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Monday Reading

Liza Weisstuch writes about Drink in the New York Times, the Boston bar without menus and with "The Cocktail as Theater."

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Jason Wilson of the Washington Post writes about apple cider.

Here are some bourbon food recipes and a brief history of Maker's Mark.

Drink Dogma has some information on mezcals

Wayne Curtis has a story in The Atlantic (they do drink stories?) about Fernet Branca. For those who don't know, San Francisco consumes 25% of the Fernet sold in America.

Here's a list of all the absinthes available in the US. There are 32 with a bunch more on the way. [link via kegworks]

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Ciaran

That is of course the Boston bar where the wonderful Josie Packard is working. I need a cheap flight to Boston.

Wayne Curtis

Hey Camper,

Yes, the Atlantic (the magazine of Thoreau and Emerson) does drink stories. The Fernet story was the first -- I'll be contributing a piece on cocktails, spirits, and cocktail culture every other month. (Cue sound of Thoreau and Emerson grave-spinning.)

Cheers,

Wayne

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