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The PDT Project: 212
April 20, 2012
  Aisha Sharpe and Willy Shine, the founders of Contemporary Cocktails, created this refreshing springtime...
Forest Feast: Citron Rosemary Fizz
April 16, 2012
Soak citron (I used Buddha's hand, aka "fingered citron") in vodka for 3 days. Strain....
The PDT Project: #3 Cup
April 13, 2012
The #2 drink in the PDT Cocktail Book is the #3 Cup. If you like...
The PDT Project: #8
April 6, 2012
  "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao-tzu And...
Happy Hour: The Westie Cocktail
April 3, 2012
“The [Westies are the] most savage organization in the long history of New York street...
The PDT Project: An Introduction
March 30, 2012
It’s been a while. I never really intended to stop writing, it just kind of...
Happy Hour: The Boulevardier
February 28, 2012
“Made of Win” Bourbon is one of my favorite spirits to make and drink cocktails....
Forest Feast: The Skylonda Cocktail
January 30, 2012
This is my new favorite winter cocktail to drink in our neck of the woods,...
Happy Hour: The Rum Vieux Carré
January 26, 2012
Let’s face it, mid-winter is almost upon us and there is not a ground hog...
Happy Hour: Autumn Cocktail: The Rusty Nail Redux
October 26, 2011
PREFACE Happy Hour: Rusty Nail (By Paystyle; February 2010) +++ Many years ago, when I...
Happy Hour: Autumn Cocktails: Harvest Moon Buck with Becherovka
October 13, 2011
Summer seems to be lingering around with above average temperatures during the day and then...
Happy Hour: Vermouth 101: The Martinez (The Grand Daddy of Cocktails)
September 22, 2011
PREFACE Vermouth 101: The Old Hickory +++ Well now that you have an appetite inducing...