A sage leaf rests comfortably on a pillow of egg and applejack.
- DUI defense attorney Miles L. Berman says, "Friends don't let friends plead guilty." [Cracked]
- In 2009, Americans drank at home, and drank cheaper. The switch from "premium" brands to "value" spirits did not not, however, include tequila. Unlike vodka, "there is a very discernible taste difference." [MarketWatch]
- Love wine, but want to throw a keg party? [Bevlog]
- Love martinis, but want to drink a mood ring? [Instructables]
- On the very heels of the Angostura bitters drought, the second horseman of the cocktail apocalypse appears: OXO has ceased production of their two-ounce mini measuring cups. These are the preferred jiggers of the non-free-pouring craft bartender. Let the hoarding begin. [The Pegu Blog]
- And you can make other Manhattans with other bitters. [Washington Post]
- The third horseman of the cocktail apocalypse paid a visit to Manhattan's esteemed Pegu Club on the 19th of January. Hide the eggs? [NY Times, Off the Presses]
- "Doesn't it violate some city statute that the place that invented the Ward Eight makes perhaps the worst example of that cocktail in Boston? Crown Royal, sour mix and cheap grenadine—on the rocks." [Drinkboston]
- The Franklin Cafe is donating all proceeds from their Haitian Rum Punch to the International Fund for Animal Welfare's efforts in Haiti. [Franklin Cafe: Chef's Blog]
- B-Side Lounge alumni will be tending bar at Toro this Thursday, for one night of nostalgia and blue cheese fries. [Facebook]
- This Bostonist is proud to trace our ancestry back to the Beer Belt. [Strange Maps]
- The original formulation of Herbsaint, New Orleans's thujone-free answer to absinthe, is about to get wider distribution. [Imbibe]
- The Bros. Cooper—St-Germain, Domaine de Canton, and Del Maguey—have been reconciled, in cocktail form. [Slow Cocktails]
- Flash video: Misty Kalkofen, a bottle of mezcal, and a Pure Moods soundtrack. [Boldfacers]
- Fernet Branca = hipster mouthwash? [twitter/mcslimjb]
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