Episode 6, rum VX.
Episode 6, featuring Appleton VX, is under construction.
Feels ghood to be bhack.
Episode 5, featuring Rhum JM Blanc, is recorded and heading for assembly. After a couple of weeks between episodes, it felt good to be back recording. I like how this one came out, and I like what's in the queue.
House recording.
Episode 4 is recorded and features House Spirits rum. This episode is a little different, but I think it turned out ok. I'll be posting it as soon as photos and links are done.
Research for episode 4.
House Spirits Rum.
“Though wabi-sabi is an aesthetic and philosophy with a lot of parts, the one we’re concerned with here is making human things that reflect the beauty of nature. (Those green and blue liqueurs tend to represent leaves and water in cocktails.)
Suzuki says that when he carves an ice cube into an ice ball, it is with the wabi-sabi concept: the round ice ball is meant to resemble a river rock worn smooth by the water passing over it, representing the concept of ‘floating time.’”
Link: Zen and the Art of Japanese Cocktail Development →
I'm not putting enough thought into my cocktails.