tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post6698137540104603113..comments2024-03-29T05:47:30.107-04:00Comments on Salt Water New England: The Perfect Cocktail?Salt Water New Englandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08940851375677714833noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-3115194752369896132022-08-21T19:19:21.760-04:002022-08-21T19:19:21.760-04:00So I enjoy a scotch in the autumn and winter month...So I enjoy a scotch in the autumn and winter months, or a Laird's Applejack Manhattan (from applejack from Colts Neck NJ--Geo. Washington bought it for his gang of revolutionary troops!!!). I like a gin martini (Beefeater--what can I say I am a traditionalist--see reference to Geo. Washington above) in the spring and summer with olives or a razor thin slice of lemon depending on my mood. Finally, an iced cold Rolling Rock as I push the mower around the property in summer to keep me going. Prost!RCJHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-57649665108372842502022-08-21T19:09:38.461-04:002022-08-21T19:09:38.461-04:00A kindred spirit (spirits? LOL!)A kindred spirit (spirits? LOL!)RCJHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-15694798994979011472022-08-21T16:53:17.562-04:002022-08-21T16:53:17.562-04:00We prefer a Dark and Stormy as well.We prefer a Dark and Stormy as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-73371743020850563272022-08-20T10:55:14.414-04:002022-08-20T10:55:14.414-04:00I'm staying with classic summer adult beverage...I'm staying with classic summer adult beverage: the G&TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-91321031723579321942022-08-17T16:19:41.335-04:002022-08-17T16:19:41.335-04:00I'm with those who hailed Bloodies and vodka g...I'm with those who hailed Bloodies and vodka gimlets, and somewhat iconoclastically, I find Scotch and rye perfectly acceptable in the summer with ice -- it makes them as cold as anything else, if you ask me. But lately I've been enjoying a simple tall cocktail of vodka, soda water and lime shrub, a bottle of which I bought at the excellent new Vineyard Haven store The Seven Sisters (mainly a women's clothing store, but with a few other well-curated items). Easy and refreshing.John E.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-58895016255802071922022-08-17T13:46:50.287-04:002022-08-17T13:46:50.287-04:00...sort of...
B....sort of...<br /><br />B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-67899756308007802502022-08-17T12:49:40.684-04:002022-08-17T12:49:40.684-04:00Touche...
B.Touche...<br /><br />B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-17329403018445754522022-08-17T10:43:26.455-04:002022-08-17T10:43:26.455-04:00I put your comment back to you. Self righteousness...I put your comment back to you. Self righteousness is not appealing. So maybe don’t ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-13081131991500378452022-08-17T09:17:17.597-04:002022-08-17T09:17:17.597-04:00You appear to be conflating a perceived view of yo...You appear to be conflating a perceived view of your puritan ancestors with their reality - and then layering upon them, and today’s population - your preference. Don’t. It’s neither historically nor ethically accurate. As my dear uncle once pointed out to me, a then somewhat “better than thou” teen, ‘…at all costs, avoid righteousness. It won’t serve you well.’ As usual, he was correct. A lesson to all, I believe.<br /><br />B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-53273059000139475602022-08-16T08:07:23.439-04:002022-08-16T08:07:23.439-04:00Judging by the alcohol consumption, obviously peop...Judging by the alcohol consumption, obviously people have not yet realized that the water is now drinkable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-15264375995048015942022-08-15T21:32:08.118-04:002022-08-15T21:32:08.118-04:00Beer, Beethoven, and Burgers!!Beer, Beethoven, and Burgers!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-34510015367726870782022-08-15T19:53:27.104-04:002022-08-15T19:53:27.104-04:00Hardly. Take a glance at the history of potable wa...Hardly. Take a glance at the history of potable water in New England since your Puritan ancestors landed there. Applejack was the go-to beverage for those who wished not to become deathly ill from the locally sourced water. It was a matter of survival, though most of the population did go around fairly well soused most of the time. Your “puritan” views can be sourced to a certain woman with an axe, who enjoyed raiding bars in the late 19th and early 20th centuries…<br /><br />Cheers from north of the 49th,<br /><br />B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-78645987715720923512022-08-15T19:36:34.900-04:002022-08-15T19:36:34.900-04:00The Clover Club. Delish. Especially on a warm summ...The Clover Club. Delish. Especially on a warm summer evening, before dinner. One’s not enough, and three’s too many…<br /><br />Cheers from north of the 49th parallel,<br /><br />BanacekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-60691630540335840572022-08-15T12:42:21.148-04:002022-08-15T12:42:21.148-04:00While we can debate the pros and cons of alcohol c...While we can debate the pros and cons of alcohol consumption, I've often wondered about prep drinking: How did the descendants of the Puritans fall into the pervasive alcoholism of latter-day New England prep culture? I'm pretty sure the cause of the decline of the Northeast Establishment can be found in the bottom of a gin bottle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-12230664700968735932022-08-15T05:22:41.406-04:002022-08-15T05:22:41.406-04:00She was, to put it mildly, an interesting person. ...She was, to put it mildly, an interesting person. She was married to a physician. Together with some other art class students, we went on a field trip to the Greenbrier resort that fall. One thing I vividly remember is that I was in her class when it was announced over the P.A. system that Kennedy had been shot. I would stop by and see her whenever I was back in my hometown, although she was not the only former teacher that I would visit. My French teacher, who had a German name, was a teacher there when my mother was in high school. None of this is to say that my high school years were the best years of my life, but I enjoyed tremendously the 50th reunion. BlueTrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008640585987540252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-65199080109166934042022-08-14T20:39:38.968-04:002022-08-14T20:39:38.968-04:00Yes, but baking the cake cooked off the rum, so al...Yes, but baking the cake cooked off the rum, so all you get is the flavor. And high school art teachers — whooo, boy. That's all I can say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-82483006257766384192022-08-14T17:06:26.036-04:002022-08-14T17:06:26.036-04:00Bloody Mary with tomato water, horseradish, celery...Bloody Mary with tomato water, horseradish, celery seed, and a raw clam, chilled with vodka or virginStevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-32841251531280101692022-08-14T16:36:41.200-04:002022-08-14T16:36:41.200-04:00I think I have had two mixed drinks in my life (an...I think I have had two mixed drinks in my life (and I'm 76 next Sunday). The first was a rum & Coke which was, believe it or not, given to me by a high school teacher. But she was an art teacher and they're like that. The second was, I think, a Rob Roy, maybe 40 years later. I never learned to like the stuff and it is, after all, an acquired taste. In fact, we rarely have anything alcoholic, although my wife fixed a rum cake about once a year. BlueTrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008640585987540252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-45112656412783095432022-08-14T11:25:59.591-04:002022-08-14T11:25:59.591-04:00Of course! We have a full liquor cabinet as well a...Of course! We have a full liquor cabinet as well as wine and non-alcoholic selections. I have never acquired a taste for liquor. At all. Patsynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-16632176276310008912022-08-13T22:11:32.504-04:002022-08-13T22:11:32.504-04:00We used to make rum & cokes regularly (Lemon H...We used to make rum & cokes regularly (Lemon Hart 151 proof), but now it's wine of some sort, depending on mood and meal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-75966697269387444252022-08-13T14:00:51.459-04:002022-08-13T14:00:51.459-04:00Bourbon and coke or gin and tonic.Bourbon and coke or gin and tonic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-62099523164601330792022-08-13T12:36:27.711-04:002022-08-13T12:36:27.711-04:00As a long time malt whisky drinker, I've never...As a long time malt whisky drinker, I've never been able to stomach Lagavulin. Way too peaty for me. My go to whisky is The Macallantjmataahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05846211968026030858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-69278589757025132952022-08-13T12:10:02.572-04:002022-08-13T12:10:02.572-04:00Absolutely my favorite.Absolutely my favorite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-40560015814272602782022-08-13T09:48:15.084-04:002022-08-13T09:48:15.084-04:00I'm curious, do you offer anything other than ...I'm curious, do you offer anything other than beer to guests? I really wan tto like beer, but as I approach 50 I fear that I will never acquire the taste, especially since there doesn't seem to be a liquor that I haven't learned to love. I ask this, because I have a beer loving friend who is so satisfied with the stuff he has really neglected his liquor cabinet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-55497830882642746192022-08-13T08:41:05.157-04:002022-08-13T08:41:05.157-04:00A dark & stormy!A dark & stormy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com