The Aging Bartender

New Cocktail: Stella Maris

Stella Maris, latin for “Star of the sea,” is a religious reference to Mary, the mother of Jesus. I’ll stop you right here for a second. Don’t worry, I haven’t gone over to that side. I just like the name. I’m not religious by any means, nor am I an atheist. I’m more of a…

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  • New Cocktail: Stella Maris

    Stella Maris, latin for “Star of the sea,” is a religious reference to Mary, the mother of Jesus. I’ll stop you right here for a second. Don’t worry, I haven’t gone over to that side. I just like the name. I’m not religious by any means, nor am I an atheist. I’m more of a…

  • Movie Review: Road House (2024)

    If I had to define “camp” it would be something so bad, its good…But in a bad, eh, no, terrible sort of groaning way where you’re happy but annoyed at yourself for enjoying something so low brow with such horrendous…Well, everything…I hope that makes some sense to you as its one of those holy things…

  • New Cocktail: Weapon X

    We came up with this one last year but it never made it to the menu due to an egg white being in it. Yeah, I’m old and my excuse is it’s a bit hokey at this point and no bartender actually wants to do all that shaking…Its pretty annoying…But the punters really love an…

  • Taxonomic Ranks of Professions…

    Jotted this down the other day and thought I’d share. I guess it would start with professions/jobs/careers (yes there is a difference) then the subcategory or kingdom would start with the “service industry,” ugh, hate that term. Anyway, the phylums stemming from that would be front of house (F.O.H) and back of house (B.O.H), then…

  • Bar Hack: Lacto Raz Lime Juice Syrup

    Looking for ways to utilize your old lime juice? Look no further. I came up with the realization the other day that you can use other liquids other than water for your lacto fermentations. Why not right? Well, I had no idea if it would actually work. I’ve had a serious case of the feces…

  • New Cocktail: Coa de Jima

    Forests around Oaxaca were burning for the last several weeks. Many farmers were killed. The fires are mostly controlled but the damage has been horrific. If you haven’t noticed yet, there’s been a crazy agave boom and celebrities from The Rock to George Clooney to one of the Kardashians have been getting rich shilling agave…

  • A Clarified Milk Punch Conundrum

    As a quick aside before we even start here…Think of this: Back in the day, people would have milk delivered to them. Fresh from the udder, delicious, and depending where and when you lived, probably raw. Pasteurization was a thing in the late nineteen hundreds, as well as homogenization, yes mostly to control and sterilize…

  • New Cocktail: Thunder-Shuck

    Let’s break it all down here. This one looks simple at first glance. Thundershuck 1.5 oz. White Chocolate Infused Tequila .5 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice .5 oz. Fresh Lime Juice .5 oz. Pea Trim Syrup .5 oz. Dolin Blanc .25 oz. Mac Daddy 2 Dashes RC Orange Bitters 1 Dash (slight) Shio Koji Shake, double…

  • New Cocktail: Oaxaca Hillbilly

    There is a way, but a way much more dangerous than the caipirinha itself! I’m pretty sure I wrote a post on the majesty of the caipirinha at some point. If I have time, I’ll go back and look but there’s a god awful amount of posts to comb through. Yes, I still haven’t figured…

  • That’s a Wrap…Post #365…

    I started out January 4, 2023 with the intention of blogging 90 days straight, then I figured six months would be a good stopping point, but after that I thought “Why not just go for a year?” …And just like that a year has sped by. I missed a few posts here and there and…

  • Notes on the Corpse Reviver #2

    The Corpse Reviver is a family of cocktails intended to give you a little hair of the dog when you’ve had a tough time from having too much fun the night before. So, before we get too deep into the #2, I guess the first thing is to ask what the hell a Corpse Reviver…

  • Bar Hack: Cape Gooseberry Clarified Punch

    I think the first question is: What the hell is a gooseberry? Right? These odd little suckers pop up every so often with no rhyme or reason. Bright orange balls that most avoid because they’re foreign and taste strange. Hey, we like that. How to use them? Look no further, your friendly neighborhood aging bartender…