tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940010684303946553.post2861350370913912934..comments2024-03-25T01:33:44.262-04:00Comments on cocktail <strike>virgin</strike> slut: des esseintesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706039136777492635noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940010684303946553.post-68447099730466070402011-10-02T14:22:28.669-04:002011-10-02T14:22:28.669-04:00Thanks for the update! I think you're the onl...Thanks for the update! I think you're the only other person I know who has read that book. I do not remember the home bar descriptions (mixology wasn't too important when I read this book 13 or 14 years ago) but I do remember quite a number of his other obsessions. <br /><br />BTW, what was the name of the watermelon shrub drink on the menu? A & I were in earlier in the week, and my notes were complete except for well, the actual name of the drink...frederichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939679837071519844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940010684303946553.post-89514064630248199502011-10-01T22:58:54.193-04:002011-10-01T22:58:54.193-04:00Thanks for the mention, Fred! I thought I'd fo...Thanks for the mention, Fred! I thought I'd follow up and mention that this cocktail is now on our list at Craigie; named the "Des Esseintes" after the eccentric and reclusive main/solo character of Joris-Karl Huysmans 1884 work, "A Rebours" (translated "Against the Grain").<br /><br />There are many streams of this characters conscience that resonate with me; notably his affinity for the color orange and his description of his home bar as a "mouth organ", pulling individual stops to let certain liquors play their part in his drunken symphony.<br /><br />Anyways, glad you liked it! See you soon.<br /><br />JohnJohn Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316438332822525368noreply@blogger.com