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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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"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." Seemed like a good night to slug some shots of @belleisleshine moonshine with @willwitherow.
"Wandering through its streets can be dreamlike and otherworldly, its alleyways and shortcuts both fragrant and mysterious, yet as haunted as time turned in on itself." The fancy Charleston bar crawl continues, thanks to the welcoming and talented folks @thedewberrycharleston @cocktailclubchs @eatatfig @proofonking
"Memory in these incomparable streets, in mosaics of pain and sweetness, was clear to me now, a unity at last." Drinking with "Annabelle Lee" with Sloe gin, lemon, rhubarb, burned sugar, and spiced cream ice cube @gin_joint.
"Drunken men are apt to lose their hats, cloaks, or rapiers, nor to know what they spent." A "Gunpowder Bee's Knees" with Drumshanbo Gunpowder gin, honey, and lemon.
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” "Seize The Moment" with Tequila Reposado, Pineapple, Lemon, and Averna.
“Like a great fool, I went ashore with them, and they gave me some cursed stuff they called gin - such blasphemy I never heard!..Yet the foolish, idiot-people of the island think it very good, because it makes them mad-drunk, and they believe Heaven sent it; but it made me believe the devil had got amongst them.” Had a wonderful time learning about all things gin from gentleman and scholar @mixellany2, master distiller @sipsmith (my favorite gin). Thanks so much for the invite @leftdoordc!
“I thought of the wilderness we had left behind us, open to sea and sky, joyous in its plenitude and simplicity, perfect yet vulnerable, unaware of what is coming, defended by nothing, guarded by no one.” A "Zombie" with Cruzan rums, homemade grenadine, Maggie’s Farm Rums falernum, Vieux Carre absinthe, grapefruit and lime juice, cinnamon simple syrup, and Angostura bitters.
"People who'd never been there thought of it as a graveyard of abandoned steel mills, but it was a beautiful city, and it would be good to have it back." Enjoying the ambiance and the "St. Lillet" with @wiglewhiskey genever, Lillet Blanc, St. Germain, and lime at the speakeasy social lounge in the @omniwilliampennhotel
"I only drink Champagne on two occasions, when I am in love and when I am not." Enjoying a night cap with the master @willwitherow and a "Champagne Cocktail" with prosecco, lemon bitters, and strawberry sugar cubes.
"Illusion is the first of all pleasures." An "Epine" with Rujero singani, dolin dry vermouth, rose, roses, and angostura. Thanks @thepickintheice!
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