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Ardent Spirits e-letter Ardent Spirits is a free e-mail newsletter for anyone and everyone with an interest in cocktails, bars, bartenders, distilled spirits, and beverage-related topics. To become a subscriber, just click the sign-up button in the left hand navigation bar. The newsletter immediately below this is the most recent issue.  Unless we haven't gotten around to posting it yet . . . June 30, 2008 In This Issue: The Cocktailian: The Cocktail Divide: West Coast and East Coast cocktail cultures . . . Worldwide Bartender Database:  Discounts at Astor Center for members Ardent Events Calendar June 26, 2008 In This Issue: Buy-Back: Bombay Sapphire The Cocktailian: of donkeys and sixpences and punch and judy shows.  and cocktails, of course. Hot Links to a Hat-Trick of Episodes of The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess Potent Quotables: Come Up and See My Etchings . . .  (can you say Stan Vadrna?) Bar Code: Fancy Breaking Bread together in New Orleans? Worldwide Bartender Database Ardent Events Calendar June 5, 2008 In This Issue: Buy-Back: Dubonnet Cheap Date: Bartender's Wedding The Cocktailian: Three Bartenders and a Soiree Hot Links: The Cocktail Spirit: Saturated with Sazeracs Potent Quotables: The Birth of the Manhattan Bar Code: The Rebirth of the Cosmo Worldwide Bartender Database Ardent Events Calendar May 22, 2008 Cheap Date: Hendrick's First Annual USA Bartender Croquet Competition The Cocktailian: Moonlight on the Peach Hot Links: LeNell's Cocktail of the Month Potent Quotables: Ask Alice . . . Worldwide Bartender Database Ardent Events Calendar May 8, 2008 Cheap Date: Wondrich Holds Forth The Cocktailian:  Bookie Bob's Manhattan Hot Links:  Didja Make Mint Juleps for the Derby? Potent Quotables:  Gin Palaces as described by Dickens Bar Code:  Heard of Don Lee? Worldwide Bartender Database  Ardent Events Calendar April 24, 2008 In This Issue:   The Right Gin for the Correct Cocktail Cheap Date:  B&B Turns 70! LeNell's Cocktail of the Month:  Ti Punch Hot Links: Let's Get Away from It All . . . Potent Quotables:  It's Our Fault Again, Huh? Bar Code:  Bookshelf time! Worldwide Bartender Database  Ardent Events Calendar April 10, 2008 Life Behind Bars:  Two Hours with an Old Codger Cheap Date:  with Brian Rae The Cocktailian:  The Manhattan East Hot_Links:  to all sorts of stuff this week Bar Crawl:  What a Wag Worldwide Bartender Database  Ardent Events Calendar March 27, 2008 The Cocktailian:  Singapore Sling Hot Links:  The Usual Suspect Brings Us Two New Vids--very cool, Robert. Potent Quotables:  And Then There Was Dirty Tom McAlear Bar Code:  Bar Professionals: DON'T MISS THIS! Santé Restaurant Symposium Bar Crawl:  Crawling to the James Beard Foundation Worldwide Bartender Database Ardent Events Calendar March 13 or 14 depending on how motivated we get this afternoon, 2008 The Cocktailian:  Hollywood in San Francisco LeNell's Cocktail of the Month:  Rosè the Riveter (LeNell just never quits, huh?) Hot Links: Tiki for Two-ki? Potent Quotables:  A Word or Two from Harry Johnson Bar Code:  News from the Museum of the American Cocktail Bar Crawl:  Kindred Spirits 2 (Yes, that Pacult guy has been at it again . . . ) Worldwide Bartender Database  Ardent Events Calendar February 28, 2008 In This Issue: Cheap Date:  Cointreau Caviar The Cocktailian:  NOT! Potent Quotables:  Who won themselves T-shirts? Bar Code:  A Bit of a Dilemma  Worldwide Bartender Database  Ardent Events Calendar February 14, 2008 In This Issue:   Cheap Date:  Happy Valentine's Day--A Drink for Your Sweetie The Cocktailian:  Gary