Author: Ben Raskin
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The $10 Rob Roy
I got to make the allusive $10 cocktail at Keys On Main last Thursday. It was a Rob Roy made with Macallan 12-year old Scotch whisky and sweet vermouth. I like to add a drop of maraschino cherry juice and a dash of Angostura Bitters to the bottom of the glass and swirl the liquor…
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Aron Ralston Has A Cold
I’d rather forget how to make a gin and tonic than have laryngitis behind the bar. My strategy for good health has always been that if I convince myself that if I am not sick then I won’t get sick. For the most part, this technique has worked pretty well. Even though I eat like…
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What The Hell Is Icing?
There’s fighting, line changes, French Canadians and beer. How is it that I haven’t followed hockey before? Probably because I can’t speak a like of Russian and I don’t have the faintest idea what icing is. Because the NBA is dead to me this year, I’ve decided to follow the remaining NHL season. The problem…
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Utah Jazz v. NBA Lockout
It looked like he pushed him. With seconds ticking off the clock, Michael Jordan crossed over Bryon Russell and drained a 20-footer to take the lead from the Utah Jazz in Game 6 of the 1998 Finals. I was at my mother’s house in Las Vegas screaming at the television and I wasn’t alone. Everyone…
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Post-Turkey Drink-a-thon
Tip of the hat to everybody who showed up to the Pre-Turkey Drink-a-thon at Keys On Main. It was a good night. I am sure all of the holiday shots I poured made for some rough mornings but it was all done for a good cause. We raised a couple of ducats and a bunch…
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