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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Acqua di Gio: Not Bad For the Best-Selling Fragrance in America
As I was paging through the December issue of GQ, I stopped for a moment on the first scented cologne ad, one for Armani’s Acqua di Gio—the best-selling fragrance in America, among men’s and women’s. I usually tear these obnoxious … Continue reading
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Tagged acqua di gio, alberto morillas, armani, bulgari man, ck one, gq, perfumes the guide, tania sanchez, thierry mugler
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Chandler Burr on the Perfume Industry
Here’s Chandler Burr, perfume critic for the New York Times, and author of The Perfect Scent and The Emperor of Scent, speaking at the Thinking Digital Conference last year. (Via My Perfume Life on Twitter.)
Drinking Out: The Smoked Maple Collins at Applewood
Treating ourselves to brunch at Applewood in Park Slope, Brooklyn after some grueling holiday travel, my girlfriend and I were excited to see that there was a totally different cocktail menu for the morning meal. Sure, there was the usual … Continue reading
The Breuckelen 75
What do you do when you have all the wrong ingredients? You improvise. I made a French 75 (gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, champagne) using the ingredients I had, which meant prosecco instead of true champagne. I’d prefer to use … Continue reading
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Tagged breuckelen gin, champagne, creme de cassis, french 75, gin, kir royale, prosecco
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Drinking Out: Punch at Prime Meats
When the F train isn’t running in Brooklyn, everything slows down. After a long walk down Court Street from Atlantic—a distance that covered two closed subway stations—what I wanted most from Prime Meats was a cozy bar stool. Alas, there … Continue reading
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Tagged applejack, aquavit, david wondrich, fernet branca, prime meats, punch, sazerac
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The Experts: Luca Turin on 1740 by Histoires de Parfums
As I mentioned last weekend, I have two indispensable reference books that I keep re-reading, one on spirits and the other on fragrance. The latter is of course Perfumes: The A to Z Guide by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez. … Continue reading
Gerald Ghislain and the Taste of Scent
Gerald Ghislain, restaurateur, perfumer and creator of the acclaimed French niche line Histoires de Parfums, is tall and amiable Parisian with a ponytail, three-day beard, and architect-style glasses. He was bounding across Henri Bendel’s second floor fragrance section last night … Continue reading
Posted in Cocktails, Cocktails AND Cologne, Cologne
Tagged 1725, 1740, 3785, ambre 144, baume du doge, eau d'italie, gerald ghislain, henri bendel, histoires de parfums, musc ravageur
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The Ginkgo Problem: Butyric Acid
This blog is about smell and taste, but I usually focus on the good–or at least the scents and tastes that are intended to be good. But the other side can be just as interesting. Take the case of the … Continue reading
Drink Spirits on Agwa de Bolivia Coca Leaf Liqueur
I’ve been meaning to buy a bottle of Agwa de Bolivia Coca Leaf Liqueur for review since I read about it in August. But I haven’t yet, so here’s a snippet from Drink Spirits‘ review, posted today: The nose on … Continue reading
Dueling Perfume Reviews
Critics don’t always agree. The Lush spinoff brand B Never Too Busy To B Beautiful is now defunct, but I couldn’t help digging up these two opposing reviews of the boldly named perfume, “Breath of God.” First, Hadley Freeman writing … Continue reading
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