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Here's a couple recipes I found recently that I really want to try out after some recent searching for things carthusian and chinato-esque: Carthusian Nail 1½ oz Johnnie Walker Scotch Whisky ¾ oz Drambuie ¼ oz Chartreuse Green liqueur Glass: Old-fashioned Garnish: Mint sprigs Method: STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. Comment (from diffordsguide.com): "Sweet and yet bone dry. Drambuie and Chartreuse monastic liqueurs battle to be the most righteous in this Humanist's cocktail."* *Note: I liked this idea of the struggle for supremacy of monastic liqueurs, but the problem is that Drambuie was made by Scottish clans instead of monks. They both wear some kind of dress or skirt, but that doesn't make them all monks. If Benedictine is substituted, then a true monastic battle can ensue. I'm still intrigued by the rusty nail with Chartreuse idea, so I want to give it a go. Darkside * Ice * 2 1/2 ounces gin, preferably Plymouth brand * 1 ounce Barolo Chinato * 3 dashes Peychaud bitters * Twist of lime peel * 1 whole star anise (optional) Directions: Fill a mixing glass two-thirds full with ice, then add the gin, Barolo Chinato and bitters. Stir vigorously for 30 seconds, then strain into a cocktail (martini) glass. Twist the lime peel over the drink, then drop it in, along with the star anise, if desired.

Dave Brubeck Quartet -- Concord on a Summer Night Recorded in Dave's and my home town, back when my brother ran the Concord Jazz Festival as the booking & promotions manager of the Concord Pavilion.

Thanks Dan! Nice! That wasn't Gene's was it?

And I am going to join Marc at that ambiguous time of day! If I didn't have meetings with contractors this evening I could try to crash some more parties with him too!

Excellent point! Maybe he should call his headphone speakers the Oxymorons.

No way. Gene loves NEX.

What he^ said!

Yeah, the Carthusian seems to be a Greenpoint with green Chartreuse instead of yellow. The bitters component seems to be up for grabs because some Greenpoints have none, some have a dash each of Angostura and orange, and the B&B version has just orange. These are all variations on the wonderful Brooklyn -- and aptly named for neighborhoods therein -- this blog entry is a nice rundown: Exploring the Burrough. Duggeh needs to focus on the Bensonhurst given his Cynar substituting ways, and don't miss the Park Slope in the comments. Good detective work Marc!

I hope you get to work some wood on this special day! And maybe even make it into the shop. Have a great one, Steve! Cheers! p.s. Alden says: Steven!! Have a great birthday!

Whist Cocktail 1/4 Bacardi rum (1oz Zacapa) 1/4 sweet vermouth (1oz Perucchi) 1/2 Calvados (2oz Pommeau de Mormandi) I had to improvise alternatives in the same family as the Bacardi and Calvados but this is very tasty. Kind of like a spiced apple cider of cocktails. I wish I had the Clement silver rum I have yet to open and a Calvados would give it more bite still.

Warning labels are for babies! You've got plenty of blood, so drink up Dinny!

Problem solved.

Get bigger cables.

In reality, that was the same thing I referred to.

Toss a little Eagle Rare on top and see how that does.

Lucky!

Happy birthdays to a couple of Cali 'Casers! Cheers!

Jim, you should rent this movie (and the Extras DVD) to get inspiration. It is about the Carthusian monks who make Chartreuse.

His and Hers Chinato Manhattans 4oz Russell's Rye 2.5oz Cocchi Barolo Chinato 3 dashes Fees orange bitters Cherry Nice change of pace. Also, most of my booze is in Mayberry so the repertoire is limited.

PM Marc because he is at B&B tonight! Get him on the case.

I enjoyed World War Z and look forward to the movie. Maybe I will expand my zombie reading to a second book with Feed.

Russian River Consecration from a bottle to console myself for passing up Toronado's RRBC "tion" night. The list of special beers on tap was long but the crowd was 5-deep around the entire bar and I didn't want to get home late. Bummer.

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I still haven't opened the Eagle Rare 17. Seeing as my Stagg is almost all gone, I guess I better give it a shot! Plus, I seem to have magically scored a High West Rendezvous so I want to crack that one as well.