For additional brunch cocktail recipes, please check out my earlier blog posts on DME: http://www.drinkingmadeeasy.com/2010/10/brunch-cocktail-alternatives.html http://www.drinkingmadeeasy.com/2010/11/hangover-cocktails.html

I prefer to keep spirits in a freezer, liqueurs/wines in the fridge. Since vermouth -- either sweet or dry -- is a fortified wine, I keep it in the fridge once it's been opened.

I'm only familiar with Bols Genever, but now you've got me on a mission to try out the others in this article. Thanks for another fun post, Matt!

Here in NYC, there is at least one liquor store that I know of that uses these Enomatic machines to let customers sample various wines. Every time you make a purchase, they put points on a card, then you use that card to get samples of wines at their machines. http://www.unionsquarewines.com/

@Matt: "I once saw someone drop a duty-free box and break two bottles of Rum Cream at the Montego airport. " Oh, so YOU were the guy I saw laughing at me!!! ;)

And speaking of Wray & Nephew, they also make something called Rum Cream -- a liqueur similar to Bailey's, except for the fact that Rum Cream contains rum instead of Irish Whiskey. One kind they make is called Meadows and the other is simply labelled as Rum Cream -- the main difference being that the latter is made with the genuine white overproof rum that Matt alluded to above. I snared me a couple bottles of this stuff at the duty free shop in the Montego Bay airport on my way home from a recent trip to Jamaica. It's good stuff, but can occasionally tend to be somewhat difficult to find in the States -- that's why I always make it a point to pick up a modest supply whenever I return from vacation.

If I ever have a kid, I'm naming it Fat Bastard after the wine: http://www.fatbastard.com/

FWIW, if you're an old fart like Yours Truly and you're taking Lipitor, then please make absolutely sure that you DO NOT add grapefruit juice to any of your cocktails. See the following link for more information: http://cholesterol.emedtv.com/lipitor/lipitor-and-grapefruit.html

Josh, it *was* delicious -- just wish I could've been able to afford buying one bottle of each at that tasting ... but alas, I only snagged one of the standard Connemaras, which I recently finished (and yes, I'm still in mourning over that).

And speaking of bar etiquette (or lack thereof), does anyone have any favorite dive bars? Any good dive bar stories? If so, please join the conversation on The Thursday Night Movie Club Message Board ... http://tnmc.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=foodanddrink&action=display&thread=11269

A few months ago, I tried an orange bitters from Angostura for the very first time and really liked it quite a good deal. Have you ever tried it? If so, what did you think?

I definitely agree with the recommendation about The Mr. Boston Guide -- I've found it extremely useful over the years. But what about Web sites? If you're looking for good cocktail recipes, are there any Web sites you might be able to recommend?