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By mjhorn Posted on May 30, 2020

A six-pack of Coors

Shall we add writing tasting notes for an American macro lager to the accruing ridiculousnesses of this blog? You already know it’s a cold crisp refreshing uncomplicated thing. Does anyone … Continue reading A six-pack of Coors

Categories: Beer, Inherent ViceTags: Doc Sportello, Shasta, USA
By mjhorn Posted on May 12, 2019

Conoloways White

I recently spent a week in Kentucky with ten children in my care. This provided an ideal opportunity for some moonshining. Chapter 59 of Mason & Dixon finds our charismatic … Continue reading Conoloways White

Categories: Mason & Dixon, Other spiritsTags: Conrad Wheat, Moonshine, USA, Wedding
By mjhorn Posted on May 8, 2017May 30, 2017

Aged Bourbon

Tommy Boy turns eighty today, and while I won’t say that counts as officially old, it is a pretty creditable age. No doubt he’s got another book coming together, as vivid … Continue reading Aged Bourbon

Categories: Gravity's Rainbow, Whisk(e)yTags: USA, Zhlubb
By mjhorn Posted on October 16, 2016October 16, 2016

Absinthe Frappé

This here is the fiftieth drink to join our digital cabinet of liquors! And a mighty fine addition it is too. If I were asked elect an emblematic spirit for each Pynchon book, some choices would be … Continue reading Absinthe Frappé

Categories: Against The Day, Cocktail/mixedTags: Absinthe, France, Reef Traverse, USA
By mjhorn Posted on February 16, 2016February 23, 2016

Rye Whiskey

Rye shows up in both Gravity’s Rainbow and Vineland. In a weird coincidence, the paragraphs in the two books that mention the stuff both also mention Superman. Here they are. Gravity’s Rainbow (p. 752): Superman … Continue reading Rye Whiskey

Categories: Gravity's Rainbow, Vineland, Whisk(e)yTags: Chandler, DL, Frenesi, Superman, USA
By mjhorn Posted on September 27, 2014September 27, 2014

Gallo wine with ice

After a couple of moody European spirits (oude jenever and absinthe), it seems about time we have something more frivolous. This one definitely fits that bill. It’s pink and light and sweet and … Continue reading Gallo wine with ice

Categories: V, WineTags: Gallo, Profane, Pynchon, USA
By mjhorn Posted on July 18, 2014July 19, 2014

Rolling Rock

A week or so ago, I had the unexpectedly excellent experience of visiting the Anheuser-Busch brewery in St Louis. The brewery complex was opened in 1852, and it has some terrific architecture … Continue reading Rolling Rock

Categories: Beer, Bleeding EdgeTags: Bars/Places, Driscoll, Horst, Lager, Maxine, Pynchon, Rolling Rock, USA
By mjhorn Posted on June 14, 2014August 21, 2014

Boilermaker

Whiskey and Alement hides its vast whisky stores and careful beer selection behind a curtained door in a dead pocket of the Melbourne CBD. It’s a Pynchonesque place, in its … Continue reading Boilermaker

Categories: Beer, Inherent Vice, V, Whisk(e)yTags: Bars/Places, boilermaker, Brooklyn Brewery, Bunnahabhain, Doc Sportello, Pynchon, Roony, Sauncho, Scotland, USA

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Reading highlights from a year inside
Some belated 2019 favourites - Saunders maybe most of all, and Garner a big highlight. Also massively recommend Underland for moving, thoughtful writing about our relationship to the planet
Selling local honey and horse milk by the roadside in Jeti-Oguz, Kyrgyzstan.
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