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Ardent Spirits e-letter

Volume 9, Issue 2, February 10, 2007
by Gary Regan and Mardee Haidin Regan
© 2006 Reganomics, Inc.

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Editorial

Hi there:

Once again we find ourselves with no time to write much of an editorial, but we do have some very important news to bring to you, See below.

The gang at Ardent Spirits hopes you all have a fab Valentine’s Day, and hopefully we’ll get another issue out before we have to wish you a happy St. Patrick’s Day.

Cheers,

Mardee & Gary

PLEASE READ THIS

Due to circumstances beyond their control, Leo DeGroff and Barton Bryan have had to postpone their fund-raising event until after Barton’s trip to Africa in March. We’ll contact you again as soon as we learn when and where it will be held. (They are predicting late-March or early April.)

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

Cheap Date

Some of you might be wondering what went down at the recent bash at Painter’s featuring the luverly Charlotte Voisey, the erstwhile Simon Ford, and the sassy Miss Martha Schueneman behind the stick. Oh yes, Gary got back there, too. Well, suffice it to say we had a darned good time, raised over $400 for charity, and slurped back one or seven Aviations--the first two made with Hendrick’s and Plymouth gins, of course--gotta keep them there brand ambassadors happy, you know.

Twenty people were lucky enough to be chosen to get to Cornwall-on-Hudson via wonderfully tacky stretch lims, courtesy of Hendrick’s and Plymouth, and some people made their own way from as far away as Philadelphia then took a room at Painter’s for the night. Two people actually made it out of Hoboken to attend the event, and they, too, availed themselves of a room at the inn. And of course, lots of the good folk from Cornwall-on-Hudson were in attendance, too.

Gary is always eager to learn from other bartenders, and that night he learned something very special from Charlotte. Or was it Simon? Gary can’t quite remember which. It’s a bit of knowledge that you might want to keep under your belt, too. Bartender stuff. A tid-bit that could come in handy. Apparently, and we’ve no idea whether or not this has been absolutely scientifically proven, the face that a bartender makes when he/she is shaking a drink, is the same face that he/she makes when reaching orgasm. Hmmm . . .

Next time you’re at a bar, then, keep your eyes on that bartender when they pick up that shaker. You see some pretty strange faces on bartenders as they shake their stuff. So to speak. For instance, you should get a load of Simon Ford’s face when he’s rattling that shaker . . .

Martha, Gary, Charlotte, and Simon

(We couldn’t get a shot of Simon shaking. He was moving far too quickly. Pretty impressive, actually.)

There’s also a write-up of the event in our local on-line newsletter. Find it here

Worldwide Bartender Database

We’ve really been hitting our stride with the bartender database of late, and recently our members were the first to hear about more than a couple of plum jobs involving cocktail creation, and Brand Ambassador positions.

If you’re a working bartender and you aren’t yet in this database, you might want to think about joining now,

If you’re already a member, please think about encouraging some of your brother and sister bartenders to join up, too.

Thanks Guys!.

Join the Ardent Spirits Worldwide Bartender Database

The Cocktailian

image courtesy the good folk at quanya

Warm up with hot Tequila drink
02/02/2007

Recipe by Junior Merino, cocktail consultant, the Liquid Chef Inc., New York
"OK, I know he's allergic to glow-in-the-dark monster makeup, but you say he has allergies to two other things? You sure?" Kevin, a regular customer at the Professor's bar, is asking Frank, his friend

Order a Scorched Earth cocktail and watch sparks fly
01/05/2007

Recipe by Nicholas Hearin, the bartender at Restaurant Eugene in Atlanta.
"What the heck are you listening to, Professor?" Bobby, the bar's resident bore, is the only customer at the mahogany at present, and he's driving our cocktailian bartender a little crazy...

ASPRO

A special missive for all you pros out there. See what goes down when Gary gets Behind the Stick with Big-Shots

Hot Links

Recenty featured an interview with Gary about Pisco

Bar Code

Our good friends at (aka BAR) have been named the 2007 Industry Innovator of the Year by Cheers Magazine Go get ‘em, Guys! B.A.R. is made up of what can only be called a Dream Team: You get Dale DeGroff, Doug Frost, Steve Olsen, Paul Pacult, and Dave Wondrich all in one package. Jeez, what more could you ask for, Huh? Okay, you could ask that Wondrich put his hand in his pocket more often, but you know that that ain’t gonna happen, right?

Seriously, though, CONGRATS IN A SERIOUSLY BIG WAY to the team at B.A.R..

And what does our friend, Dale DeGroff, have up his sleeve? Lots and lots and lots and lots and lots, now you come to mention it. Details on this year’s spirits- and cocktail-related events can be found right here

On the House with Jack Robertiello

Don’t forget to visit our friend, Jack Robertiello’s round up of blogs from cocktail geeks far and wide: On the House with Jack Robertiello

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