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House Whiskey: Old Fashioned

March 18, 2020 Matthew

Do other families have an appointed cocktail or is it just ours? The Old Fashioned (OF) holds as special place…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Libations

Fernet con Coca

August 25, 2019 Matthew

Collecting vinyl records can send you down a path. Lately, I’ve been picking up a few different Latin / Afro-Cuban…

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Posted in: Libations, Vinyl Records Filed under: Cocktail, Cocktail Recipe, Fernet, Libations

An Oral History Told Through Matchbooks

April 4, 2018 Matthew

My career in marketing was partly kindled by matchbooks. My aunt (well traveled) would keep a fish bowl of matchbooks…

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Posted in: Marketing Filed under: Matches

Barrel Aged Black Manhattan

March 22, 2018 Matthew

I pretty much scoffed at barrel aged cocktails, or even the thought of having a seasonal cocktail pre-mixed and stored…

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Posted in: Libations Filed under: Barel Aged Cocktail, Bourbon, Home Bartender, Manhattan, Mixology

Xanadu Records

March 18, 2018 Matthew

This isn’t an introduction to collecting jazz records on vinyl. Rather, a call to attention on an overlooked record label.…

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Posted in: Vinyl Records Filed under: Jazz, Record Collector, Vinyl Records

Political Withdrawal Party

January 15, 2018 Matthew

  I enjoy ducking into used book stores. My favorite store of the past few years has been Open Books here…

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