Wine by the Box, Keg and Can: Better Than Bottles? | Lettie Teague on Wine. In rural Iowa, whiskey delights. TEMPLETON, - There is , the golden-brown stuff that's a tad bitter as a rye should be, available in the clear, weighty bottle for about $40 at the . Then there is Templeton Rye whiskey, what locals in this town of 332 consider the real thing. It's what their parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles made in basements and closets for decades, just past the eye of the authorities. It's a recipe that saved this town from the , then was passed from generation to generation. It supposedly was 's favorite. Rumor says it is still made quietly today. The first version is easy to find in Iowa and stores and on the .
"Couldn't tell you," you'll hear. Or, "I'm not really sure. " Most common of all: "You have to know somebody who knows somebody. Though the county alongside Templeton is Avenue - and the town logo includes a whiskey bottle - it is as if a ghost hangs over this town two hours northwest of .
But flat, sweet-smelling Templeton is still small-town America in the truest sense. If you go "See? " Literary Drinking Games - Paper Cuts Blog. Geoff Nicholson’s delightful essay on the thin line between rules for drinking and rules for writing got me trolling the Web in search of some fun literary drinking games. The pickings were surprisingly thin. This game for getting plotzed while reading “The Scarlet Pimpernel” was mildly amusing. But the Roth Drinking Game, which repurposes Truman Capote’s International Daisy Chain, gave me a headache even before I lifted the glass.
So it was a relief to see that the good ladies at Jezebel, inspired by Nicholson’s essay, have come up with a list of easy-to-play games for dozens of your favorite writers. Thomas Pynchon: “Drink everytime someone has a stupid name, like Eigenvalue.” And for those who would rather read about the decline of reading than read an actual book, Bookavore’s E-Books Article Drinking Game helps you get plotzed without staining your fingers with ink. Carpano Antica Formula Red Vermouth - Dean & DeLuca. Brandied Cherries. Enlarge Credit: Brooke Slezak MAKES ABOUT 2 QUARTS We found this gem of a recipe in Cherry Home Companion (Arbutus Press, 2002) by Patty LaNoue Stearns.
It takes 6 weeks for results, but is well worth the effort. 2 cups sugar4 cups brandy2 lbs. fresh sweet cherries, stemmed and pitted 1. Dissolve sugar in brandy in a sterilized 2–3-quart glass jar with a tight-fitting lid. Add cherries. Cocktail Recipe: ABC Kitchen Rye Whiskey Manhattan - Diner's Journal Blog. Courtesy ABC KitchenA rye whiskey Manhattan from ABC Kitchen. I’m sad to confess that any discussions I’ve had regarding one of my favorite cocktails, the Manhattan, generally center on the choice of whiskey.
I love Manhattans in their original form, made with rye rather than with bourbon or blended whiskey. As for the other components, bitters and vermouth, well, they tend to fade from the picture. Poor vermouth, so forgotten. It reminds me of one of my favorite lines in “Casablanca.’’ Ugarte: You despise me, don’t you Rick? Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would. It took an absolutely delicious Manhattan that I had before dinner recently at the excellent new restaurant ABC Kitchen to bring vermouth into the discussion. Clearly, I am not alone in taking vermouth for granted. Of course, what makes this particular Manhattan so good is not merely the vermouth, but the combination of superb ingredients in it.
For the whiskey, I’m happy to say that Mr. The brandied cherries? Method. The Pour - 12 Reasons to Look Beyond the Usual Wine Selections.