OK this is a reprise of The Greenpoint – I posted it May 16th. Repeating it because we love it! Farandaville recipe Pretty much as above. We use Sazerac rye whiskey – spicy (and good price!). Any red vermouth. Make sure you use Yellow Chartreuse – currently available in Croton’s Van Wick liqueur store. Don’t … Read more
Historically the Alexander preceded the Brandy Alexander – you sub dry gin for cognac. It’s worth trying. Surprisingly good – we used exactly the recipe from this super short video. He’s using white creme de cacao and we did also. Of course dark creme de cacao is more traditional. Farandaville mimicking above. 1 1/2 oz. … Read more
One of our late chinchilla Rylai’s children. She is owned by a friend who sent us this.
It seems that my skepticism about tariffs was misplaced. The U.S. economy grew at a vigorous pace through the end of September, despite the uncertainty created by tariffs and widespread concerns about affordability among households. Economic growth rose at a 4.3 percent annual rate in the third quarter, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday, an acceleration … Read more
Ben Sasse, who I liked … a lot. Very solid, principled man who tangled with Trump. He is 53 and has stage 4 pancreatic cancer Ben Sasse, a Republican former senator from Nebraska and a former president of the University of Florida, announced on Tuesday that he had received a diagnosis of terminal Stage 4 … Read more
“Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry is grappling with a massive supply and a slump in demand, according to the Lexington Herald Leader.” Not in my house. No slump in demand. Kentucky bourbon giant shifts operations to another facility while investing in Clermont site enhancements The James B. Beam Distilling Co. said in a statement that … Read more