vodka
Ah, the martini: the most elegant cocktail around and the most hotly debated icon of the cocktail world. Gin or vodka? Shaken or stirred? Wet or dry? Today, our answers are vodka, stirred, and dry. Very dry. We still have some Luksusowa vodka left over from Mother’s day, and since … Read More
Nothing says “I love you, mom,” like a hand-made cocktail. This mother’s day (May 12; write it down now), make something personal. Like a cocktail. For these vodka cocktails, I used Luksusowa ($25.45). It’s triple-distilled and charcoal filtered, resulting in drink that is smooth, crisp, clean, and clear—ideal for cocktails. … Read More
A New Zealand man who became blind after vodka reacted with his diabetes medication was saved by an intravenous bottle of Johnny Walker Black. Once again, intensive alcohol therapy saves the day. [New Zealand Herald]
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Decades before a little cultural phenom called Sex and the City tainted its reputation as a drink for the ladies, the martini was a drink for the sophisticated gentleman. Before Sarah Jessica Parker and her leathery cronies started pushing the Cosmo on every thirty-something with HBO, author E. B. White, … Read More
