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David Wondrich

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    February 27, 2013

    Cocktail Nerdom: Happy Birthday John Steinbeck A Recipe for the Jack Rose Cocktail

    Today is John Steinbeck's birthday -- the novelist who wrote about our great state perhaps better than anyone else would have been 111 today. Steinbeck was a great drinker, and his favorite drink was the Jack Rose, one of those cocktails that's pure alchemy: You put in applejack and grenadine, two ... More >>

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    January 4, 2013

    Winter Drinks, Part 1: Scotch & Lime

    Like a bare tree in winter, some winter drinks are meant to be austere: dry, direct, bracing, with the sort of thrust that allows its effects to make a beeline to the belly. Certainly that's true with your basic shot, whether tequila or scotch or bourbon, but not everyone is interested in slamming s ... More >>

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    October 12, 2012

    Serious Drinking: More Punches From 1887 2 Recipes

    This week's column is devoted to alleviating election stress with a knockout punch, assisted by the great pioneer mixologist Jerry Thomas, circa 1887. Thomas was not only a talented bartender, he was a great aggregator of recipes, collecting hundreds in his Bar-Tender's Guide (reprinted in 2008 by R ... More >>

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    December 28, 2011

    Cocktail Book Of The Week: The PDT Cocktail Book A Classic Champagne Cocktail Recipe

    With New Year's Eve looming, we're forgoing our usual cookbook of the week in favor of the libation version. Not just any cocktail book, but The PDT Cocktail Book by Jim Meehan and illustrator Chris Gall, the only beverage book that made it into our Best of 2011 "cookbook" list. Yeah, we're already ... More >>

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    November 17, 2010

    Book Review: Punch: The Delights & Dangers of the Flowing Bowl

    There have been no shortage in the past few years of books chronicling the secret and not-so-secret lives of various foodstuffs: lobsters, vodka, oysters, foie gras. Punch gets its turn with the release of David Wondrich's Punch: The Delights and Dangers of the Flaming Bowl, a fascinating and styl ... More >>

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    November 17, 2009

    And the Morn Shall Be Filled with Cocktail: The Champagne Cocktail's Start 4 Cocktail Recipes

    For some, winter signifies the anticipation of ski trips and memories of Asti Spumante commercials (what a jerk!) For others, it means hard-won-physique-covering-puffy-coats and rising for work in the dark/returning home in much of the same. Here are some things to be thankful for: 1. It doesn't sn ... More >>

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    October 16, 2009

    The Hot Toddy: A Drink That Revives, Cures, and Kills

    Deborah StollHot Toddies​The Hot Toddy is the most famous of wintry drinks, which means it is typically the most poorly made. That watery sort of lemony concoction with whiskey poured into a glass too hot to hold turns out to be not all that satisfying. But the hot toddy is actually a deliciou ... More >>

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