Destiny? Fate? An excuse for every human foible? That, my friends, are just some of the things folks find when they gaze up at the night sky. Me? I have perhaps more than the average interest in astrology but I…
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She Was Afraid to Come out With the Vodka…
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She was afraid to come out with the Vodka She was as nervous as she could be She was afraid to come out with the Vodka She was afraid that somebody would see Two three four tell the people what…
Paging Professor X to the Cocktail Bar…
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Alphabetical series always have a few trouble spots and X is a biggie. I suppose I could have gone for something musical with a xylophone-inspired cocktail, but I opted to go with the other tried-and-true x-answer: x-ray. There’s seldom, if ever,…
Dreaming of Summer
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Or, well, at least the foods of summer. Especially watermelon. It was all I could think of when I saw that this week’s Alphatini was to be w-inspired and, despite the unseasonableness of the craving it just would not be…
Slow, Southern Style
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I’m sure you’ve heard the edict that proclaims white shoes after Labor Day a fashion sin so large you’ll shame 4 generations back if you break it? Frankly, I think white shoes at any time of the year only forgivable…
Good Evening, Mr. Underhill
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My main objective in this week’s Alphatini was a more-or-less savory cocktail; we’ve had a lot of sweet going on and it’s nice to mix things up a bit. Pun unintended. But we’re on the letter U and, well, I…
Dreaming of a Tropical New Year
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Because you can always dream, right? This week’s alphatini called for something fit to a tee–and I began thinking Tangerine. Namely, the tangerine liqueur we picked up in Roatan on our last cruise (which has been far too far in…
What a Way to End the Night!
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Conventional wisdom suggests that Santa Claus is a devotee of milk (with cookies), hot cocoa and a certain red-canned cola. But if you ask me, after circumnavigating the globe in one night I’d want something a little stronger to take…
Slip Into Something More Raspberry
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What, no one decided to take up the Quest cocktail challenge? That’s too bad! Maybe this week’s cocktail will be better suited for you, then, and we’ll keep it short and sweet, to boot! It’s the holidays, after all, and…
It’s Not About the Destination…
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It’s about the Quest. alternate title #1: To Shake or Stir, That is the Question alternate title #2: A Song of Fire-water and Dice But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Brainstorming for this week’s cocktail was, as I’m sure…