Pegu

30. June 2005 · Comments Off on Pegu · Categories: Cocktails · Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Pegu

  • 2 ounces gin
  • 1 ounce orange curaçao
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters
  • 1 dash orange bitters

Found at The DrinkBoyChannel. He describes it thusly:

Originally the specialty cocktail of the Pegu Club in Burma during the early 1900’s

This drink has unfortunately fallen on tough times, and it is difficult, if not impossible, to find a bartender who knows how to make one, much less has heard of it. It is however a wonderful drink, and well worth re-discovery. When properly made, it should have a bit of a citrus backbone, around which the Angostura and orange bitters are providing some interesting spice. The gin itself is just barely noticeable, making it a great drink for somebody who may not normally tend towards gin based libations. Its overall profile is one of complex but approachable flavors.

Give one a try, and you’ll see why this is on my shortlist of favorite cocktails.

I haven’t tried this, yet but am putting it here as a reminder to do so.

Bog House Miscellany

26. June 2005 · Comments Off on Bog House Miscellany · Categories: Linky

Bog House Miscellany

The scanned in text from an old book, “Faithfully Transcribed from the Drinking-Glasses and Windows in the several noted Taverns, Inns, and other Publick Places in this Nation. Amongst which are intermixed the Lucubrations of the polite Part of the World, written upon Walls in Bog-houses, &c.”

An example:

Clarinda lay here
With a young Cavalier ;
With her Heart full of Fear,
For her Husband was near.

Note that the host site has many other scanned in books with bawdy songs, anecdotes, etc.

Haunted Paper Toys

13. June 2005 · Comments Off on Haunted Paper Toys · Categories: Linky

Haunted Paper Toys

A collection of printable designs that can be assembled into small, gothy toys. Death rattles, monsters and more! The few I looked at are in MS Word format (scary!).