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The Swollen Gland Cocktail

I’ve written before about the Monkey Gland cocktail which, despite it’s unfortunate name, is a crazy delicious drink. It’s refreshing, fruity, and with a hint...

Gin Gin Gin!

There is a lovely bar here in Orlando, perhaps my favorite in O-Town, named Hanson’s Shoe Repair. Named after Andrew Hanson’s 1894 “Hanson Shoe Repair...

The Perfect Gin and Tonic

I’m a serious gin fan. For years I wasn’t. I thought gin smelled like those artificial pine scented air fresheners and I wouldn’t go anywhere...

The Monkey Gland Cocktail

To be honest, the Monkey Gland cocktail sounds gross. Glands are not particularly appetizing. But who am I to rename a cocktail, particularly when it’s...

2008 Domaine Daniel Rion & Fils Nuits-St-Georges Vielles Vignes

Happy National Pinot Noir Day everyone! I hope you’ve got something spectacular in your glass to celebrate! I’m seriously enjoying this ‘08 Burgundy – drinking...

2014 Gary Farrell Pinot Noir McDonald Mountain Vineyard

2009 Valadorna

2013 Michele Chiarlo Tortoniano Barolo

2010 Louis Jadot Chambolle Musigny

2008 Domaine Daniel Rion & Fils Nuits-St-Georges Vielles Vignes

2010 Le Petit Haut Lafitte