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Jack Rabbit Bar. Greenpoint. I'll be blogging....

Store is open folks and the feedback is great, keep it coming.

I'm headed out tonight to do our first review, so stay tuned!

Some former students of mine (from when I was teaching mixology at the NY Bartending School) are opening a martini bar win Williamsbur, Brooklyn and they've invited me to ...review it. I don't recall their martini making prowess but opening a bar is hard work so I'll be sure to be there. Reviews coming soon!

-Spaff

I've been asked to judge a cocktail contest of London's finest mixologists. So, I'll be gone from Nov. 23-27th. Wish me luck!

Just got in from watching the Marathon run by my house. Like fleets of gazelle gliding by in beautiful unison. A barrista from Starbucks appeared from nowhere to offer me a sample of their peppermint mocha coffee shot. I looked at the runners whizzing by, their faces in locked in sublime agony. I looked back a my tiny, puny shot of coffee and suddenly has an epiphany:

This little shot would taste -much- better with sme booze in it! Whiskey, to be exact!

Up next, some articles on warm autumn and winter cocktails.

Runners! Sheesh!

-JM

When launching Drink Recipes at Tipzu it never occured to me that people would be wary of my claims (working at the Trump World Bar, Bergdorf Goodman, teacher at NY Bartending School)--but some have been! It's quite flattering in a way.

I should create a refferences corner somewhere here but intil then please feel free to ask for names and contact info on my previous (and if I may, sometimes illustrious!) bartending career! Of course what I do ail to mention are the hundred and one frightening dive bars I clawed my way out of working at...

I'm working on a new hot toddy-a vanilla whiskey version and is calling to me.

Much Love!
-JM

I have some delicious new cocktails I will to give an audience to and need to make alot of them to see if they're feasible. If you're in the NYC area and want me to serve your party, just drop in your email on the left and my free newsletter should send the info your way. If not, send an email to nycpartnersincrime@yahoo.com

Thanks!

JM

Chalk it up to the encroaching NY autumn (finally, my favourite time of year) but I'm feeling abnormally charitable and in the mood to serve and host, for free no less!

I have some new recipes I'm hankering to try out: A variation on an old fashioned with some cranberry accents, a nice new hot toddy, and a coffee vanilla tiramisu cocktail.

I'm you want to me to come serve your party just let me know here or at nycpartnersincrime@yahoo.com

Looking forward,

-Spaff

I just jotted down a recipe on a Bloody Mary. well, -the- Bloody Mary. I went to wrie the history (with the help of about 1,000 google seach results) and thought I'd have you all send me your favourite, or at least most authentic sounding. I'll post my three faves. My new kitten, Mojito (really), awaits.

I'm sitting down to connect with you all while trying to squeeze in my last mojito of the season-it's Oct. in New York so I really should be working on hot drinks or heavier ones, but this one is to the farewell of warm weather. I used threw some blackberries into my mix and it's this pretty purple jewel colour. Mmm, tasty. What was your favourite drink of the summer?