Author: Ron Coulter
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Apple Sucklin’ Tree
Bitters Recipe Thanks to ChatGPT for the recipe Started 7/21/25 Starting ingredients Ingredient Weight Kitchen Approx Notes High-proof bourbon 240 ml 1 cup 125 proof Benchmark barrel strength Roasted apple ~25 g ~½ loosely packed cup chopped Fully cooled, skin on. Fresh apple ~20 g ~¼ cup small dice Adds bright, fresh apple top notes.…
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Stop Breathin’
For my first bitters recipe, I adapting this Peet’s coffee recipe. Substitutions: The name comes from the first song I thought of that includes “coffee” in the lyrics.
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King of America
Steal a little and they throw you in jailSteal a lot and they make you king Bob Dylan, Sweetheart Like You
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Frances Farmer will have her revenge on Washington DC
she’ll come down with fire to burn all the liars & leave a blanket of ash on the ground
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Bob Dyan’s 115th persona
One of Dylan’s qualities is his chameleon-like ability to change personae. Within a single song he shifts from an authentic-sounding, confessional first-person narrator to someone completely invented. Take the opening lines of Idiot Wind: Someone’s got it in for me, they’re planting stories in the pressWhoever it is I wish they’d cut it out but…
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My favorite Sci-Fi
Favorite show The Expanse Why: The future as envisioned by the creators of The Expanse is completely plausible: humans have colonized Mars and the people who live on Mars resent and despise the people of earth, thinking them weak and pampered. The third class of people are the belters, who live in the asteroid belt…
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Election Night 2024
My cocktail lineup for the night Pre-game Manhattan As recommended by Peter Suderman in Election Night Drinks: The Bulwark’s Survival Guide to a Long Night Americano As recommended by Peter Suderman in Election Night Drinks: The Bulwark’s Survival Guide to a Long Night Left Hand I’ll save this one for later in the evening
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Cranberry Simple Syrup recipe
Simple syrup infused with frozen cranberries Recipe Heat water over medium heat on stove. As water nears boil, add sugar slowly, stirring with a wooden spoon. Reduce heat and remove from burner if water bubbles. Keep adding and stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Add frozen cranberries. Wait for water to heat again, then reduce…
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The joy of entropy
We put two drops of food coloring in a bowl of water. You won’t believe what happened next