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the compass rose may 2018 skip to main skip to sidebar the compass rose ruminations on literature art politics music photography design architecture and landscape wine and spirits c wednesday may 9 2018 come spring it s been an odd year the predicted droughts of global warming haven t quite materialized though the winter rains weren t quite enough to reassure californians as anyone knows the crucial factor is the sierra snowpack which is what feeds the dams and reservoirs that irrigate our region but spring is always a time for renewal and the poets have to perform their task to celebrate it embarking upon my seventh decade as more and more my life begins to take on a familiar shape my memories consolidate into a design that feels increasingly inevitable my genetic inheritance my early tendencies my upbringing the country of my consciousness all appear to coagulate around something called curtis which i accept or regret according to my mood meeting new friends while old ones drift away saving what s valuable and cleaning out the clutter coming to terms resolving here are three new recipes from the stainless steel counter which doubtless bear my personal stamp though there may be bartenders somewhere in the world simultaneously duplicating them unbeknownst to me if i ve inadvertently imitated someone else s concoction my apologies the first two were designed to be served up the last over ice the first two are for two drinks the last for one 3 parts gin 1 part apple liqueur 1 2 part maraschino liqueur 1 2 part sugar syrup 1 part fresh lemon juice 2 parts aquavit 2 parts dry vermouth 1 part berenjaeger liqueur 1 part limoncello 1 part lime juice 1 1 2 parts white rum 1 2 part cachaca 1 2 part banana liqueur 1 2 part lime juice may all your springs be rejuvenating and all your toasts come true posted by curtis faville at 8 17 am no comments newer posts older posts home subscribe to posts atom archives may 1 october 1 march 1 february 1 december 2 october 1 august 1 july 4 june 1 may 3 april 1 march 3 february 3 january 1 december 3 november 1 september 1 august 1 july 1 may 2 march 1 january 1 december 1 november 2 october 1 september 1 july 2 june 2 may 1 april 1 march 2 february 2 january 5 december 1 november 4 october 2 september 3 july 3 june 1 may 3 march 4 february 1 january 5 december 4 november 2 october 2 september 3 august 4 july 3 june 4 may 1 april 2 march 6 february 2 january 3 december 3 november 2 october 2 september 3 august 2 july 3 june 5 may 2 april 3 march 5 february 1 january 4 december 3 november 3 october 6 september 4 august 3 july 7 june 6 may 7 april 6 march 8 february 4 january 5 december 9 november 7 october 6 september 6 august 11 july 11 june 11 may 6 april 9 march 7 february 12 january 6 december 2 november 7 october 8 september 6 august 7 july 12 june 10 may 6 april 8 march 11 february 4 january 9 december 9 november 12 october 16 september 14 august 13 july 14 june 19 may 17 april 14 march 22 february 13 january 19 december 25 november 14 october 14 september 18 august 22 july 20 june 10 may 14 april 18 march 16 february 13 january 21 december 12 november 19 october 16 september 10 august 23 july 19 june 16 may 17 april 13 march 18 february 16 january 5 blogs about me curtis faville view my complete profile