Sings for his Supper--and comes up with another pink drink . . . LeNell's Cocktail of the Month:  And here's another Valentine's Day Cocktail Hot Links:  That Robert Hess guy is up to his old tricks Potent Quotables:  I'm talking a martini . . . Bar Code:  The Almond Saffron Daisy Worldwide Bartender Database  Ardent Events Calendar January 31, 2008 In This Issue: • Cheap Date: at the Astor Center • The Cocktailian: Wild Hibiscus Champagne Cocktail • Hot Links: More from DrinkBoy • Potent Quotables: The Correct Way to Stir a Cocktail • Bar Code: Jamie Boudreau • Worldwide Bartender Database • Ardent Events Calendar January 17, 2008 In This Issue: San Francisco Bartender Injured The Cocktailian:  The Silent Monks of Chartreuse LeNell's Cocktail of the Month:  Mae West Royal Diamond Fizz Hot Links:  More from Robert Hess and some great Winter Cocktail Vids from NYMag.com Potent Quotables:  Dirty Tom McAlear Bar Code:  Hats and Bartenders and Registers and Free Drinks Worldwide Bartender Database January 3, 2008 In This Issue: Cheap Date:  Slovak Bar Awards The Cocktailian:  Prince of Wales' Cocktail Hot Links:  Frostbite Cocktail Potent Quotables:  Beware the Almighty Bouncer Bar Code: Winner of the 2007 Vinos De Jerez Cocktail Competition Worldwide Bartender Database Cocktailian Calendar December 13, 2007 In This Issue: Cheap Date:  A Trip to the Palais Bénédictine The Cocktailian:  Meet Rosita LeNell's Cocktail of the Month: A New Feature Hot Links:  More from Robert Hess & the Small Screen Network Potent Quotables:  Silverman weighs in again . . . Bar Code:  New Whisky from Compass Box Worldwide Bartender Database November 26, 2007 In This Issue: Buy This Book:  We mean it.  Buy This Book Now. Liquor Cabinet Buying Guide:  From the San Francisco Chronicle The Cocktailian:  Tuscan Sidecar Hot Links:  An Interview at Seattle's Zig-Zag Cafe Potent Quotables:  From Bertie Wooster, no less . . . Bar Crawl:  Jonathan's Big Adventure TV Watch:  Bartender School on You-Tube Worldwide Bartender Database November 1, 2007 In this Issue: The Cocktailian:  Sappho, by Rafael Ballesteros, Spain Hot Links:  Another Cool Vid from DrinkBoy Potent Quotables:  Wudja believe we're quoting Genghis Kahn? WhiskeyWatch: Mixologists Snag Malt Advocate Award Time for a Serious Drink: From the good folk at, well, you'll see . . .  October 18, 2007 In This Issue: Cheap Date:  Cocktails on an Island The Cocktailian:  The Moonlight Cocktail Hot Links:  More from Robert Hess and his Cocktail Spirit Potent Quotables:  Abandon All Rank, Ye Who Enter Here Bar Code:  Ever hear of Regans' Orange Bitters No. 6? WhiskeyWatch:  Looky here at all the new American whiskeys . . . Worldwide Bartender Database October 4, 2007 In This Issue: Cheap Date:  The Cocktailian Calendar The Cocktailian:  Purgatory Cocktail Hot Links:  More cool videos from The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess Potent Quotables:  The Quintessential Bartender Bar Code:  How's Your Drink? Worldwide Bartender Database On the House with Jack Robertiello September 21, 2007 In This Issue: The Cocktailian:  The Manhattan Project   September 6, 2007 In This Issue: Michael Jackson Remembered The Cocktailian:  The White Nectar Cocktail, an original recipe from  Cocktails in the Country Cocktails from Cocktails in the Country:  Over 200 more original recipes.  Aren't we good to you? Worldwide Bartender Database: New Bartender Contact Page On the House with Jack Robertiello August 23, 2007 In This Issue: Cheap Date:  This was the Cheapest Date Ever The Cocktailian:  Cracking the Bar Code Hot Links:  More Cool Videos from The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess Potent Quotables:  The Q Guide to Wine and Cocktails Bar Code:  American Feast Cocktails Worldwide Bartender Database Ardent Events Calendar:  Still time to pack your bags for France . . . On the House with Jack Robertiello:  August 9, 2007 In This Issue: The Cocktailian:  The Interesting Cocktail Hot Links:  Cocktails on the Fly Bar Code:  Wine-Based Cocktails from H himself! TV Watch:  Great Cocktails on the Fine Living Network Ardent Events Calendar:  You can still get into the workshop in France, we believe . . . On the House with Jack Robertiello July 27, 2007 In This Issue LATE BREAKING NEWS:  Lookie Here Cheap Date:  Tales of Tales of the Cocktail The Cocktailian:  The Peruvian Elder-Sour Potent Quotables:  Problems with Pisco Bar Crawl:  Rise Up & Join the Party: Part Two Ardent Events Calendar:  DON'T MISS THIS ONE! On the House with Jack Robertiello July 12, 2007 In This Issue: Bar Crawl: Rise Up and Join the Party The Cocktailian: The Reluctant Tabby Cat Ardent Spirits for Professionals Only: Gary is as Mad as Hell . . . or is he just a little concerned about something? Hot Links to Gary's Rum article in Wine Enthusiast and to numerous episodes of The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess Potent Quotables from Cross: Let Us Prey, by Ken Bruen Bar Code: We have just the tonic for you Ardent Events Calendar On the House with Jack Robertiello June 21, 2007 In This Issue: Bar Crawl: Blackpool's Pleasure Bitches and London's Beefeater Distillery The Cocktailian: Sidecar Variation by Thad Vogler, San Francisco Hot Links: Gary's Presentation at the 2006 London Bar Show Bar Code: Rhum Clement Cocktail Challenge Winners Worldwide Bartender Database: Join now to hear about gigs coming your way Ardent Events Calendar: Tales of the Cocktail is Nigh . . . On the House with Jack Robertiello May 31, 2007 In This Issue: The Cocktailian:  The Starfish Cooler Worldwide Bartender Bulletin Bar Crawl: Fog City Revisited Ardent Events Calendar On the House with Jack Robertiello May 18, 2007 In This Issue: Cheap Date The Eclipse Cocktail Worldwide Bartender Bulletin New Feature for Members of the Database Only Hot Links to Gary’s Gin Article in the May issue of Wine Enthusiast Potent Quotables We may go to Europe for our chefs, but . . . Ardent Events Calendar On the House with Jack Robertiello April 26, 2007 In This Issue: Chuck O’Connor Memorial Shaker-Face a new feature that might just serve to amuse The Cocktailian Sazerac á la Française Hot Links Robert Hess has another episode of The Cocktail Spirit on the web. Bar Code something new from the Partida guys Events Calendar something for everyone, throughout the summer. On the House with Jack Robertiello April 12, 2007 In This Issue: Bartenders Making a Difference THIS MONDAY, April 16: come see Gary let Leo DeGroff do all the hard work behind the stick . . . Cheap Date Sidecar Heaven in Cognac, France Potent Quotables Don’t miss this quote from a darned good book.  Lots of you guys will relate to this one. The Cocktailian There's a taste of Turkey in every Praguetive: Recipe by Joe McCanta, Saf Organic Bistro & Martini Bar, Istanbul. Hot Links Cocktails on Web TV, courtesy Robert “DrinkBoy” Hess Bar Code Have a gander at what Jill DeGroff’s been up to, and take a look at some new experimental whiskeys from Buffalo Trace Events Calendar: The Cocktail Season is up and running . . . On the House with Jack Robertiello March 8, 2007 In This Issue: The Cocktailian Daytime bar crawlers find perfect setting for a Pearl Potent Quotables What makes The Glenlivet different from the rest?  