http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/ Quenching your thirst with sips, nips and tipples. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:38:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/#comment-229346 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:56:52 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/#comment-229346 [...] In a collaborative series with Ryan Magarian of House Spirits, our own Kelley Swenson poured over two hundred five dollar cocktails in two hours this past Wednesday.  An exceptional kick-off to a run of affordable happy hours across town, this event had the restaurant buzzing with activity.  The affordable cocktails included a timeless variety, with The Old Fashioned Gin Cocktail dating back to 1806, and The Cloister Cocktail to 1977.  Also featured were The Corleone, Botticelli, and The Trident, all with descriptions that surely tasted as good as they sound.  Read the full menu here. Special thanks to Heather Hawksford for her incredible photos. [...] […] In a collaborative series with Ryan Magarian of House Spirits, our own Kelley Swenson poured over two hundred five dollar cocktails in two hours this past Wednesday.  An exceptional kick-off to a run of affordable happy hours across town, this event had the restaurant buzzing with activity.  The affordable cocktails included a timeless variety, with The Old Fashioned Gin Cocktail dating back to 1806, and The Cloister Cocktail to 1977.  Also featured were The Corleone, Botticelli, and The Trident, all with descriptions that surely tasted as good as they sound.  Read the full menu here. Special thanks to Heather Hawksford for her incredible photos. […]

]]> http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/#comment-126922 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:50:39 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/#comment-126922 i think i was given chartreuse the other night does it have a anaseed sort of flavour i think i was given chartreuse the other night does it have a anaseed sort of flavour

]]> http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/#comment-20132 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 02:50:53 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/#comment-20132 [...] For those who just can’t make the egg trip, there’ll be other, uh, Christian-themed, cocktails like the Cloister, the Saint Augustine and the Rusty Nail. “There might even be a special guest or two helping us shake things up,” says Misty. [...] […] For those who just can’t make the egg trip, there’ll be other, uh, Christian-themed, cocktails like the Cloister, the Saint Augustine and the Rusty Nail. “There might even be a special guest or two helping us shake things up,” says Misty. […]

]]> http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/#comment-19007 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:07:09 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/#comment-19007 [...] Like Chartreuse, Bénédictine is another herbal liqueur with monastic associations. The recipe for Chartreuse was acquired by a monastery, where it was refined and subsequently manufactured, where it is still being made to this day. Bénédictine on the other had is a recipe that was originally developed in a monastery, and then later acquired by a private company, where it was refined and then produced. [...] […] Like Chartreuse, Bénédictine is another herbal liqueur with monastic associations. The recipe for Chartreuse was acquired by a monastery, where it was refined and subsequently manufactured, where it is still being made to this day. Bénédictine on the other had is a recipe that was originally developed in a monastery, and then later acquired by a private company, where it was refined and then produced. […]

]]> http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/#comment-18804 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:56:55 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/#comment-18804 Green! Of course! :-> Green! Of course! :->

]]> http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/#comment-18770 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:41:40 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/#comment-18770 Robert, if you were limited to one bottle, would you purchase yellow or green Chartreuse? Robert, if you were limited to one bottle, would you purchase yellow or green Chartreuse?

]]> http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/#comment-18542 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:13:03 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/#comment-18542 Glad you liked it! I would love to see the Cloister become a drink which more bartenders were familiar with. I expect that there are perhaps only a handful of bars across the country that would know this drink, obviously New York's Pegu Club is one of them! Glad you liked it! I would love to see the Cloister become a drink which more bartenders were familiar with. I expect that there are perhaps only a handful of bars across the country that would know this drink, obviously New York’s Pegu Club is one of them!

]]> http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/#comment-18468 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:34:18 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/03/19/chartreuse-and-the-cloister-cocktail/#comment-18468 coincidence! We had one at Pegu Club over the weekend and loved it. Well, I loved it -- Cameron thought it was too sweet. coincidence! We had one at Pegu Club over the weekend and loved it. Well, I loved it — Cameron thought it was too sweet.

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