This is so much more interesting than a mimosa. I sense my weekend mornings will never be the same.
Champagne Velvet
“This drink is simply equal parts stout and sparkling wine, and to be honest, there are some who will never understand its appeal. But to fans, this is a perfect special-occasion drink, particularly suited to mornings and late afternoons, when its flavors of cola, toffee, and sweet grape stimulate and refresh.
Guinness (or other stout or dark beer; at Fort Defiance, we use Abita’s Turbodog, an English brown ale)
Sparkling wine
Fill an 8-ounce highball glass halfway with Guinness; slowly top with sparkling wine.”
Champagne Opportunities: 10 Drinks to Make with a Bottle of Bubbly: BA Daily: Blogs : bonappetit.com
New holiday plan: I am now throwing a Christmas party for the sole purpose of buying this Pendleton ice bucket.
Ahem… Just a friendly reminder that Christmas is coming.
And that I love “underlying tones of buttered popcorn.”
I had no idea such a thing as shirt garters existed until this moment. They seem like the perfect old-timey compliment to a perfectly-mixed old-timey cocktail. From now on, I’m going to imagine that my bartender is wearing them every time I order a Manhattan.
Adorable:
“My head guy down at the Patterson House in Nashville, Josh Habiger, said the only thing worse than wearing shirt garters is not wearing them, and I feel that sums the situation up perfectly. They are fussy and annoying. They detach and leak out your pant leg at the most inopportune time. If ratcheted too tight, you feel like a dandy Pinocchio, slightly drunk and walking on the moon. Worst of all, they get you singled out in security lines at the airport. To this day there hasn’t been a T.S.A. employee who hasn’t raised an eyebrow when I explain about the shirt garters, ‘No, really, the armed forces wear them to look shipshape, and they keep your socks up while at the same time keeping your shirt from pooching below your vest.’ Maybe if I quit using the word ‘pooch.’ And ‘shipshape.’ ”
Read the full article here.
It’s the perfect time of year for a Michelada, or a Chelada, or whatever you’d like to call this heavenly Mexican Bloody-Mary-ish beer cocktail. Everywhere I had one in Mexico City it was different, but it was always insanely delicious.
In light of the growing presence of beer cocktails popping up around town, I’m predicting we’re all about to start taking as much pride in our personalized Michelada recipes as we do our Bloody Marys. So study up here and start practicing!
