tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post5349776364732901422..comments2024-03-19T21:14:01.007-07:00Comments on The Compass Rose: "WHO DAT?" - a Ne Plus Ultra for The Big EasyCurtis Favillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-32262226308113302872010-02-27T10:45:06.009-08:002010-02-27T10:45:06.009-08:00Bourbon & Branch became too well known. It is...Bourbon & Branch became too well known. It is a tourist spot now. The best bartenders from bourbon & branch left and are now mixing at a restaurant/bar called Beretta. It is located at 1199 Valencia St. in the Mission district. Here you will find the best cocktails in the Bay Area. It is worth the trip.keith j mosierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613323516584219262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-44122330757788883052010-02-26T16:28:19.909-08:002010-02-26T16:28:19.909-08:00You couldn't be more right about ingredients, ...You couldn't be more right about ingredients, Curtis. Unfortunately liquors are like fonts: I've got hundreds (& in the latter case thousands) yet I often don't have exactly the right one. (Have to try the Mandarin liqueur.)<br /><br />Lucy & her coworkers did a field trip to Bourbon & Branch (which they loved). But their allotted time ran out & poof! they were back on the street.George Mattinglyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844284835653397986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-15091260959389155822010-02-26T16:24:46.503-08:002010-02-26T16:24:46.503-08:00"Ne Plus Ultra" would be "Mai Tai&q..."Ne Plus Ultra" would be "Mai Tai" in Tahitian, no?<br /><br />Some concepts cut right through linguistic difference. Vodka, gorzalka, Usque Baugh (Gaelic), whiskey, and eau-de-vie are all "water of life." <br /><br />Lined up right there on the shelf.George Mattinglyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844284835653397986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-74034421019426670312010-02-26T16:24:05.851-08:002010-02-26T16:24:05.851-08:00Ingredients are important, George, but trying alte...Ingredients are important, George, but trying alternatives is the road to discovery. Herbsaint is just Pernod under another name, I think. The Mandarin liqueur has a piquant tangy edge which is not quite like Triple Sec. <br /><br />I've probably mixed something like 1500 different cocktails in my time, restlessly experimenting with different ideas. <br /><br />There's a place in the city called Bourbon & Branch which is modeled after the Speakeasy Era--have to knock on the door and even make reserveration (!) apparently. I have yet to try it. <br /><br />Bottoms up!Curtis Favillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-88887336418024571762010-02-26T16:13:30.971-08:002010-02-26T16:13:30.971-08:00Charles referenced this cocktail in his blog. Droo...Charles referenced this cocktail in his blog. Drool drooling, I raced upstairs to make one & he (& you) were absolutely right.<br /><br />Not having Mandarin Orange Liqueur, I substituted equal parts Hangar 1 Mandarin Blossom vodka and simple syrup. (My wife manages St. George Spirits, so -- unsurprisingly -- our bar is stocked with their wonderful products.)<br /><br />Also substituted St. George Spirits Absinthe Vert for the Herbsaint (which I used to love but now never use).<br /><br />Great drink.George Mattinglyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844284835653397986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660090614793277371.post-36759273541718698832010-02-17T00:02:48.165-08:002010-02-17T00:02:48.165-08:00Gotta try this.Gotta try this.Charles Sherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480432901356490235noreply@blogger.com