Pauley Perrette looks like a 60-year-old version of that pigtail “goth” chick from that crime lab show my mom watches, which makes the whole, “I rebuke thee, Satan...” thing much funnier to me.

Hence the quotation marks and my further explanation in a subsequent comment. Many states still make all spirits go through the ABC, so you do not have the freedom to import whatever you like. Technically, yes, you can request that the ABC carry whatever is legal, but that doesn’t really happen in practice, thereby…

My concern is that we are going about this on a case-by-case basis with major NCAA athletic schools instead of realizing this is a systemic problem and an overarching culture that nearly all of these schools are complicit in creating and maintaining. I worry that exposure and overhaul at a few major programs (but,…

State regulations regarding absinthe have been changing for a while, and, admittedly, it’s been a few years since I’ve kept regular tabs. States do still have weird liquor laws regarding what can be sold and where. Also some states still only allow distribution through the state stores (package stores and others must…

Kanye is the fucking Damien Hirst of music. A true shill and hack through and through. Anybody who trumpets his “genius” loses all critical relevance for me.

As a formerly-professional bartender, I learned these steps years ago from a bartender better than myself. Maybe it was you!

State liquor boards have different regulations. Many things that can be easily obtained through a distributor in New York can’t even be shipped to Alabama.

Bay leaves should usually come out just because they will turn bitter if you let them sit. But if it’s down to straining a whole pot of split-pea soup, I’d let it stay. If you strain that it’s going to separate and be shitty.

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Different enough to make a significant change in flavor, yes. Bitters are so powerful and pungent that the very small amounts used are quite influential on the palate.

Absinthe is still “illegal” in many states, so Pernod Ricard is also a fine substitute.

5 drops = 1 dash

Couple things I do differently:

I feel like Modest Mouse is probably the soundtrack for the Bernie Bros.

Um. No. We’re not going to include obviously purple, non-human colored, light-hearted costume body paint in the “things to avoid because of possible racial implications” category because that would be ridiculous, and make a mockery of the serious implications and concerns associated with actual blackface.

Disliking horse-piss beer does not make one a snob. There are plenty of cheap, mass-market beers that don’t taste like horse piss. Budweiser chooses not to be one of them.

So, openly shilling for anyone with enough dollars to buy your dignity is part of your definition of “classy?” Or does “classy” just mean “white” to you?

I was living in France for 2002 and 2003, and had paid no attention at all to the NFL. Up late one night in early February, flipping channels, and I come across an NFL game, the Raiders vs. the Buccaneers. “Wait a minute,” I think to myself, “isn’t it getting close to Super Bowl time? In fact, it’s February, it must be…

Prop bet discussion: a lot of people don’t like the value for Manning MVP at around +300, saying that you should take someone like Von Miller at +2500, as the defense is what will win the game for the Broncos, should they win the game. And I understand that logic; Manning has had a very mediocre statistical year, and…

Literally one generation from hugely influential Jedi Council to ancient religion of hermits and wackjobs.