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Guest Post: On Vermouth, by Molly Wellman

October 25, 2010

If you’ve spent any time around the city, you’ve probably encounted Molly Wellman, or one of her cocktails.  You may have seen her at Chalk or Lavomatic, or at special events at the CAC or Fountain Square.  She’s now doing regular guest stints at bars and events around the city, including regular gigs at Mainstay, [...]

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Cocktail Hour: The Martinez and the Martini

June 18, 2010

The Martini might be one of the most contentious drinks behind the bar.  When you order a Martini in a bar, generally what you get is gin, up, shaken (not stirred), with an olive or two.  If vermouth is used, it’s used incredibly sparingly. I’m sorry, folks.  That’s not a Martini.  That’s gin, up.  Likewise [...]

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Cocktail Hour: Manhattan

March 19, 2010

If there’s one thing that symbolized my childhood, it was the Manhattan. Wow, that sounds really dysfunctional, but truly, some of my favorite times that I look back on in my childhood involved my Aunts Dora and Martha, who came over often (particularly for holidays) and my mother would make cocktails. Neither my parents or [...]

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