Libations
Features
(Victor Jaramilla)
The Spirit of Flower Power
The begonia is a flower that’s often overlooked in culinary pursuits, perhaps because it doesn’t have much of an aroma. Depending on the variety, the bloom can be strikingly beautiful, but its essence seems too subtle to impart much flavor. Read more
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Discover The Old Fashioneds That Aren’t
Astragalomancy is the art of using dice (or “astragaloi” in ancient Greek) to gain insights into the future, a practice that was once as widespread as it is ancient. Ritual dice-rolling was practiced by the Shona people of Zimbabwe, helped decide Read more
(Courtesy of The Betsy Hotel )
Marvelous Miami Mango Cocktails
Have you sunk your teeth into a Parvin nubbin? Is Nam Doc Mai too creamy for your palate, or do you prefer it to the fibrous sweetness of a hefty Tommy Atkins? Do you scream for Ice Cream, or roll your eyes at a Southern Blush? Or … are these Read more
(Courtesy of the Miami Marlins)
Drink With the Fishes
The best thing about baseball is the legends that build up around the game. There’s always a story, and it always has a whiff of the unreal, whether it’s Yogi Berra’s leaps in logic, Dock Ellis’ psychedelic-fueled no-hitter, Bo Jackson’s left-handed Read more
(Nick Garcia Photography)
Scotch Blended in the 'Miami Highlands'
A single bottle of Scotch whisky sold for more than $2.7 million last November. One bottle. It was a Macallan 1926, one of 40 bottles’ worth distilled in that year, aged 60 years in sherry wood and bottled in 1986. There are no tasting notes for this Read more