tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940010684303946553.post2908221439141160868..comments2024-03-25T01:33:44.262-04:00Comments on cocktail <strike>virgin</strike> slut: :: how it all began ::Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706039136777492635noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940010684303946553.post-65816122439533949562008-07-01T21:32:00.000-04:002008-07-01T21:32:00.000-04:00Trying to remember how we got hooked... I recall t...Trying to remember how we got hooked... I recall trying to find a good drink that I could order at a nice restaurant that was interesting enough to show that I had good taste without being incredibly obscure. It looked like this "Negroni" had potential and I immediately fell for it when I finally had an opportunity to order it. That was probably 2004 or so.<BR/><BR/>I bought a bottle of Campari and made occasional Negronis and martinis over the next year or two. Then at our company Yankee swap in 2006 I received a small bottle of Knob Creek bourbon. What shall I make with this? How about a Manhattan? Mmm, delicious! Hmm, looks like those are supposed to be made with rye, why don't I try that out?<BR/><BR/>That's when the slope got really slippery. It didn't help when we spent half of the next company holiday party parked across the bar from a exceedingly pleasant and knowledgeable bartender who turned out to be Joe McGuirk. Since then our home bar has swelled considerably and it's a sad month that doesn't include a visit or two to Green Street. Hard to imagine how we managed beforehand....dfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523251716744122695noreply@blogger.com