Irish heritage notwithstanding, I am not much of a drinker. However, 2007 was the year that I dipped a toe into the world of whiskey and discovered to my surprise that I liked a drop now and then. Also in 2007, some of my online friends and I started an occasional “virtual cocktail hour” where we would pick a cocktail recipe, each sample one, and have an online chat as we enjoyed our assorted libations. We worked our way through a variety of martini recipes, assorted sissy drinks, and even made garlic-infused vodka (which turned out better saved for cooking uses than cocktails…shudder…).
So here are a couple of links for my virtual drinking buddies to enjoy: first, a new group blog put together by Mutual Friend of Torrez “Vidiot” called “Cocktailians”. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a cocktail blog before, so it’s obviously a niche that needs filling.
Second, if little umbrellas, orange-flavoured liqueurs, and decorative stemware aren’t your thing, then you might prefer Whiskipedia, which hopes to become the go-to source for information about All Things Whiskey. As with any wiki, the site is open to be edited by just about anybody who wants to contribute, so maybe you can lend your expertise to their database. As a whiskey-noob, I don’t have much to offer, but hope to find plenty of useful information.
