Sam Workman

Agree. I like Mezcal a bit more. I'm a seasonal drinker most times. During the periods of the year that Tequila/Mezcal seem warranted, I almost always prefer a rum based drink. I have friends that are the exact opposite. Hopefully, the trade wars don't impnge on our selection too badly.

I, myself, am not a huge fan of Tequila/Mezcal. So, I'm actually on a normal day a lot more likely to have those liqueurs than Tequila. The tequila was left over from a party. And no worries, if I read it, I'd think the same thing.

If you don't like or have Tequila, white rum makes a good but different drink. I've found Puerto Rican rum (e.g., Bicardi) to be particularly good. If you do this, increase the lime to 1/2 oz for balance.

Spritz a coupe glass with 20% saline and chill. In a mixing glass, add the ingredients sans garnish. Stir down the drink till chilled. If using regular lime juice, shake this one briefly. Garnish with salty balls.

With a melon baller, pull some balls from your melon. Dip one side in the salt and fresh cracked pepper. I like a blend of black and white pepper. Kosher salt is best, though coarse pink Himalayan would be good too.

Cantaloma
1 1/2 oz Tequila Blanco
1 1/2 oz Cantaloupe Liqueur
1/4 oz Pink Peppercorn Liqueur
1/4 oz Clarified Lime Juice
1 Salt 'n Pepper Melon Ball

A cocktail of tequila, Cantaloupe, pink peepercorn, and lime in a coupe glass atop stone.

This week's cocktail is a summer treat and true blending of cultures. Pick a ripe one and the balls will make it shine. All hail Cantaloupe. #cocktails 🍸🍹

Chill a Nick and Nora, coupe, or Martini glass. In a mixing glass with ice add the gin and lime cordial. Stir down until cold. Retrieve the glass and spritz with saline. Double strain the gimlet into the glass. Slap and squeeze the mint to release aromatics. Garnish and enjoy.

Gin Gimlet
2 parts Harahorn Norwegian Gin
1 part Lime Cordial
1 spritz 20% saline
Mint sprig garnish

A Gin Gimlet in a Nick 'n Nora glass with mint garnish.

A Gin Gimlet in a Nick 'n Nora glass with mint garnish.

And speaking of Harahorn Gin 🇳🇴, it makes an excellent Gimlet to ease you into Friday. 🍸🍹 #cocktails

For those, like me, who love all things Norway 🇳🇴, Harahorn Gin is awesome. #gin #cocktails #norway
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🤣 You win Bluesky today.

I Drank Every Cocktail The International Bartenders Association, or IBA, maintains a list of official cocktails, ones they deem to be “the most requested recipes” at bars all around the world. It’s the closest thing the bar...

This is a fun read about someone drinking his way through the IBA list. 🍸

That's a political problem as much as an economic one.

Level matters. I can't think of states that have managed it well holistically. There are certainly localities that have. In the ones familiar to me, outdoor economies play a big role. The deeper problem, though, is how you shrink infrastructure in places without those advantages.

I often think that if we understood how to "contract" the right way, these places would fair much better. Instead, we beat our heads against the wall trying to reassert population-based expansion. We need a "how to be small" blueprint.

Good summation. At a local, rural economic development and governance level, it would be great to understand better how to incorporate these insights at a more granular, contextual subnational level. States and localities have confronted this long before the national slowdown. #governance #rural

Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 421 contr unattr

liqueurs

spirits that have been flavored and heavily sweetened. “Liqueur” was also formerly used as an adjective, attached to “brandy” or “whisky,” denoting that the spirit so described was old and rich.

#Cheers 🍸

The "But student evals are the best we have and tell us 'something'" people about to find out what they tell us.

EPA moves to rescind finding that greenhouse gas emissions pose risk to the public - WV MetroNews The 2009 standard, called the endangerment finding, has been a declaration that six key greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, endanger public health and welfare because of their…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with repeal of a 2009 scientific finding that greenhouse gases pose a danger to the public.

Time to write those articles titled "Congress" like we used to see in the golden era.

Yeah, there's that as well.

Yes, they are cleaner and better conserved, but less wild. For locals, that's a big deal because the primary interest in having the Park is not for the sake of conservation, but rather for economic development and community resilience. End 🧵.

The reason is that, if you grew up there like I did, these spaces are a lot LESS wild than they were before the fight for, and after, the designation. This gets ignored in arguments around the value of parks and to whom/why they are valuable.

First, it's an excellent example of the framing that arises from parks being important to local economies, not just for environmentalists or conservationists. Second, this framing is crucial in maintaining future momentum for parks and the recreational economy.

How funding cuts to national parks may harm the communities around them From the towering peaks of Yosemite to the vast canyons of Zion, America’s national parks have long been considered national treasures. But federal funding cuts imposed by the Trump administration are...

Highlighting this interview and exchange about the New River Gorge National Park for a couple of reasons. A 🧵...

🏞️ #nationalparks #tourism #conservation #economicdevelopment

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How funding cuts to national parks may harm the communities around them From the towering peaks of Yosemite to the vast canyons of Zion, America’s national parks have long been considered national treasures. But federal funding cuts imposed by the Trump administration are...

Great piece on how cuts to the #NationalPark Service have affected the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia. #NewRiverGorge #WestVirginia #Americorp
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An analysis of studies incorporating data from almost 30 million people has highlighted the role that air pollution – including that coming from car exhaust emissions – plays in increased risk of dementia.

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Joey Chestnut is negative 123 years old.

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