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. Formerly partner in Winterport Winery and Penobscot Bay Brewery from 2007-2009. I'm also in the process of starting up an artisanal, micro-batch distillery specializing in super premium spirits. These will include bourbon, rye, and single malt whiskey, peach, pear, and apple brandy, a variety of aged rum, and gin. The style will be American from the Gilded Age, the last 25 years of the 19th century.
I am going to add to this site as quickly as I can, but I am a bit pressed for time. I have around 200+ pieces already written to post here, as well as hundreds of cocktail recipes. As time permits I will add them to the archives.
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 | 1 feedback »
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 | Send feedback »
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.
