Ardent Spirits e-letter
BUMPER COCKTAIL EDITION
Volume 9, Issue 14, September 6, 2007
by Gary Regan and Mardee Haidin Regan
© 2007 Reganomics, Inc.
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Michael Jackson Remembered
The world lost a great man on August 30 when Michael Jackson, the man who almost
singlehandedly saved the world's craft brews from extinction, brought single
malt scotch to the attention of the planet, and paved the way for all modern-day
beer and spirits writers, died of a heart attack at his London home. He
will, indeed, be missed by millions, and his tireless work will not be
forgotten.
One of our favorite personal memories of Michael took place at the Beard House,
circa 1992, when he was presenting a single-malt pairing dinner that Mardee and
Gary attended. Gracious as ever, Michael introduced Gary, telling the
assembled mass that, although Gary was English, he hailed from Lancashire, not
Yorkshire. Michael was a Yorkshire man, and as you probably know, those
two counties fought each other in the Wars of the Roses (1455 - 1487). The
battle, albeit good naturedly, continues today.
"Yes, we were the one who won those wars, weren't we, Michael," said smart-ass
Gary from his seat.
"Yes you were, Gary" said Michael, "Of course you did have to employ the entire
country of Wales to do it . . ." said Michael.
Michael never missed a beat.
God bless you, Michael Jackson. Save some room for us at that great
stretch of mahogany in the sky. It will be our round.
Here's a link to the
San Francisco Chronicle's September 3rd
article about Michael. Click
here.
The Cocktailian
image courtesy of the good folks at
quanya
The White Nectar Cocktail
8/17/07
I've been conducting bartender workshops for almost seven years and I've learned
much from the professionals who have taken the time to attend them. My
methodology has changed completely, for instance, and I now have a far better
understanding of how to mix and match ingredients than I did when I kicked off
the program in 2001. It's been a very interesting journey . . .
Cocktails from
Cocktails in the Country
Here's a Brand New On-Line Cocktail Recipe Book for
you, and it's packed with over 200* original recipes that were created this year
at Cocktails in the Country. Pretty nifty, huh?
Here are just a few of the people who
helped put these drinks together:
Neyah White,
Nopa,
San Francisco, CA
David Ismael Abasta,
Chocolat,
West Hollywood
CA
Jim Meehan,
The Pegu Club,
New York, NY
Nicholas Gray Hearin,
Restaurant Eugene,
Atlanta,
GA
H. Joseph Ehrmann & Eddie Bustos,
Elixir,
San Francisco, CA
John Deragon,
Death and Company,
New York, NY
Jacques Bezuidenhout,
Harry Denton's Starlight Room,
San Francisco,
CA
Stephen Craig Seibert,
AMADA,
Philadelphia,
PA
Frank Crespo,
Gramercy Tavern,
New York, NY
Miguel Aranda,
Aces Bistro , Astoria, NY
Aaron Matthew Price,
Maker's Mark Bourbon House & Lounge,
Louisville,
KY
Lynnette Marrero,
Freemans,
New York, NY
Nicholas Kindelsperger,
LeNell's, Brooklyn, NY
Ronald Joseph,
Vig Bar,
New York,
NY
Marcovaldo Dionysos,
Tres Agaves,
San Francisco,
CA
Adam DelGiudice,
Devin
Tavern,
New York,
NY
Jennifer Colliau,
The Slanted Door,
San Francisco, CA
Jackie Dushaj,
Shadows
on the Hudson,
Poughkeepsie, NY
John A. Byrd,
Alchemist Restaurant & Lounge,
Jamaica Plain, MA
Not a shabby bunch, right??
Apologies to all the students that we didn't have space to include here.
Except for you, Phillip.
Wanna See the Book Now?
Click Here
*It looks as though there are way more than 200 recipes in this book, but
that's because each recipe is posted a few times under the chapter for each
ingredient used in the drink. So, if a recipe calls for bourbon and two
liqueurs, for instance, it gets posted three times. We count 215 original
recipes.
Worldwide Bartender Database
If you haven't joined yet, you won't know about the gigs we're letting our
members in on, will you?
You might want to join now so you don't miss the next issue
of the Worldwide Bartender Bulletin.
Join the
Worldwide Bartender Database
Wanna see where some of our members work?
Robert, our intrepid webmaster, worked long and hard to make
it easier for you to find friendly bars in lots of different cities in the USA.
Wait till you see what he did.
Click
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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