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Cheers and chants back at you, Marc and Jim! I meant to dedicate that one to Marc because I immediately thought of you due to your love of Benedictine. Did you like your version? First up tonight in Mayberry: Hotel Nacionale Speciale Adapted from the Hotel Nacionale, Havana, Cuba 1½ oz rum (white or aged) ¾ oz fresh lime juice ¾ oz Pineapple Gum Syrup ½ oz apricot brandy Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lime twist.

Unless you are Reks or grawk.

And there is no rumor about it, Hoffman and Gray remastered it. Steve was talking about it back at the 2007 national meet and ever since.

Hey Mikey! Nice looking whisky. I had a nice Monk's Revenge cocktail earlier, following The Anvil Bar's recipe for its own creation. 1.5 oz Benedictine .75 oz Rye (Thos. Handy) barspoon each of Campari and Fernet Branca Stir with ice, strain, chant a bit, and enjoy. Very tasty and not sweet even with all that liqueur. Amen!

Oh, nooo. That was most certainly NOT a cocktail either!

Some great FFF beer would be dandy.

Plus, they have that ice cream at the beer bar at AT&T Park. Good beer and bourbon corn flake ice cream. Mmmm.

What the fuck do you know about cocktails, college boy? Red Bull and shit vodka from a plastic 1.75 liter is NOT a cocktail.

Sheesh, I know. He had better get you a nice bouquet to make up.

But it is a saturday event.

The list of releases looks amazing this year. There are many of them that I really want to get but I am not sure how early I can get to the stores.

I didn't remotely suggest otherwise.

It sounds awesome, if a little less frenetic than the old days. Similar sound and feel otherwise. Very happy.

Critical Mass riders can be a total pain in the ass and will pick out cars to taunt by circling them or by filling intersections or whatever, and I have to admit that idea has crossed my mind on a couple of occasions. Never did it, but thought about it.

Beelee?

Humphry Slocombe in SF makes Secret Breakfast ice cream with bourbon and corn flakes. Awesome stuff.

Dinny! It's here!

Oh my god, Oh my god, Oh my god, a new FEELIES record!!! The Feelies -- Here Before Dinny! It's here!

I don't like regular Eagle Rare either, but this year's 17yo Eagle Rare in the antique collection is quite good.

I will try one of those shakes but not tonight. Now in the Williamsburg 'hood. Same recipe but with Pappy 15. Dropping down to 107 proof tames this one quite a bit. Moar approachable.

Grown up milkshake, yay!

And Steve Hoffman's Fleetwood Mac, Rumors and Eric Clapton, Unplugged also.

At MOA II, don't you remember? Colin is a Universal Life Church minister, it turns out. It really was precious when you recreated the Lady and the Tramp moment, but with bacon.

This one earlier. Pretty good but I was working and not paying close attention. And Mario, whisky and jazz should always be in heavy rotation!

Monk fish looks disgusting. Laphroaig 25 sounds awesome. Cocktails are taking over, you SoFla nay-sayers! Muhahahahaha! Thanks Shelly, those are both quite excellent and the third of three in the article is on the menu right now. I have made these before but I think this recipe is a little softer on the Cynar or something. Very tasty and dangerously drinkable at 114.5 proof. Little Italy Adapted from a recipe by Audrey Saunders of New York's Pegu Club. * 2 ounces rye (Willett 2yo) * 1/2 ounce Cynar * 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth (Dolin) * 1 Luxardo cherry, as garnish Instructions: Stir all the ingredients, except the cherry, over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Add the garnish. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/08/FDQ61I8LFU.DTL#ixzz1JMatCt2u