Dec 5, 2010 | FLIGHTY SCHOOL, Muddling
Yay! Muddling! Do you find yourself wondering what all those “weeds” are doing floating in my drink? …and what is muddling anyway? Why do bartenders muddle?  Why not use a blender? Miss Flighty address these issues and more in this episode on...
Oct 31, 2010 | FLIGHTY DRINKS, Gran Centenario, MANIFEST, Octavio Pause, Tequila
“…chases after it, mocks it, courts it, hugs it, sleeps with it; it is his favorite plaything and his most lasting love.†A quote from celebrated Mexican philosopher, statesman, and poet Octavio Paz. I feel the same way about Tequila. A twist on the Cuban...
Oct 31, 2010 | Bacardi, FLIGHTY DRINKS, MANIFEST, Mojito - aka Fly-ito, Rum - Rhum
How the Mojito transformed the bar industry, a frivolous theory in mixology by Alberta Straub I blame Josh Bleu for the Mojito. There is no documentation to confirm this but I remember sitting at the round bar of the Orbit Room Café (1900 Market St. San Francisco)...
Oct 24, 2010 | Cachaca, Caipirinha, COCKPIT, MANIFEST, Rum - Rhum
Cachaca, the Spirit of Brazil The Brazilian spirit cachaca is the lifeblood of its people and the Caipirinha is the drink that made it one of the top selling spirits worldwide. The drink is a simple mixture of three ingredients: cachaca, lime, and sugar that...
Oct 21, 2010 | Bourbon, FLIGHTY DRINKS, MANIFEST, Peach Old Fashioned, Whisk(e)y
The is not really an Old Fashioned; technically its more like a Daisey or a Fix, (bad Flighty!), but back in the day when I first made one of these behind the bar at the Orbit Room (1900 Market St. San Francisco) making up drinks was a lot more fun; There wasn’t...
