Swanky Conservative

Bill Bumgarner breaks down that wondrous spirit of the Southwest, Tequila. And no, that stuff with the worm in the bottom of it that we brought back from Mexico during Spring Break all those years ago doesn’t count.
(Related: the Mexican Martini)

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Start with a splash of dry Vermouth in a chilled martini glass.Swirl the glass to coat it with the Vermouth, immediately shake out any excess.No Vermouth should be standing in the bottom of the glass.Add 2 shots chilled vodka to a shaker partly filled with ice.Stir gently.Strain vodka into glass. Finish with a speared pair [...]

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Ingredients2 shots Vodka (Monopolowa or Tito’s are my favorites)4 oz. V8 juice.dash of Louisiana Hot Sauce2 dashes Worcestershire sauce1 shot olive juiceolives to tasteAdd all ingredients together in a glass filled halfway with ice. Stir. Garnish with a celery stalk, long green bean, or cooked & peeled prawn.

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Lagavulin is a single-malt Scotch whiskey. It is best served mixed with nothing else in the glass. If you prefer, you can sprinkle a few drops of cold water on the whiskey’s surface. This can bring out some pleasant flavors and aromas. I enjoy pairing Lagavulin with a smooth, non-sweet, non-flavored cigar.

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Put a tablespoon of sugar in the bottom of the glass, (use sugar syrup if you can).Add a few mint leaves and muddle them.Add the juice of a lime.Add a couple of shots of rum (use light or dark. Flor de Cana and Cruzan are two that I like.)Add some crushed ice and soda water. [...]

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Ingredients3 shots Tequila2 shots sweet & sour mix1 shot Bouchant1 shot orange juice (some pulp is nice)1 shot olive juiceAdd ingredients to shaker with ice. Shake to mix; strain into martini glass and top with jalapeno-stuffed olive on a plastic toothpick.

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Unbelievable what this new Moog guitar will do. It’s got infinite sustain and infinite mute available on all strings and all frets. Watch the vid below to see Lou Reed, Vernon Reid and more artists almost literally drool on the guitar while testing it out.

Big tip to the BlogFather.

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It’s not the All Black, but it works. Trinity High School, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, has a sizable Tongan population. The school’s football team adopted the haka as part of their pre-game rituals.

Voice of Tonga says, “Trinity’s Trojan football team legitimized the Haka at the high school level and within the State of Texas. [...]

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Frank Sinatra’s got a new website. It’s hip, cool, and elegant.

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