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Category Archives: John Gormley Live
Like all good cocktails, the Manhattan has a je ne sais quoi, an insouciance, a devil-may-care attitude about it. (It really was a great pick as the Mad Men cocktail.) It is also infinitely variable. The traditional recipe is: 1 … Continue reading
Spicing it Up
I’m told the most popular drink of the moment is Captain Morgan Spiced Rum. I’m not much impressed by this drink – an amber rum sweetened with a lot of vanilla. There are huge numbers of competitors leaping into the … Continue reading
Posted in Cocktails, John Gormley Live, Recipes, Spirits
Tagged captain morgan, cocktail, kraken, recipe, rum, spiced rum
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Introducing the JG – a cocktail named for John Gormley
Allow me to introduce the cocktail I created in honour of John Gormley, the eponymous host of John Gormley Live. It’s sweet! It’s sour! It’s full of flavour! It’s intoxicating! And most of all it’s Canadian! 50 mls White Owl … Continue reading
Posted in Cocktails, John Gormley Live, Recipes, Spirits
Tagged angostura, bitters, JG, John Gormley Live, whisky, white owl
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Lambrusco
The wine I suggested for Christmas dinner is Lambrusco. It’s a wine pretty much in disrepute among wine snobs, and if you are thinking monster reds and collectors, for good reason. However it can be a very pleasant drink, that … Continue reading
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Tagged frizzante, jgl, John Gormley Live, Lambrusco, Wine
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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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