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Month: October 2017

The Sweet Science – Barmini

DC’s favorite laboratory for the cocktailian sciences, Barmini is the epitome of innovation, style, and taste. Ambiance: ***** Decor: ***** Cocktails: ***** Service: ***** Overall: 5 My failure to visit Barmini is a bit of a scarlet letter. I mean, I’ve visited hundreds of other bars including dozens in the DC area – but not one… Read More The Sweet Science – Barmini

October 20, 2017 HelloCocktailsLeave a comment

Capitol Cool at the Occidental

As of resident of the greater DC area for 13 years, I have to admit the shine of living in and around capitol tends to wear off. The traffic, the legions of self-important apparatchiks, lawyers, the traffic….these factors take the bloom off the rose pretty quickly. And that’s a damn shame: this city is a… Read More Capitol Cool at the Occidental

October 17, 2017 HelloCocktailsLeave a comment

Neighborhood Hang – The Good Silver

A laid back and sightly neighborhood joint, the Good Silver provides a friendly setting and some nice booze. Ambiance: ***1/2 Decor: **** Cocktails: ***1/2 Service: **** Overall: 3.75 It was one of those classic October days in DC: leaves changing color, pumpkin spice lattes in hand, and 100% humidity. Yuck, seriously – I swore we were… Read More Neighborhood Hang – The Good Silver

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“I am for those who believe in loose delights, I share the midnight orgies of young men, I dance with the dancers and drink with the drinkers.” Enjoying the beautiful snifters from @thehourshop and drinking the "Alabazam, Virginia" with @catoctincreek Virginia brandy, cointreau, lemon, simple syrup, and angostura bitters.
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering 'it will be happier'...” A "Martini" with @thekyotodistillery Ki No Bi gin, @maisonnoillyprat, and a twist. Have a happy New Year's everyone - I'd need about 1000 of these to drink away the awfulness of 2020, so let's just have this one and hope for a better 2021.
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." So happy to see this season arrive and this year go! No better way to ring it in than with a bunch o' punch, the "Pear Thee Well" with @haymansgin Old Tom, @catoctincreek 1757 Brandy, spiced pear purée (cinnamon/brown sugar/cognac/cloves), Ca Dei Zago prosecco, lemon, and ginger simple syrup.
"Trees scream and drop bright leaves." Dreaming of New England color and doing my best to embrace the fall spirit with a "Hudson Valley Cooler" with @snd_spirits rye, apple cider, maple syrup, and lemon.
"It may seem contradictory, but in the languid tropics one spends more time contemplating those great good things of sound and sight and smell." Bananas got me in a tiki mood, so I made a "Crazed Banana" with rum, banana syrup, macadamia orgeat, lime, and tiki bitters, and a "Dirty Habit Daiquiri" with rum, banana syrup, oj, simple, and angostura bitters. #dramhound
"Not drunk in any positive sense but just enough to be careless." Trying to ride out this heat wave with some Daiquiri variants including the "Original," the "Hemingway," and the "El Floridita." #dramhound

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