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  1. Notes on Chris…

    The Mint Julep dates back to the very early 1800’s as a med­i­c­i­nal cock­tail.  In 1820 it became a true cock­tail which spread from the South­ern states across the nation.  It stayed pop­u­lar for about 50 years and then began to slowly fade away as other drinks became known. My first taste of a cocktail […]

    Posted by Lu Brow on April 25th, 2011 | 1 Comment

  2. And They’re Off.…..!

    “Civ­i­liza­tion begins with dis­til­la­tion.”  William Faulkner Faulkner, from the very begin­ning of his career, drank while he wrote.  He claimed, “I usu­ally write at night.  I always keep my whiskey within reach.”   I con­fess, over the years I have shared this writ­ing rit­ual with him.  It has made for some very inter­est­ing con­ver­sa­tions with network […]

    Posted by on April 25th, 2011 | 7 Comments

  3. The Perfect Trifecta…

    …Chris McMil­lan, A Mint Julep and a tale. 

    Posted by on April 25th, 2011 | 3 Comments

  4. The Harvey Canal

    So Mark Mans­field (our bar man­ager at Commander’s Palace) and I were dis­cussing things that are under­uti­lized (or down­right maligned) on the back bar.  The con­ver­sa­tion turned, nat­u­rally, to those lovely long-necked bot­tles of Galliano.  

    Posted by on June 17th, 2010 | 2 Comments

  5. Who Dat

    2 ounces vodka 2 ounces rum 2 ounces triple sec 2 ounces peach schnapps 2 ounces each of cran­berry, orange and pineap­ple 2 splashes of pome­gran­ate grena­dine 1 maraschino cherry, for gar­nish 1 orange slice, for gar­nish 1 mint sprig, for gar­nish Com­bine all ingre­di­ents in a cock­tail shaker with one cup of ice.  Shake […]

    Posted by on January 30th, 2010 | 1 Comment

  6. T. Williams Tea

    5 mint leaves 1 orange sec­tion 1 oz sim­ple syrup 1 oz Abso­lut Cit­ron vodka 1 oz triple sec 2–3 ounces fresh iced tea In a large bev­er­age con­tainer, mud­dle mint, orange and sim­ple syrup.  Add vodka and triple sec.  Top with tea and add ice.  No gar­nish. — from Cafe Adelaide

    Posted by on December 9th, 2009 | No Comments

  7. Dale DeGroff’s Whiskey Smash

    2 slices lemon 6–8 mint leaves ½ ounce orange cura­cao 1/2 ounce sim­ple syrup 2 ounces Maker’s Mark Mud­dle lemon, mint, orange cura­cao and sim­ple syrup in a cock­tail shaker.  Add Maker’s Mark and ice and shake well.  Strain into a rocks glass.  Fill with crushed ice and gar­nish with a big piece of mint. — […]

    Posted by on July 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

  8. Audrey Saunder’s Gin Gin Mule

    ½ oz fresh lime juice ½ oz sim­ple syrup 6 mint sprigs 1/5 oz Bom­bay gin ¾ oz gin­ger beer Mud­dle lime, sim­ple syrup and mint in a cock­tail shaker.  Add gin and gin­ger beer.  Shake well, pour over ice in a high­ball glass.  Top with soda and gar­nish with a wedge of lime. — from Audrey […]

    Posted by on July 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

  9. New Summer Bar Menu at the Swizzle Stick!

    Wel­come to a lit­tle bar in the Land of Cock­tails. The Swiz­zle Stick Bar takes their cock­tails seri­ously, “we think life is meant to be lived not endured.”  Bar Chef Lu Brow, firmly estab­lished at the fore­front of push­ing the New Orleans cock­tail scene of recent years to a new level, intro­duces her next summer […]

    Posted by on July 8th, 2009 | 4 Comments

  10. Loosen Your Thai, It’s Summer!

    A sys­tems admin­is­tra­tor at Clock­work Active Media Sys­tems cre­ates quite a stir with his Thai-themed gin mojito. A per­fect sum­mer drink, and enough to serve a party of 30. Who says tech­nol­ogy is dry?! 

    Posted by on July 1st, 2009 | 2 Comments

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