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Category Archives: I imbibe

My new favorite drink

Last night, I had a birthday drink at one of my favorite swanky cocktail places, Clover Club. I had spent some time looking at the menu online before heading over and had one picked out (The Wanderer), but when I got there, they’d swapped out a new menu for the one on their site. I [...]

Apple Ginger Hot Toddy

I did a guest post over at my friend Rose’s cocktail blog yesterday or so, in which I wax nostalgic about growing up in NYS’s apple country and share some wisdom Young Stephanie gleaned from a loony, sad old man. Also, I share the formula for my current favorite hot toddy.

WWUBVD?

Earlier this week, Sarah McColl posted this fun visual style quiz on twitter. I have a hard time resisting that kind of thing, so I took it, and got Unpretentious Bon Vivant. I *love* Unpretentious Bon Vivant. I feel like Unpretentious Bon Vivant is a goal, an intention, an objective to keep in mind when [...]

Rhubarb Schnapps: the waiting is the hardest part

I had a fair bit of interest in the rhubarb schnapps I brought to the swap earlier this week and thought it was worth documenting the process. I’m not sure how to credit the recipe, since all I have are my own notes on a post-it, but I think it may have been in one [...]