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OK, I know everybody who might read this who might care already reads Neil Gaiman's blog, but fashion-piranha is running a Neil Gaiman Giveaway that you should check out, because, well, Neil Gaiman is the awesome, and if you don't have any of the books being given away, you should.

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I'm thinking of spinning off my cocktail posts into a separate blog, but as I'm late to the party, all the good obvious names are gone. I haven't had much inspiration yet, until last night, while reading Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol, which included the term philopotes, which it claims is the Greek word for drinker, and also means "lover of ( Read more... )

Attention! It was on this day in 1970 that the British Royal Navy discontinued the centuries old tradition of providing a daily rum ration, or "tot," to its sailors.

In rememberance of Black Tot Day, let us all raise a glass of grog:

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The Knickerbocker is one of those cocktails you must first clarify which you mean. In this case, I'm referring to the rum-based version that David Wondrich lists in both Killer Cocktails and Imbibe!.
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After getting lost one time too many on the trail, I've decided it's time to get a proper GPS.
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