http://blog.misscharming.com a charming generosity of spirit Fri, 28 May 2010 09:56:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en *My host is dropping Wordpress blogs, so this will be the last Charming Cocktails blog post at this URL address. I've transferred everything to the new address at http://charmingcocktails.wordpress.com. Also, if you are one of the 10,000 or so people that follow this blog and would like to continue, then ... http://blog.misscharming.com/?p=1040 Who doesn't love a complimentary cocktail? The closest to a free cocktail that I can offer you is an e-cocktail, so if you love art & design then you'll love these complimentary e-cocktails. The social media cocktail set in the banner above can be downloaded here. Aren't they cute? To find more ... http://blog.misscharming.com/?p=1006 Southern Comfort is celebrating its sponsorship of the Golden Globe winning series True Blood, Season Two with a selection of blood thirsty cocktails that promises to make the mouth of any mere mortal water. The recipes are in European measures. Wouldn't it be nice to have a jigger with both standard ... http://blog.misscharming.com/?p=972 Tonight was the 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother. The episode was titled, "Girls vs. Suits." Barney, (the always splendid Neil Patrick Harris) plays the charming womanizer that lists off all the women he has conquered except for one...a hot female bartender (played by Stacy Keibler). I love ... http://blog.misscharming.com/?p=949 Happy New Year all! I have to be honest, as a kid I truly believed that this magical year was THE year I'd be living the Jetsons life. Remember the Jetsons? Meet George Jetson.  Jane his wife...loved that cartoon. I don't know what will happen in 2010, but I do know ... http://blog.misscharming.com/?p=932 Well, the beginning of a new decade is right around the corner and it's always interesting for me to look back at the previous one. It never ceases to amaze me how every decade I'm involved in and/or study seems to have the same cocktail culture thread running through it; ... http://blog.misscharming.com/?p=873 So, yesterday I'm working on putting together my up-and-coming Master Mixology product section for my 9-5 job (barproducts.com, barsupply.com, barsupplies.com, etc.) when I reach a point that I should ask for some expert advice. Luckily, I have a few people in the industry always willing to make time for me ... http://blog.misscharming.com/?p=807 Cornucopia (also called horn of plenty) is a symbol of abundance and in the cocktail world there is a definite abundance of variety. The cocktail culture pendulum swings from extreme flair bars to purist craft bars and oscillates past all others in between. I’m for all of them and believe ... http://blog.misscharming.com/?p=727 Well, if you haven't heard, Justin Timberlake has a new Tequila coming out called 901. He says that the name came from the time (9:01) when the night begins (plus it's the Memphis area code of which Justin is from). Celebrity alcohol is not a new thing, but I believe ... http://blog.misscharming.com/?p=668 I was organizing my files when I found some photos I had forgotten about. They are from the 1963 Elvis Presley film, Fun in Acapulco. Elvis plays Mike Windgren and has two love interests, Ursula Andress (think Dr. No) as Marguerita and Elsa Cardenas as Dolores. In the film he ... http://blog.misscharming.com/?p=621