tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.comments2022-12-04T12:05:34.435-07:00The Utah Mixologist--UtahMixologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14908034750478399815noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-4193526503054371212015-08-08T16:43:24.392-06:002015-08-08T16:43:24.392-06:00Hi Kami: Please accept my apologies, but I never s...Hi Kami: Please accept my apologies, but I never saw the email notice from the Blogger system about your request. I wouldn't have been able to help, but at least you would have received a prompt response.--UtahMixologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908034750478399815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-30350834648944887852015-05-10T19:10:17.662-06:002015-05-10T19:10:17.662-06:00Hi! I would like to host a private Mixology 101 cl...Hi! I would like to host a private Mixology 101 class for a few friends of ours. Google wasn't much help in my search for a bartender/teacher who would be able to come and teach. Your blog popped up and I was just wondering if you (or anybody you know) would be willing to teach a private class in our home in Orem? Kind Regards, KamiKamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945663992436387847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-33016627686571629292014-09-21T12:50:56.558-06:002014-09-21T12:50:56.558-06:00Thanks for the UABC update. Thanks for mentioning ...Thanks for the UABC update. Thanks for mentioning the Sidecar. Pat W Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123368993382820490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-47368489550949818502014-04-28T03:51:52.992-06:002014-04-28T03:51:52.992-06:00Thanks Jim! Love your cocktail updates and i want...Thanks Jim! Love your cocktail updates and i want to make comments for all your posting efforts.you can also connect with Porters Chats Wood to know more about us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313054109050051038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-20394725149795474532014-04-12T08:19:38.463-06:002014-04-12T08:19:38.463-06:00Thanks Jim! Love your cocktail updates. Continue t...Thanks Jim! Love your cocktail updates. Continue the DABC's price updates.Pat W Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123368993382820490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-43666382982257186682014-04-08T13:20:25.893-06:002014-04-08T13:20:25.893-06:00Sherry added the following to last month's pos...Sherry added the following to last month's post, but it pertains to this month: "I like to use the Seagrams Extra Smooth Vodka to make infusions and it is discounted this month!"<br /><br />Thanks, Sherry! It's marked down $4 to $19. Another good economy Vodka is Gordon's (not on SPA this month, though).<br /><br />Feel free to add comments about your favorite items when they're on sale!--UtahMixologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908034750478399815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-2323319196575251812014-04-02T20:48:11.362-06:002014-04-02T20:48:11.362-06:00I like to use the Seagrams Extra Smooth vodka to m...I like to use the Seagrams Extra Smooth vodka to make infusions and it is discounted this month!Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146184585922554043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-70165342955160281302014-02-22T12:52:15.101-07:002014-02-22T12:52:15.101-07:00Hi Don: Sorry, but unless you know of a Harmon'...Hi Don: Sorry, but unless you know of a Harmon's that is a lot larger than the one near you, they probably all stock the same things. I asked my daughter-in-law, who sometimes gives me bitters for Christmas (good girl!), if she had bought any locally, but she said that they had ordered them. I would try phoning ahead to the places that BrownBag mentions above. Good luck! ...and please let us know if you find a good source.--UtahMixologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908034750478399815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-2865552049587793992014-02-20T18:09:35.599-07:002014-02-20T18:09:35.599-07:00This post was a long time ago. Harmon's went b...This post was a long time ago. Harmon's went back to Angostura a year ago. I don't know where I'd go now except mail order.Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436598235395809478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-41949279433177195312014-02-19T13:48:31.680-07:002014-02-19T13:48:31.680-07:00I just ran out of Peychaud's and tried both th...I just ran out of Peychaud's and tried both the Harmon's in Midvale and Draper, but neither carries it. Both had Angostura. Is there a Harmon's location one might suggest trying for Peychaud's?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496039896943596365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-8335761519594187322013-07-10T16:17:42.435-06:002013-07-10T16:17:42.435-06:00Thanks, Mark!Thanks, Mark!--UtahMixologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908034750478399815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-8872011247819641602013-07-10T09:31:43.665-06:002013-07-10T09:31:43.665-06:00you can really good Ginger Beer from Custom Soda L...you can really good Ginger Beer from Custom Soda Labels in Sandy UTMarkStallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152309371624051241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-58834966257621573132013-05-06T22:34:40.833-06:002013-05-06T22:34:40.833-06:00Thanks for this inspiring Manhattan! Ole!Thanks for this inspiring Manhattan! Ole!Pat W Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123368993382820490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-67226707831637383902013-04-01T13:24:15.281-06:002013-04-01T13:24:15.281-06:00Hi Al,
Benedictine DOM is coded "Limited, hig...Hi Al,<br />Benedictine DOM is coded "Limited, high end product (sold at select stores)." I have seen it in larger liquor stores (stores of the same size seem to have identical inventories). The "high end" products also tend to be stocked at the wine specialty stores, so you can try there. The current stock list I have only shows 375ml bottles (CS# 064414). <br />I recommend you call a store and ask what is the closest store to you that stocks it (they're usually helpful). Ask for it by stock (CS#) number, though. Twice when I asked for Benedictine, I have had employees say "you mean B&B," so they might say they have it when they really don't if you don't use the number.--UtahMixologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908034750478399815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-31963109839428776352013-03-31T23:42:52.475-06:002013-03-31T23:42:52.475-06:00Have you been able to find Benedictine DOM in Utah...Have you been able to find Benedictine DOM in Utah's State Liquor stores? So far, I've only found B&B, a brandy pre-mix.Al Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721585587273347704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-87679092859838076882012-12-24T10:53:47.583-07:002012-12-24T10:53:47.583-07:00Thanks for the update!Thanks for the update!Pat W Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123368993382820490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-71421047632074081182012-11-10T22:34:57.547-07:002012-11-10T22:34:57.547-07:00@Mike: Finca is also starting to do interesting th...@Mike: Finca is also starting to do interesting things. Scott Gardner is going to be a real rising star in all things cocktail. We've spend many evenings tasting our way through ingredients. In more than one instance also worked with DABC to get the ingredient into the State.Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436598235395809478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-44560589397363217252012-11-10T21:18:15.120-07:002012-11-10T21:18:15.120-07:00Mike, I saw your comment in May and thought it had...Mike, I saw your comment in May and thought it had been published, but I somehow never got back to it. Today I just realized it was still in "limbo". My sincere apologies, and I hope your gig in Utah is going well. Comment on a current post (e.g. give us your opinion of the Vesper) and let us know where you're working. Maybe some readers will drop in...--UtahMixologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908034750478399815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-82647107200584667292012-10-28T08:05:19.000-06:002012-10-28T08:05:19.000-06:00I can think of one city I don't have to keep a...I can think of one city I don't have to keep an eye out for ;-)<br />I think this would be a great event to attend. My brother lives in the Pearl. I really need to have a reason to visit him for a while next year.Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436598235395809478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-69045922498533573142012-05-21T22:14:23.252-06:002012-05-21T22:14:23.252-06:00I vote for just champagne. Especially the lighter,...I vote for just champagne. Especially the lighter, California champagnes like Chandon or Gloria Ferrer, or any champagne cocktail. I like the French 75 personally, but maybe the Kir Royale is more of a crowd pleaser. <br /><br />Oh btw, I've landed a gig as a bartender in Utah so I will be officially pouring and designing a drink menu. If you could only pick a select few cocktails, what would the UtahMixologist like to see on the menu?<br /><br />Cheers,<br />MikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572153213534235222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-30962048470650896392012-05-08T13:49:33.813-06:002012-05-08T13:49:33.813-06:00Thanks for the bar recommendations. I will have to...Thanks for the bar recommendations. I will have to check them out. And Utah is an extreme example (what is it with those Orwellian, electronic measuring devices for pouring alcohol anyways?), but even in places like California, I wouldn't order a lot of historical cocktails at most places. After you learn how to make Mai Tais and Singapore Slings correctly at home, you either just make them for yourself, for guests at parties, or lament you don't have enough capital to open up a tiki bar and corner the market on Utah Mixology.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />MikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572153213534235222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-71471332506338107992012-05-07T10:46:50.679-06:002012-05-07T10:46:50.679-06:00Hi Mike:
I know what you mean, but there are some...Hi Mike:<br /><br />I know what you mean, but there are some good bartenders in Utah who really try. Bar X has pretty good cocktails in SLC, and some of the big hotels in Park City really make an effort.<br /><br />One of the problems in Utah is the legal restrictions on what can go into a drink. While they are not as bad as some people think they are, they are still an obstacle to mixing some classic or more complex cocktails the way they were intended to be made.<br /><br />That gives amateurs like me their only advantage: we can mix the drinks the way they were meant to be mixed. (Assuming we can find all of the ingredients!) Of course, you pros can do that when you're "off duty".<br /><br />Welcome to Utah. While living here can have it's frustrations, it's also a pretty nice place to live. I've been here 30 years now and have no plans to leave.--UtahMixologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908034750478399815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-73110999880487829962012-05-05T12:31:51.632-06:002012-05-05T12:31:51.632-06:00Nice blog! Utah mixologists unite!
Mint julep all...Nice blog! Utah mixologists unite!<br /><br />Mint julep all the way today. I wouldn't order one here in a bar though. I'm an ex-bartender from California and like to make mai tais and zombies and all those tiki drinks. My experience with cocktails in Utah leads me to give them a failing report card for exotic/historical mixed drinks. <br /><br />The real crime is that online gambling is illegal in Utah so you can't bet on the Kentucky Derby here. You can watch it on TV, but you can't gamble on it. You can drink a mint julep in celebration, but no wagering. There are some very juvenile, condescending laws in this state unfortunately. This one is just plain silly and the state also fails to make money off it.<br /><br />In regards to freedoms, fun, and plain economics, religion and politics don't mix. Fortunately mint, bourbon, simple syrup, water, and crushed ice do.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />MikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572153213534235222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-71991984515086621742012-04-15T14:02:58.017-06:002012-04-15T14:02:58.017-06:00I'm happy to hear you enjoyed some Hanky Panky...I'm happy to hear you enjoyed some Hanky Panky. The state stores started selling Fernet within the last year or so, so now Utah is in the big time! Also, thanks, I had forgotten about this one, so I just got my bottle of Fernet out as a reminder to stir one up one this evening...--UtahMixologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908034750478399815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037291149269900795.post-31738774204739244002012-04-14T21:59:34.039-06:002012-04-14T21:59:34.039-06:00I just enjoyed one tonight. I'm glad to see so...I just enjoyed one tonight. I'm glad to see someone in Utah enjoying Fernet! I'm a Utah native living in Seattle and one of the many prohibition themed 'speakeasies' sprouting up around here serves this. I loved it so much I wrote it down on a napkin and serve it at home. Cheers!Tucker Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09554057504657489277noreply@blogger.com