Absinthe cookies with your Cappuccino?

Absinthe, the high-alcohol, herbal, trippy-high inducing liquor, once banned, is making a comeback.  In San Francisco, in bars..and in BISCOTTI?! Check out this blog post from Chow.com:

Green Fairy in the Biscotti?

Before eating at the market vendors outside of the Ferry Building, we stopped by Blue Bottle, inside, to get caffeinated. But the item that caught my eye wasn’t the coffee (though it was good), but biscotti made with olive oil, sesame seeds, and absinthe from local distillery St. George Spirits. Absinthe in a cookie sounded weird for the sake of being weird, but when I tried it, it made total sense, just giving it a traditional anise flavor. The cookie itself was a little too soft and crumbly for me, but the idea behind it was creative and worked.

"Big Shots: the Men Behind the Booze" by A.J. Baime

Every once in a while I want to share some of my favorite books, movies, TV shows and music with you...all with an "Attitude Adjustment Hour" flair.

Did you ever wonder who Captain Morgan, Jose Cuervo, or Johnnie Walker were?  Well, "Big Shots: the Men Behind the Booze" is a really great little book by Maxim and Playboy writer/ editor A.J. Baime.  The book came out in 2003, and it'll give you the true stories behind the men on those bottles of  rum, gin, Tequila, and Bourbon.  Fun, funny, fascinating.  If you like your cocktails, I'm sure you'll love this book!

And check out those prices on the Amazon.com link...C-C-C-Cheap! 
-Den

Kidnapped Baseball Hall of Famer's Arm Returned to Saloon

(from SFGate.com) A package was delivered to Lefty O'Doul's Restaurant and Tavern.  Inside the box was the severed left arm of Lefty O'Doul, legendary San Francisco baseball player and manager.

Okay, technically, it was the detached left arm of a mannequin that had been Lefty's stand-in near the entrance of his Geary Street saloon for many years.  Two patrons, more-than-likely drunker than s**t on Lefty's Bloody Marys, nabbed the plaster extremity 3 years ago and took it on a Nationwide ride.

For the rest of the story, click HERE

For my audio podcast on Lefty O'Doul's (and it's sister saloon, The Gold Dust Lounge), click HERE!

Help the Gulf, buy a beer...Abita's S.O.S.- A Charitable Pilsner

The most beloved beer in New Orleans comes from the Abita Brewery.  And they have announced a special brew with proceeds going towards relief and restoration for the Gulf oil spill disaster: S.O.S.- A Charitable Pilsner.

The 22-ounce bottle of golden brew has a kick- 7% alcohol content, as opposed to the usual 5% . It will be avalable wherever Abita beer is sold.

The bottles will feature hand-drawn shrimp, boats, pelicans and other Gulf coast fishing icons arranged in "SOS," in this case meaning "Save Our Shores."

Seventy-five cents from each Charitable Pilsner sold will go directly to the SOS Fund. As to where those dollars will then go: "We're going to be very flexible," says an Abita representative. "We want to support relief efforts both large and small, and get the money where it needs to go...to fishermen, to the environment."

Merchandise (hats, tees, car decals, pins, magnets) is available online, all of which will donate 100% of profits to the fund. The SOS campaign's corresponding website will also serve as a message board for spreading hope, sharing stories and, understandably, blowing off steam.

A similar effort was previously launched after Hurricane Katrina, resulting in over half a million dollars. (thanks to Slashfood.com)

For Abita's website, click HERE!

Mel Gibson, Lindsay Lohan get send-ups with signature cocktails

According to the "Ministry of Gossip" at LATimes.com, these two troubled celebs have been honored with special libations at Bird's Cafe in Hollywood.

"The Mel Gibson Martini: Vodka martini with a very white onion. Warning: offensive smell. May leave a bad taste in your mouth."

"The Lohan: Vodka and lime juice.  Not at all sweet. Careful: two drinks can land you in jail and kill your career."

Hmmm.  I'll stick with a beer.

Beer is sloshing through tough times

They have a saying in the beer industry:  "People will drink when they have money, and they'll probably drink even more when they don't."

But lately, that doesn't seem to be the case as the beer biz takes a bit of a hit. For the whole story, click HERE!

Hey, I'll do my part, ferchrissakes! Please do yours!  Be a Good American, buy more Beer!

The 3-Martini Lunch is back....

...on TV, anyways!  Martinis, Old Fashioneds, Manhattans, Mai Tais.  It's Cocktail City as "Mad Men" Season 4 premieres on AMC this Sunday night at 10/9 Central on AMC.

To get up to speed on all the "Madness" check out AMC's website, click HERE!