BAND(s): Spooky Folk and The Baptist GeneralsVENUE: The Hydrant Café TIME: 9:30 & 10:30 p.m. Having already raved about the living-room-vibe of The Hydrant's upstairs room, I'll leave that alone--other than mentioning that, as far as intimate performance spaces in Denton (not including DIY house venues), I can't think of anyplace more appropriately suited for showcasing either of these acts. I'd already seen Kaloe Kaualoku performing his Spooky Folk material in solo sets around Denton's cof
Talking about gin, of course.That so many people hate gin, love gin or can tolerate only one specific brand of gin says a lot about the spirit. Although bound together by juniper, the amount of this fruit and balance of other botanicals involved in distillation--as well as the distillation process itself--makes a big difference in how people react.But much of this emotion is spent on one particular style of gin: London Dry, the bitter and strong spirit that emerged in the 1850s, after the frenzy
I personally think zubrowka and aged genever are the finest spirits one can drink. But neither are easy to find, unless you travel.Zubrowka is a flavored vodka generally associated with Poland, where they've been distilling and drinking it for a good six or seven centuries. Pale gold in color, it unfolds leisurely, with sensations of vanilla, heather, almonds and newly mown hay--a gorgeous experience that Somerset Maugham likened to music by moonlight. The floral complexities come from grass
