Today’s Cocktail: The Improved Whisky Cocktail
In honor of National Bourbon Day today, I thought I’d try something new: the Improved Whisky Cocktail. It’s been around since at […]
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Review: Lost & Found Bar and Kitchen
NA Beverage Experience: Okay Background The Lost & Found Bar and Kitchen is a small establishment in Albany’s warehouse district. Its building […]
Read moreReview: Fiden’s Brewing Company
NA Experience Rating: Okay Background Fiden’s is a local brewing company that opened just before the pandemic hit. They weathered the pandemic […]
Read moreLife Events, and some changes here
About a month ago, a cardiac situation sent me to the hospital emergency room. I’m fine now (I was discharged the same […]
Read moreRt 2 Corridor (Congress and Ferry)
I submitted the below comment to the public comment section for the Rt. 2 Corridor project. Capital Streets has a good deal […]
Read moreCocktail: Manhattan Project
This one is my own invention, inspired by the need to use a decade-old white elephant gift. A family holiday gift swap […]
Read moreCocktail: Gold Rush
A friend recently asked if I had any favorite cocktails for summer. When I gave him my list (Old Cuban, French Harvest, […]
Read moreCocktail: Honey Peach Margarita
Our beautiful sunny day clouded over here in upstate New York, but this drink evokes sunshine nonetheless. I’ve been trying to branch […]
Read moreLeases and Independent Businesses
The Albany Business Review reported yesterday that Rare Form Brewing in downtown Troy will be closing temporarily while they find and move […]
Read moreCocktail: A La Louisiane
In recognition of Mardi Gras this past Tuesday, and National Absinthe Day this past Wednesday (March 5), today’s cocktail is an A La Louisiane (also sometimes called a De La Louisiane).
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