The Daily Tippler

As a matter of some explanation; the reason I disappeared from Cyberspace some months ago was motivated by two factors. The first was the Yankees 27th World Series run. The second was that it is really hard to get back to something when you get out of a rhythm; like going to the gym or dieting.

With the NY Jets one win from their first Super Bowl in over 40 years I offer this cocktail as an homage and good luck to my other favorite sports team. The nice thing about football is that it consumes far less time than Baseball.

Gang Green:

-1oz. Chartreuse Verte
-1oz. Pernod
-1/2oz Maraschino
-1/2oz. Dry Vermouth
-2 oz. Seltzer
-Peychaud Bitters

Combine ingredients, except seltzer, in a shaker over ice and strain into an ice filled high-ball glass. Top with seltzer and Peychaud Bitters. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary.

Part of the reason there has been no update of this space since September 25th of last year is because, when you go away it is hard to know what to say when you comeback. Do you just carry on like nothing ever happened? Or do you offer some long drawn out explanation/apology for your absence? In my case I don’t think either makes sense. It’s not as though I have some massive fan base that has been missing me. On the other hand I do feel some responsibility to provide Tippling ideas for seasonal changes and major events/holidays; of which I have now missed many. 

So instead of apologizing I will offer something I found to be more instersing:

While I was out for over 3 months, from September 26th to January 6th, The Tippler had 164 unique visitors from 24 countries including first timers: Estonia, Namibia and Japan, to name a few.

While I am sure 164 visitors is equivalent to a speck on the head of a pin in Internet terms I take some pride in it. I do almost no promotion for the Blog  and I only know people in about 5 of the 24 countries. This means that someones, somwhweres were searching for somethings I am offering. It’s amazing what the Internet does when you’re not looking…

Round the World:

-1/2 oz. Gin,
-1/2 oz. Dry Vermouth
-1/2 oz. Sweet Vermouth
-1/2 oz. Brandy
-1/2 oz. Orange Juice
-1 dash of absinthe.

Combine ingredients in a shaker over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry.