29 August
2021
28 August
2021
From the bartender’s corner – La Bicyclette
28 August
2021
Faster run this morning
Ran with Samaresh and Andrew Percher this morning. Andrew kept pacing us harder. I was able to keep up for 2.5 miles (and even then he was taking it easy on me) – after that, I had to slow down. 4 miles run with the first mile and last mile coming at 10 min/mile. The second mile was at 9:30 min/mile and the third one at 9:20 min/mile.
27 August
2021
Guess who gives me company during my letter writings now?
27 August
2021
From the bartender’s corner – 15th State Cocktail
The 15th state to join the union (USA) was Kentucky. So, of course, the name is a give away to the fact that this is a Bourbon (indigenous to Kentucky) cocktail. In addition to Bourbon, it has, sweet Vermouth and Maraschino liqueur.
Fairly rich on the palate. Relatively lighter on the nose and length…
24 August
2021
This evening’s practice
22 August
2021
Letter writing on a Sunday evening
After a long time, accepted a dinner invitation this weekend. (I usually do not enjoy parties). Which meant, of course, writing out a Thank you letter. That is the most fun part of any party to me.
Brought out a pen I had bought in 2014 from the Atlanta Fountain Pen show. The body is a mix of light yellow and green. Went with green ink for this letter!
22 August
2021
From the bartender’s corner – Mr. 404
I have not been able to find the original root of the name – although it has been featured in Mr. Boston Official Bartender’s Guide for some time.
This is vodka, elderflower liqueur, aperol, lemon juice and sugar syrup. The right way to serve is with a orange peel for garnish but I did not have any oranges handy.
The drink itself is strong with the sweet fragrance of elderflower on the nose and a bit bitter sweet to the palate.
21 August
2021
Those were some tough hills
19 August
2021
