Welcome to Drinking the World; my thoughts on fine libations, special spirits, and fabulous cocktails. My name is Jonathan M. Forester and I'm a food & beverage writer / consultant, and formerly partner in a winery and brewery in Maine. Now, my new partner and I are currently in the process of starting an artisanal, farm distillery located on 370 acres in New York State called Dutch's Spirits. We will be specializing in premium, hand-made spirits. These will include bourbon, rye, and malt whiskey, peach and apple brandy, a variety of aged rum, gin, liqueurs, and cocktail bitters.
If the post is dated prior to December 13, 2008, it was previously published at Slashfood.com / AOL.com.
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Vintage Silver Jigger
By Jonathan M. Forester on Jun 27, 2009 | In Cocktail Revolution, Vintage Bar Ware, Photos
The other day I showed you a silver swizzle, today I have brought out a vintage, sterling silver, jigger. What is fun and unusual about this is that it has a lever on the side that when pressed dispenses the spirits from the bottom. To see more photos click
Swizzle Me This
By Jonathan M. Forester on Jun 26, 2009 | In Cocktail Revolution, Vintage Bar Ware, Photos
Have you read the swizzle article at NY Times? One of my prize vintage bar toys is a personal retractable swizzle stick. It is sterling silver, 3.5" long closed, and 5.25" long when open. It has a loop at the end so that it can hang on a chain around your neck. They were popular in the 1930's to remove effervescence from champagne or swizzling cocktails. This model most probably dates from then as appraised.
Here are a few photos of it closed, partially open, and a close-up of the swizzle end.
