Okay, So It’s A Lurid Book Cover: Summer Weekend Cocktails, Dylan Thomas on YouTube, Good Writing and Great Music
Reading Time: 2 minutes.
Our notes for Friday, beginning with cocktails; moving through literature; ending with music.
Brown Whisky Is Not Just For Winter. From the New York Times, some summer drinks using brown booze.
And Old-Fashioneds Aren’t Always Dark. From Gastronomista, a tequila old-fashioned that actually sounds good.
Go Scandinavian. As long as we’re discussing traditional cocktails with non-traditional spirits, I might try an aquavit Manhattan (if I can find some aquavit) (from Saveur.com).
Movie Booze. For movie buffs, from Liquor.com, a list of The 6 Most Influential Drink Orders of All Time.
There’s Always Time For Good Writing. Some superior prose passages from “After Deadline.”
Welsh Poetry Is Good For You. From the poet Dylan Thomas (1914-1953), When All My Five and Country Senses See. I couldn’t it on YouTube, so you will have to content yourself with Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night. It is sometimes challenging to follow what Thomas means, but there is no doubt as to what he says.
St. Paul and The Broken Bones. If you haven’t heard this Birmingham-based band’s classic-soul, horn-driven sound, you’ve been missing out. Try “Call Me.”
