Sean | March 3, 2010
I felt it this morning. I thought I felt it last month, but I truly felt it this morning. Spring is coming. In Chicago there are still large piles of snow in the middle of parking lots and I’m still very appreciative of my heavy blankets at night, but there is something in the air. [...]
Sean | January 9, 2010
Just because the holidays are over doesn’t mean the fun stops. We still have several weeks of frigid temps, snow, and ice to contend with before the salvation of spring. How are we going to spend that time? I say we rub elbows with our friends over delightfully warm adult beverages.
Alpine
I’ve always [...]
Sean | December 30, 2009
High-tech tipples: The future of cocktails – New Science
There you are, sitting at the bar, faced with so many different cocktail combinations but the truth of it is you have become jaded. You’ve done the tequila shooters, sipped your share of champagne cocktails, swilled cheap gin, savored aged rum, and hoisted many shot glasses of [...]
Sean | December 24, 2009
I hear of these olden drinks in songs and literature and never really give them a second thought. Wassail, however, has always stuck in my head. I think primarily because the song is so catchy.
I went through easily a dozen variations of Wassail recipes looking for one that seemed appropriate. The historical drink was most [...]
Sean | December 20, 2009
Here is a wonderful wine that transports you to a veranda overlooking a pastoral scene with a warm afternoon sun on your face. I picked up this wine from Whole Foods because it was cheap. I wanted something cheap and unique. Toro Loco Tinto Joven (young red) fit that bill perfectly.
The wine’s scent fills my [...]
Sean | December 7, 2009
I like Beaujolais wines. They do tend to be a bit insipid but they are like a cute flirty girl that just wants to have some fun, no strings attached. There is rarely any effort needed, no trying to understand the deeper layers of the personality. What you see is what you get.
This 2007 Georges [...]
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