This is the NO DELI drink diary,
wherein I struggle to document all of my beverage adventures,
keep my ænglish skillƶ intact, and unlearn basic HTML.
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The Lost Art of the Decanter
[a. F. décanter, ad. med.L. dēcanthāre (alchemy), f. dē- down + canthus the angular beak or ‘lip’ of a cup or jug, a transferred use of Gr. κάνθος corner of the eye.]
“Decanter – a Bottle made of clear Flint-Glass for the holding of Wine, etc. to be pour’d off into a Drinking-Glass.” – [1715]
Raspberry Spiced Spirit
‘Fresh Ginger’ Ginger Ale – “Separation is Natural”
No idea who ‘Bruce Cost’ is supposed to be; is this a designer soda? Anyway, it’s decent, sure. Bottled in Brooklyn, goes well with a(n imported) bialy, people love this stuff – I’ve seen the emptied shelves. Even the shillabers over at fulldisclosure.com are into it.
But the label. Why this lame, ’80s punk zine, sloppy typewriter font? WHY?
I’ve seen other sodas use it, but they’re hippies. No one expects them to understand design.
C’mon Mr. Cost – whoever you are. Fix it!
Happy Winter Saperavi Day!
According to the press, today (the second Thursday in February) has been declared the first annual International Day of International Days.
Orrr Winter Saperavi Day. Opting for the latter, I find I’m not at all prepared for this new holiday: being undersupplied in both Saperavi, and day – but sitting on somewhat of a surplus of winter.
Anytown USA, police station, circa 1974
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Sarıkız Sourcherry – “aromalı mineralli gazlı içecek”
A typically untimely follow-up to this post – on that occasion we not only tried the «Nar», we not only tried the «Sourcherry», but we mixed the «Nar» and the «Sourcherry». Those were the days, my friend! When we still knew how to live!
Oatly. It’s oat milk – made from oats. Called Oatly!
For future reference:
If you ever need to pick up the last-minute gift of rum within walking distance of a major university…
Bière d’épinette à l’ancienne.
It’s sorta preposterous the lengths I will go to, favors I will call in, international customs regulations I will break, etc. just to maintain the scantiest sense of personal tradition. Surely someone qualified could draw some sort of insightful conclusions from this.
But while we wait: have a SPRUCE BEER FLOAT.
Noh cup noh bruck, noh cawfi noh trow weh.
I see that Grace, Kennedy & Co., Ltd. has re-branded their soda line. I can’t say I like the look – and certainly the ‘pineapple drink’ hasn’t the rep of Ting (alas, owned by Pepsi). What this bottle does offer, however, is advice. Under the cap:
Actually, no mikkle sticks round here long enough to mek a mukkle. Be that as it may, GraceCo. gets a lot of things right with this promotion: a page more-or-less correctly describing Jamaican Creole (aka ‘Patois’), and a useful list of irritating, sage expressions- with translations and audio clips!
