A perfect day for a Perfect Manhattan

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Although the holidays are right around the corner, I got the celebration started early by channeling my inner mixologist. Some of my favorite cocktails are Dirty Martinis, Vespers, and Piña Coladas, but I love Perfect Manhattans most of all!

Here’s the recipe for a Martz-style Perfect Manhattan:

I sipped my Perfect Manhattan out of a Vintage Remix Lab Nick and Nora glass. From the drink to my glass to the holiday decor in my home…everything was just perfect!

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How i make my “Perfect” Manhattan. The difference between a “Manhattan” and it’s perfect counter part has to do with the ingredients and the garnish. Instead of cocktail cherries as garnish you replace with a lemon twist, and I like to use Rye when making my cocktail.

Ingredients

  1. 3 Oz. of Rye Whiskey
  2. 1.5 Oz. Sweet Vermouth
  3. 3 splashes Aromatic Bitters
  4. 1 lemon
  5. ice

Mixing

  1. Add 2/3 ice to a cocktail mixing cup.
  2. Add Rye Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth and Aromatic Bitters.
  3. Stir to mix for 1 minute being careful not to chip the ice.
  4. Strain mixture into your favorite cocktail glass.
  5. Cut a thick twist off of a lemon with a vegetable peeler, lightly warm lemon with match, and squeeze peel over glass.
  6. Run lemon over rim of glass and slip into drink to garnish.

Early 20th Century Japanese textiles made into Decor

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Finally, a trip to a neighborhood showroom Sri, with the intent to purchase some Japanese Textiles that were both Indigo Dyed and Boro.

“Boro” means “tattered” in Japanese and describes textiles that have been clearly used, broken/damaged, and stitched back together with contracting fabrics.

I was fortunate enough to purchase two pieces from Sri, each hand loomed and indigo dyed and created in the early 20th century. The longer, Boro piece would have been used for bedding and has a chrysanthemum print. The square piece would have been used for bundling and has the Oda melon flower at the corner. It was created using the technique called katazome (stencil paste dye).

Sri Founder, Stephen Szczepanek.

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Bespoke Fine Crafted Umbrellas

Bespoke Fine Crafted Umbrellas

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| Nice to see @ckedmundson in @schottnyc booth + purchased an amazing umbrella from @lockwd from Moses Manley 

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32 Days of Donald Drinks! Cheers!

32 Days of Donald Drinks! Cheers!

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For the second year I am displaying a portion of my Donald Duck collection. This year’s theme is Drinks and Glasses.

| Happy and Bright vintage Donald cup. What else can I say? |

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32 Days of Donald Drinks! Cheers!

For the second year I am displaying a portion of my Donald Duck collection. This year’s theme is Drinks and Glasses.

| Here we start a little divergence from the ceramic mugs. This is the most impractical Donald mug. The top fits loos the handle is strange and it has “shoe” feet… Oh well vintage is somethings strange. |

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32 Days of Donald Drinks! Cheers!

32 Days of Donald Drinks! Cheers!

For the second year I am displaying a portion of my Donald Duck collection. This year’s theme is Drinks and Glasses.

| Personally I am a fan of the vintage Donald look. This is one of my favorite mugs and has a really nice flat finish. |

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Donald Duck Flea Market Finds

| A great set of finds at Jake’s Flea-market and a church bazaar in Barto, PA. The Wallet and the “thumbs-up” bank are Walt Disney Productions.

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Warbird Weekend Preview

Warbird Weekend Preview

| Added some cool photos of the Airshow plus some really cool aircraft and metal textures. Nothing is quite like aircraft aluminum. Main photo is of the Curtiss P-40 “Warhawk”

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Morning – Sparkling Apple Juice & Vintage Sunflower Ice Bowl

Morning – Sparkling Apple Juice & Vintage Sunflower Ice Bowl

| Starting sunday off with some nice Martinelli’s sparkling apple juice. Really I was just itching to use my Vintage Sunflower ice bucket. I found this little dandy on one of my rummage outings though Williamsburg junk stores. The bucket was practically made for me – both my favorite flower and gold detailing!

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Old Dow Jones Mainframe – DOWCOM

An interesting trip to the Dow Jones building in South Brunswick, NY to meet teams for WSJ. In one of the older buildings there was a long since forgotten Dow Jones Museum. Including original stock tickets, old mainframes, News Boards and the first digital issue of The Wall Street Journal.

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