It's always fun tinkering behind the stick and creating new flavors and Cocktails.
Here's some from summer of 2020
@camirekitchen Apothecary Cocktails
Beetnik Old Fashion
Golden Apple Summer Breeze
Oaxaca Dance Smoky cold brew
Red Hot Chili Pepper Saketini
@camirekitchen artisanal bitters
Habanero Mint Julep
Caribbean Classic
Celery Bitters
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#youknowjack #camirekitchen #Apothecary #cocktailprogram #imbibe #mixology #cocktailkit #innovation #barman #chef #Sommelier #nyc
The Ghosts of Greenwich Village, If these doors could talk ?
This corner triangle spot was the infamous Milk Bar, such the scant true Speakeasy Boutique Club/lounge that I used to frequent on Monday nights in the mid to late 80's, a bit of a nod to Stanley Kubrick's "Clock Work Orange" kind of futuristic vibe with walls and floors lit in irredescent white plastic panels, strobed psychedelic florescent flashing rainbow colored lights in sync with some of the best DJ's dance vibes at that moment in time. Killer vibes, drug friendly, ecstacy, coke naturally and what have you trending then.
Sally Randall, who used to guard the door at Palladium, and Scotty Taylor, a proprietor of the Milk Bar, 22 Seventh Avenue South (Leroy Street), kept this place vibrating for awhile.
Then fast forward to 2005, Sasha Petraske who created Milk n' Honey on the L.E.S. and basically reintroduced "The Speakeasy" trend in NYC and abroad. Strategicly then took up shop here at this little iconic triangle in the Village - 7th Ave South + Leroy Street.
Crafting the best Prohibition Era style Speakeasy cocktails down to the sculpted al minute ice.
Glad it's still here after Sasha's tragic sudden death in 2015.
Completely opposite of the Milk Bar vibes but equally enticing.
#ghostsofthewestvillage #thedoors #westvillage #speakeasy #sashapetraske #milkbar #littlebranchbarnyc #craftcocktails #prohibition #club #denizen #jazz #imbibe
"The Horse" #theghostsofthewestvillage
Deep dark and rich history like good porridge or fisherman stew.
White Horse Tavern, a historic, no-fuss dive located at 567 Hudson Street in Greenwich Village, Opened in 1880,
the bar poofs itself as the 2nd-oldest continuously run tavern in New York City, and has the stories to match.
In the mid-20th century, literary luminaries frequented " The Horse", And most famously where Welsh poet Dylan Thomas swilled 21 shots of whiskey with Jason Mitchell before his death at the Chelsea Hotel, apparently from unrelated causes; his portrait still hangs by his usual seat.
James Baldwin and Anaïs Nin frequented the watering hole as well. Jack Kerouac was a particularly unruly patron. The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation notes that Kerouac was ejected from the bar so many times that someone took it upon themselves to carve “KEROUAC GO HOME!” on a bathroom stall. Legend has it that the idea for the Village Voice ( sadly dis-banned) was born over drinks at the bar.
The White Horse was originally opened as a longshoreman's bar, back when Greenwich Village was a working-class neighborhood, as Andrew Berman, the Executive Director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, notes, In the late 19th century, European immigrants flocked to that part of the Village often working in the coal and lumber yards, and the piers that lay along the nearby Hudson River. Italian immigrants settled into more well-to-do pockets of the Greenwich Village back then, but the area near the White Horse Tavern—a stone's throw from the city's first elevated train line—was predominantly Irish.
In the 1930s and 1940s, the White Horse garnered a reputation for being a haven for left-leaning denizens, communists, and union organizers, such as the National Maritime Union. The bar cemented its reputation as a bohemian hangout by the fifties, though, when literary figures were known to drink and revel there. Authors including William Styron and Norman Mailer frequented the bar, often holding Sunday afternoon hangouts,partially due to the fact that "New Directions" publisher James Laughlin had a crash pad nearby
#kerouac #westvillage
Epic Viewing last week of Jim Irsay's Collection that broke Auction records
The Jim Irsay Collection electrified New York, achieving US$94.5 million, to become the highest-grossing memorabilia auction in history. Across four sales, the collection set 28 world records, sold 100% by lot and almost quadrupled its low estimate.
Led by David Gilmour’s famed ‘Black Strat’ realising US$14.6 million, the sale established a new auction record for any guitar and awarded Christie’s the record for top three highest sold guitars at auction.
Jerry Garcia’s custom-built ‘Tiger’ guitar achieved US$11.6 million,
While the original typescript scroll for Jack Kerouac’s On the Road brought US$12.1 million, setting a new world record for a literary manuscript.
Additionally, Kurt Cobain’s 1969 Fender Mustang from the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video realised US$6.9 million
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Secretariat’s race-used 1973 Triple Crown saddle, achieved US$1.52 million, a record for any horseracing object.
Swallows of Our Fears,
rest like memories of our past.
buried in our souls but not forgotten.
risen above our expectations not resting on the shoulders of our accolades, successes and misfortunes.
Always searching for something better perhaps enlightened.
studies of creation lurk behind every door whether It's piqued darkness or light.
curious to look and see in the corners of our minds,
All seem endless and are.
-JC
7/13/22
Sam Ross created a series of ‘Hand’ cocktails in the early days of Sasha Petraske 's Milk & Honey,” he says. “The Left Hand was a Bourbon riff with chocolate bitters; The Right Hand was an aged-rum take; Tres Hands was its mezcal and tequila sister; and the Smoking Hand was her brother from Islay and the Highlands.”
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This riff of my version, "Metro- ha d" brings into the fold Calvados split with Barrell Bourbon, Punt e Mes and Lustau Vermut and chocolate bitters
#craftcocktails #Metrohand #milkandhoney #SashaPetraske #samross
This beauty is a true Phoenix as it survived a fire but it's wine fridge saved it, as we can attest !
Showed up beautifully.
Opus One by Robert Mondavi 2014
Cabernet, Merlot, Petit Verdot + a bit of Malbec
True Napa Rockstar Bordeaux Blend
Dense dark fruit, chocolate, leather, tannins have mellowed in 12 years, supple silky mouth feel and dense dark morello cherry syrup.
tobacco leaf and underbrush. Medium to full-bodied, firm and grainy with a lively backbone and tightly wound black and red berry layers, it finishes with a compelling herbal lift. Relentless on the palate.
Pair well with grilled meats and spicy duck and cherry gastrique.
• Cheers to the winemaker Michael Silacci and of course the founders Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild, whom always aim to create an exceptional Napa Valley wine, Bordeaux style.
