Tag Archives: Drinks

A Lillet Bastille Day

By R.A. Schenck | Published: July 14, 2012

Not belonging to another particular nationality has ever stopped me from celebrating that country’s holidays – after all, it’s just another good excuse to have a few nice drinks. Bastille Day is no exception with its timeliness in summer after our own July 4th parties, and in preparation of tonight’s activities I’ll be making several [...]

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PIMM’S

By R.A. Schenck | Published: June 13, 2011

In a dispatch from London in 1915: Then we came to Pimm’s, where good feeds are to be obtained, lobsters and real turtle soup . Did you ever have a Pimm’s No. 1 on a hot day? If not, you don’t know the most glorious drink in London—never mind what it costs, it’s worth it. [...]

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A Proper Drink Case for the Field

By R.A. Schenck | Published: October 8, 2010

Available from the Worcestershire Leather Company. Also be sure to check out the quick release belts.

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Summer Drinks

By R.A. Schenck | Published: June 27, 2010

Modified Pimm’s Cup 2oz Pimm’s #1 6oz Ginger Ale Serve over ice in Duralex glassware and garnish with a lemon slice. Death in the Afternoon 2oz Absinthe Cheap Champagne Or as Hemingway put it: “Pour one jigger absinthe into a Champagne glass. Add iced Champagne until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness. Drink three to [...]

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