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Listen very carefully, please: By the time you read
this I will be nursing a finely-tuned hangover brought on by the book party for
Jim Meehan's book,
The PDT Cocktail Book.
In my 'umble opinion,
The PDT Cocktail Book is the best book of its kind to hit the shelves
in the twenty-first century. The very best. Bar none.
Here, then, is a chance to buy a couple of dozen copies of this masterpiece, and
get your holiday shopping out of the way in one fell swoop.
You'll be saving time, and you'll be guaranteeing undying gratitude from your
nearest and dearest.
The illustrations, by the way, are absolutely priceless.
Well done, Jim. You are one fabulous bartender, and I'm proud to call you
friend.
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Scuppered
Last week we asked you to submit your
thoughts on the name we give to the part of the bar, close to the bartender,
where drinks are usually assembled. The response was tremendous, and we'll
be bringing you the email that we consider to be the best on the subject soon.
Promise.
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Dear Discerning Drinker,
This week's digital CLASS magazine is now live and contains
the following:
* The fall of the Berlin wall; an asteroid heading to earth; the iPod's 10th
birthday and the internet's 21st: drink our Cocktail of the Day
* Three new bars worth visiting in Berlin
* Suntory whisky cocktails demonstrated by Tokyo's Takayuki Suzuki
* Alcohol in Medicine: a retrospective by Alex Kammerling
* Coverage and recipes from the Angostura Global Cocktail Challenge, held last
week in Glasgow
* Lukas Jehlicka, from London's newest hotel, the Corinthia, demonstrates
Bassoon bar's signature Negroni
* A profile of the Zetter Townhouse, winner of the CLASS Best Hotel Bar 2011
Award
* Mahiki coconut liqueur and 12 other products, in our Spirited Reviews section
* We dip into the archives with Dick. It's Mr. Bradsell on Margaritas, from 1998
* An amazing nosing glass we've come across
* A trip to St Lucia
to visit its eponymous rum distillery
Cheers, Simon Difford
read it
here
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Our Drink du Jour column is sponsored by the good folk at
Liquor.com, and we think that you're going to enjoy what they're bringing to the
party.
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Here's where we bring you links to boozey stories from all
over the place (and where we've placed a picture of Harry Craddock, author of
one of the world's most important tomes, The Savoy Cocktail Book)
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The Virtues Of Gin Twist
The following peom was sent to me some time ago by a friend who thought I might
appreciate it. I did.
GIN TWIST.
Scott, Byron, and Campbell,
Crabbe, Rogers, and Moore,
With of Cockneys and Lakeites a list I've printed;
but, alas! their productions are poor,
Compared with the lines on gin twist.
The spirit that breathes through those verses admired,
Dispersing of dulness the mist,
Evince that their author was truly inspired
By his glorious subject, gin twist.
With rapture I read when they first met my sight,
Nor once felt inclined to desist,
Till I'd swallowed (in fancy, I mean,) with delight,
A full alehouse quart of gin twist.
Twas a vision, and soon I awoke all forlorn,
And exclaimed (with raised eye and clenched fist),
Ah ! where have I lived ? and oh! Why was I born?
Since I can't make a jug of gin twist.
Now Christmas is coming, when care turns his back,
And frolicsome lasses are kissed;
How loud were each laugh, and how hearty each smack,
If I knew how to make this gin twist.
On the brow of a friend should a frown but arise,
How easily then 'twere dismissed
With "cast off all clouds, pleasure
seize as it flies, And here take a drop of gin twist."
Then should some good fellow the secret possess,
And me with his knowledge assist,
May he never experience the cutting distress,
Of longing in vain for gin twist.
H. L. B.
The Mirror of literature, amusement, and instruction, Volume 1
edited by John Timbs, 1823
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Alcedemics
Camper English is a San Francisco-based
freelance writer and
consultant who
specializes in cocktails and spirits, with a touch of travel thrown in.
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Arthur Shapiro's Booze Business Blog
Our old friend Arthur Shapiro spills some fabulous booze-related tales on
his blog, Booze Business. Go pay him a visit.
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Art of Drink
Art of Drink was spontaneously created in
October 2005 as a way to document information on all things drink related.
Currently Art of Drink is ranked among the top, if not the top, cocktail
blogs on the Internet.
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thebarkeeper.com
Don't forget to pay Uncle Brian a visit at the barkeeper. This guy has stuff
on his blog that you'll never find anywhere else in the world. Don't say we
didn't tell you.
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Bay Area Spirits is
the David-vs-Goliath blog that focuses on craft distillers and artisanal,
handcrafted and hard-to-find spirits and cocktails.
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Booze
for Thought is a blog by Charles Hardwick that's based on the belief
that the best garnish for a great cocktail is a good story. And
Charles tells a good story.
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The Cocktail Chronicles
The Cocktail Chronicles is updated somewhat
regularly by Paul Clarke, a Seattle-based cocktail enthusiast . . . I’ve
taken the “roll your own” ethic of
David Embury to
heart, spending countless hours reading about, mixing and studying an array
of cocktails, with a special emphasis on early- and mid-20th century
classics.
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The Cocktail Guru
Wanna See What Jonathan Pogash is Up To This Week? Go worship The
Cocktail Guru.
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Drinks Ink Blog
Wherein a sharp-tongued boozehound (Jack Robertiello) shares what he thinks
about what he drinks, among other things.
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"Fork & Shaker
is a metaphor for two of my great passions in life –food & drink. Maybe this
site will make you thirsty. Maybe it will make you hungry. Maybe it will
show you that the world of cocktails and other fine libations can be found
all over the world. But if it does nothing more than help you appreciate all
that is beautiful and unique when the crossroads of food and drink meet,
then that will make me very happy," Naren Young.
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Good
Spirits News reports on the latest trends in mixology from around the
world. reviewing spirits, liqueurs, and bitters, the best new spirited
publications, bartender competitions, and cocktail events. The site
also includes interviews with the likes of gaz regan, Paul Pacult, and Dave
Wondrich. to name but a few.
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Jeffrey Morgenthaler
writes about bartending and mixology from Portland, Oregon.
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The
Jerry Thomas Project
is the re-creation of all of Jerry Thomas' cocktails from Jerry Thomas'
Bar-Tenders Guide: Receipts for Mixing in their purest form.
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The Liquid Muse
was launched in 2006 by Natalie Bovis, a cocktail book author, freelance
writer, and mixologist. With 20 years experience in front-of-the-house
hospitality, Natalie now shares her favorite cocktail bars, spirits, and
wines from around the world via her website, radio, video, and television.
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Professor Cocktail is the not-so-secret identity of David J. Montgomery,
professional book critic by day and amateur cocktailian by night.
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Spirits and
Cocktails by Jamie Boudreau. Jamie’s
thirst for cocktail minutia is infamous, and if conversation turns to a
subject that he is unsure of, you can be assured that he will research
it as soon as possible. He has a love for the classics, but at the same
time is always looking for new, exciting ingredients with which to try
out new recipes.
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Spirits Review
Reviews of booze, books, and barware. Also 4,500+ links, 400+ RSS feeds and
extensive "Adventure" section chronicling adventures in alcohol in various
forms. "We aim to be the google of booze"
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