In yesterday's post in the Solid Liquids Project (project index here) I had expanded beyond dehydrating Campari into dehydrating other liqueurs, namely X-Rated Fusion Liqueur, Wild Turkey American Honey, Irish Mist, and Midori. These are all part of the Skyy Spirits portfolio. Of these four, only Midori crystallized like Campari... Read more →
So far in the Solid Liquids Project (project index here) I've been experimenting with the best way to get liqueurs into a solid/powder/sugar form. I have performed all of these experiments with Campari so far, but now it's time to try some other liqueurs. Since Skyy Spirits is sponsoring this... Read more →
Citrus: A History by Pierre Laszlo is a weird book. The first two sections contain detailed information about the species, spread, and cultivation of citrus around the world. The third section contains chapters like "Symbolic Meanings of Citrus" and "Image of Citrus in Poetry," which I didn't find terribly engaging.... Read more →
In the continuing study of sugar, today we'll look at how sugar is made today. According to Sugar.org, this is how sugar is made from either beets or cane. For sugar cane: ❧ Grinding the cane to extract the juice; ❧ Boiling the juice until the syrup thickens and crystallizes;... Read more →
In the Sugar Spirit Project we've looked at the history of sugarcane and sugar production (project index here). In this post we'll look at sugar production today. Some of this information may be out of date due to the date of my reference books/websites, so please take it all with... Read more →
In a recent post on FineCooking.com, I posted a recipe by Brendan Dorr of B&O American Brasserie in Baltimore, Maryland. I tried it at home and it's some tasty stuff. Go get the recipe here. Read more →
While I was in Sweden with Karlsson's Gold vodka, we learned a traditional way to drink vodka. It is called Kaffegök, and it is gross. You take a cup and put a coin in the bottom. Then you fill it with coffee until you can't see the coin anymore. Then... Read more →
There are few things I like as much as having the cover story in a magazine. The latest Mixology Magazine arrived from Germany and it has wonderfully creepy cover illustration to pair with my Bloody Mary story. The story isn't online yet, but should you want to make hearty use... Read more →