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Making a Zombie

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Once again, I face the slings and arrows of the internet and made a video for the Oregon Bartender’s Guild, in which I prepare a Zombie, 1950 style, aka – The Spievak Zombie.
I tend to favor this variation when I’m bartending, as the consistent 1 oz measurement makes it real easy to put together in [...]

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Making a Mai Tai

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They told me the camera was on standby!
But seriously folks, as part of the “make great cocktails done right” sort of outreach I’ve got going here, I decided to take on the task of Tiki when asked to do some video for the Oregon Bartender’s Guild.  This is one of a series of two so [...]

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MxMo Amaro, Nevermind the Bollocks

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The following is a guest recipe from David Shenaut of Teardrop Lounge here in Portland, OR.

Nevermind the Bollocks

2 oz Don Julio Reposado Tequila
1/2 oz Martini and Rossi Sweet Vermouth
1/2 Loft Raspberrycello
1/2 tsp Cynar
barspoon Fernet Branca
barspoon Balsamic Maple Vinegar
Orange Zest

Press zest onto bottom of mixing glass to release oils.  Combine all ingredients, stir with cracked ice [...]

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GADF 2008 Mixology Competition

For those interested parties, here was my initial entry into the Great American Distillers Festival 2008 Mixology Competition.
Old Wood

1 ½ oz Dry Fly Gin
¾  oz Yellow Chartreuse
¾  oz Carpano Antica
rinse Campari
3 dashes scorched Dry Fly Bitters

Rinse a chilled cocktail glass with Campari.  Stir liquors with ice and strain into Campari-rinsed cocktail glass.  Spray Dry [...]

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Pa’avaetuli

A few weeks ago, my friend David of the Oregon Bartender’s Guild hosted the bar for a charity event. A woman in Camas, WA was very suddenly struck by an infectious disease that took one of her legs and almost took her life, and here friends had hired him to help them raise [...]

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OBG, a Tribute to Jerry Thomas

This past Saturday, the Oregon Bartenders Guild and host David Wondrich provided drinks and discussion at Teardrop Lounge for an enthusiastic group of imbibers, bar professionals, and journalists.  Really, I can’t say much more on it than hasn’t already been said by Jeffrey Morgenthaler (A brilliant fellow, by the way).  However, I do have a [...]

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