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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Angostura Bitters & the Banshee!
The thing you have to understand with cocktails (and all food) is that astringency is important. Celery is astringent. Grapefruit is astringent. Romaine is astringent. The absence of astringency begats a palate for fat people. Angostura Bitters is widely available … Continue reading
Posted in Audios, Cocktails, John Gormley Live, John Gormley Podcasts, Recipes, Spirits
Tagged angostura, bitters, Irish, whiskey
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Wine and Asian food
Asian food in general, and Thai in particular is murderously difficult to pair with wine. My fave with spicy food is Amontillado sherry served ice cold, but I’ve never yet found that on a menu. Jammy Australian wine works well. … Continue reading