Captain Smith Grant fills us in. Bar Code  World Cocktail Day; Partida Tequila Newsletter; Tales of the Cocktail 2007 Worldwide Bartender Database Recipes Plain and Fancy On the House with Jack Robertiello February 10, 2007 In This Issue: Cheap Date with the Aviation Crew Worldwide Bartender Database Jobs for them as deserves ‘em The Cocktailian It’s a two-fer: Links to two Cocktailian columns in this issue of Ardent Spirits. Ardent Spirits for Professionals Only  See what goes down when Gary gets Behind the Stick with Big-Shots Hot Links to an interview with Gary about Pisco that appeared on Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie Bar Code The Boys at BAR are gathering awards already!  And look what King Cocktail has up his sleeve . . . On the House with Jack Robertiello January 11, 2007 In This Issue: Hot Links to George Sinclair’s new web site, Wine Enthusiast article on Spiced Rum, and a San Francisco Chronicle article on Gin. We love Gin. The Cocktailian not one, but two cocktailian columns. Ardent Spirits for Professionals Only classes are filling up . . . On the House with Jack Robertiello 2006 December 21, 2006 In This Issue: Bar Star: Naren Young Cocktails in the Country: for Professionals Only On the House with Jack Robertiello December 14, 2006 In This Issue:             Bar Legend: Bartender Helen David, passes away, aged 91. The Cocktailian:  The Professor gets a lesson on Peruvian Culture Drink-du-Jour:  The Midnight Train             Bar Star: More on Junior Merino On the House with Jack Robertiello November 30, 2006 In This Issue: Cheap Date: A Night with Junior Merino Ardent Spirits for Professionals Only: Giving the Bar Away Hot Links to a podcast interview with Gary and the Restaurant Guys Potent Quotables: Twin Tales of Doctors and Gin Bar Code: The Art of the Bar TV Watch: Casino Royale? On the House with Jack Robertiello November 16, 2006 Cheap Date want the skinny on the very worst bartender in Hoboken? The Cocktailian featuring Neyah White from San Francisco’s Nopa bar and restaurant Bar Code: Miss Charming's Guide for Hip Bartenders and Wayout Wannabes Bar Crawl: Best Manhattan in Sulphur Springs Valley and the Mule Mountains of Arizona TV Watch: Did he say “single malt express”? On the House with Jack Robertiello November 2, 2006 In This Issue: Bar Crawl The Quest for the Best Manhattan in Manhattan Hot Links to The Cocktailian, and to Hot Cocktails of 2006 TV Watch send that Mojito back, wudja? On the House with Jack Robertiello October 19, 2006 In This Issue: Worldwide Bartender Database Competition win a signed copy of Joy of Mixology plus a Regans’ Orange Bitters T-shirt Hot Links to The Cocktailian, and to Ardent Spirits for Professionals Only Potent Quotables I Think that Perhaps it’s the Gin . . . TV Watch Further proof that television comes from another universe On the House with Jack Robertiello October, 2006 (Volume 8, issue 6) In This Issue: The Asparagary Cocktail Links to the latest Cocktailian Columns TV Watch Grand Marnier: The Other Bartender Shooter On the House with Jack Robertiello August, 2006 (Vol 8, issue 5) In This Issue: A Bartender Shooter for Every City Links to Various and Sundry Articles (Cocktailian, and NEW: Ardent Spirits for Professionals Only) Quips Worthy of Quoting Quickies in the Walk-In On the House with Jack Robertiello July 2006 (Vol 8, Issue 4) In This Issue: A Night in London: Another Bar Crawl for Gary London Bar Show: A Pictorial Quips Worthy of Quoting Links to Various and Sundry Articles On the House with Jack Robertiello The Screwdriver June 2006 (Vol 8 Issue 3) In This Issue: B&B&B&B&B . . . and a D: Competition Results