
Micháel’s Wanderings
I combine travel writing, personal essays, historical insights, and reflections on life's unexpected turns. I try to find humor and meaning in life's experiences. Sign up to get an email every 2-3 weeks with a new story.
Cocktail Stories
Irish Coffee
One night upon a darkened sea
The Singapore Sling
A moment in time
The Margarita
The milkman did it
The Manhattan
Birth of an American classic
The Black Russian
The nuclear cocktail
The Gin Gimlet - Scurvy's scourge
The cocktail that made an empire.
The Dark 'n stormy
A drink born of stillness
The Negroni - Gin with a ruby heart
The perfect drink
The Grasshopper cocktail - From New Orleans to the Mid-west.
The Grasshopper's Gambit
The Rusty Nail - Scotland in a glass
Made with Bonnie Prince Charlie's Elixir
The Moscow mule - A shot at something new
Copper and Steel
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