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If you’re eager for something outside of the norm, our friends in Austria might have something to offer you. Monopolowa has been known for its vodka, which tied the Russian Stolichnaya at the International Review of Spirits in 2003. Some of you might not be informed that they are also offering a potato based gin as well. That being said, don’t run out and grab a fifth expecting it to be a london dry gin. It has an oily mouthfeel and a nose of pepper and lemon peel, but I detected very little juniper. I don’t particularly care for this spirit in a gin and tonic, because I feel the delicacy of it is lost. I would recommend trying it in a martini, with these specifications:

2 oz Monopolowa Gin

1/2 oz dry vermouth (Noilly Prat dry goes well in this one)

1 dash of a spicy orange bitter (such as Regans)

1 dash of a sweet orange bitter (such as Fee’s)

Stir and strain into a chilled cocktail glass and peel a long lemon twist over the glass and enjoy.

Photography by Emily W. Kincke.

Well, I’m adding a category that will mirror my posts on thespiritworld.net That’s right, someone else digs my stuff enough to let me write on their site too. Be proud children, be proud.

Physicists need to understand that light cannot be defined in terms of mathematics, but moreover understood by feel.

When trying to craft the perfect cocktail, fizz, or what have you, an incredibly important ingredient is ice. Most cocktailians will recommend that if you don’t have a kold draft machine, that you purchase your ice at the store in bags. I have two problems with this: 1)bagged ice is a rip-off. 2)the water that goes into most store ice is not as purified as the reverse osmosis water that I drink. So, the problem remains, how does one get perfect, clear ice at home? The answer lies in two parts. Part one: is solved by using this product. These ice cube trays from Tovolo are perfect cubes and they are silicone and are available at Bed, Bath, And Beyond. That all adds up to wonderfulness. Part two: boil your water before you pour it into your new ice cube trays. This might seem counterintuitive, but boiling your water allows you to achieve clear ice because the heating process gets rid of dissolved gasses in the water. Also, boiling water can freeze faster in some conditions due to the Mpemba effect. So rejoice, and be free of the burden of purchasing something that you can make better in your home. But just remember to seal your ice up so it doesn’t take on any weird odors from your freezer.

That is all children.

An open letter to our government: Please, neglect New Orleans, further than you already have. I beg you, try to make the city flood to 20 feet. I realize you may be confused and a bit angry at this request, and that is understandable. The reason I deplore you to do so is that, eventually, you will get tired of trying to squash us out. Because, you see dear officials, we can’t bury our dead 6 foot deep like everywhere else. Most people will tell you that because of the city being below sea level, the caskets float from the soil, but they are misinformed. Their bodies just miss the taste of good red beans and rice too much. So please, wear yourselves out on trying to break us. It should prove humorous for us to watch.

Hey there chirren.  We’re officially in the Fort Worth.  Nearly settled in at this point and all is well.  My family is actually coming here for Christmas which is very much exciting.  I’m not quite sure where I’m going with this, but I felt the need to write something this evening.  I realize that this isn’t my usual caustic wit, but I’m kinda spent.  So tuck yourselves in and think of my wonderful aroma, because winter’s a comin’.

I’d have punched you in the face.  No dear readers, not you.  I’m referring to “fighters” that would implode if they didn’t make an ever so irritating “tssst” or “psshh” or whatever the hell other variant they exclaim when they manage to flail their limbs about.  Listen up guys, making those noises officially buys you a lifetime membership to the moron club.  Your bumper sticker with MC on it is in the mail.  And yes…..this also applies to those of you that make these freakishly irritating noises when you do your benchpress, well, because that’s all you really work out.  That is all children.

Snow is softly falling.  Yes children, it truly is winter.  Recalling those early years of Hendrix.  That wonderful uncertainty of where every life I knew would go, and caring more for them than for mine.  I still hope that all are well and happy with where the journey has taken every one of you.  But alas, the lamp is growing dim, so take grasp of what you hold dear, because, dear children, I’m through for the eve.

I wish the women I knew were half this comfortable with themselves.