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Goings on and goings about

Hello there, long time no speak.  What can I say, things have been maddeningly busy here at Reynolés Galley and Test Kitchen. A few brief updates, the first of which, announcing TWO NEW SYRUPS! Hibiscus Grenadine – The famed pomegranate-based sweetener with just a touch of citrusy bite, and a tropical kick of hibiscus that [...]

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Martin Cate to open Smugglers Cove SF

Smugglers Cove SF

In bigger news then when Martin Cate stepped down as Manager/Co-Owner of Forbidden Island Alameda, Martin Cate to open new Rum Bar in San Francisco, Smuggler’s Cove! The Press Release is below, I’ll leave any additional comments/answers to Martin, rum connisuer extraordinaire. SMUGGLER™S COVE COMING FALL 2009 TO SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, CA- This fall, [...]

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The Monteleone Cocktail Contest, entries due May 18th!

Hey Folks, a few notes on a contest from the Hotel Monteleone. The Hotel Monteleone is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Carousel Bar on May 21, 2009. From 1949 until about the late 60™s or 70™s there was a drink on the specialty drink menu called the Monteleone Cocktail. Unfortunately, we have no idea [...]

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In other news

Can I get a cocktail post in here?  Yes, and soon… soon as I recover from last night’s TDN. In the meantime, a discussion of the comings and goings in my life, booze related. We’ve deployed the Spring Cocktail Menu over at Acadia Bistro, with a few New Orleans classics, and some originals I think [...]

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Hockey and Tiki, together at last

As seen over on Deadspin, a company is selling their once beloved “Funny Boni“, a Zamboni revved up into a full throttle mobile tiki bar.  It’s available over at eBay Motors, and bidding ends March 11th. Words fail me. A Zamboni, in case you didn’t know, is a machine used to resurface ice on hockey [...]

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Disturbing Juice Information

As pointed out to me by Craig, over at Boing Boing they’ve got an excerpt from a Boston Globe  interview with the author of Squeezed: What You Don’t Know About Orange Juice. What isn’t straightforward about orange juice? HAMILTON: It’s a heavily processed product. It’s heavily engineered as well. In the process of pasteurizing, juice [...]

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Next month, Trader Tiki goes all Pegu!

Not really, and it’s a bit late in this, but if you haven’t been reading The Pegu Blog, it’s all about Tiki this month, and what a month it has been!  Doug’s taken the heat up a notch, talking about Donn and Vic, checking out the History of the Mai Tai, and other assorted Tiki [...]

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