocktailnerd.com/?p=1786#comment-982 Juicers! How someone can have a bar without a decent juicer is beyond my understanding. One might as well try to get by without ice. I have found two types to be useful. The old fashioned dome shaped squeezer is great if you can find one made out of glass. The plastic ones are useless, but the hard sharp glass edges will reduce a lemon or lime to pulp in about two quick twists. No idea where they can be got, I found mine in a flea market. The glass gizmo was largely put out to pasture when I got my big shiny Mexican juicer. Labeled 'Alagande Juicer', it was sold for a while by Restoration Hardware, but I haven't seen them in a while. It uses a lever arrangement to squeeze out every drop of juice in one quick pull. Juicers!
How someone can have a bar without a decent juicer is beyond my understanding. One might as well try to get by without ice.

I have found two types to be useful.

The old fashioned dome shaped squeezer is great if you can find one made out of glass. The plastic ones are useless, but the hard sharp glass edges will reduce a lemon or lime to pulp in about two quick twists. No idea where they can be got, I found mine in a flea market.

The glass gizmo was largely put out to pasture when I got my big shiny Mexican juicer. Labeled ‘Alagande Juicer’, it was sold for a while by Restoration Hardware, but I haven’t seen them in a while. It uses a lever arrangement to squeeze out every drop of juice in one quick pull.

]]> By: JohnTheBastard http://www.cocktailnerd.com/2009/02/poll-what-do-you-want-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-981 JohnTheBastard Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:09:10 +0000 http://cocktailnerd.com/?p=1786#comment-981 I'm fairly utilitarian in my bar tools. I searched high and low to find my Ebaloy juicer, which qualifies as antique, but would be happy to dump it for something new and stainless-steel if it proved a better juicer. (Seriously, why do modern juicers suck? Juice extraction is a solved problem. There is no excuse.) On the other hand, I did buy a fancy antique nickel/silver bar spoon, mostly for the flare. I’m fairly utilitarian in my bar tools. I searched high and low to find my Ebaloy juicer, which qualifies as antique, but would be happy to dump it for something new and stainless-steel if it proved a better juicer. (Seriously, why do modern juicers suck? Juice extraction is a solved problem. There is no excuse.)

On the other hand, I did buy a fancy antique nickel/silver bar spoon, mostly for the flare.

]]> By: Joe Niedbala http://www.cocktailnerd.com/2009/02/poll-what-do-you-want-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-980 Joe Niedbala Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:14:08 +0000 http://cocktailnerd.com/?p=1786#comment-980 I think, perhaps you should have made the list of items capable of being numbered by priority, as I think many of us out in the cocktail world would love to see more of EVERYTHING! That said, I had just recently opined over at The Chanticleer Society the lack of availability in the US of such gorgeous items as bulbous bitters bottles, larger Parisienne shakers and so forth. Getting some of those into the states is a mite easier than some of the bitters products, at least from a regulatory standpoint. Of course, if you have the means, patience and skill to wade through all the Feds red tape, then please do! I will happily be a customer! I think, perhaps you should have made the list of items capable of being numbered by priority, as I think many of us out in the cocktail world would love to see more of EVERYTHING!

That said, I had just recently opined over at The Chanticleer Society the lack of availability in the US of such gorgeous items as bulbous bitters bottles, larger Parisienne shakers and so forth. Getting some of those into the states is a mite easier than some of the bitters products, at least from a regulatory standpoint. Of course, if you have the means, patience and skill to wade through all the Feds red tape, then please do! I will happily be a customer!

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