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M. Carrie Allan

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Cocktail writer for the Washington Post and others; Comms for Humane World for Animals. Here for yuks, the good fight, raging against the dying of the light. The “M” is pronounced “Mmmm.” I alone should be blamed for my posts. Reach me carrie.allan@gmail

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M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · Aug 24

The bird is the word.

Column | Tiki meets aperitivo in the Jungle Bird, a tropical drink with an edge

With a blend of tropical fruit, the Jungle Bird relies on slightly bitter rum for complexity and balance.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 24d

Trump: everyone in the US died from drugs last week
Reporter: [nods]
Trump: so we must murder on the high seas
Reporter: [nods]
Trump: I caught Trix rabbit once
Reporter: [nods]
Trump: the cock on that bunny
Reporter: [nods]
Trump: bigger than you think

Headline: Trump Policy Seeks To Save Lives

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M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · Aug 24

The bird is the word.

Column | Tiki meets aperitivo in the Jungle Bird, a tropical drink with an edge

With a blend of tropical fruit, the Jungle Bird relies on slightly bitter rum for complexity and balance.

wapo.st

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Humane World for Animals @humaneworldorg.bsky.social · Aug 11

Five years since the Australia bushfires, our team made an emotional return to see how the environment has recovered since then and to reflect on what we accomplished there.
www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/refl...

M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · Jul 27

Put up your cukes!

Column | Cucumbers work their magic in this refreshing summer martini

Let refreshing cucumbers upgrade your next martini.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · Jul 27

I asked ChatGPT what will I be?
Will I be pretty? Will I be rich?
Here's what it said to me:

Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que sera, sera
STICK YOUR HAND IN THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL

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M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · Jun 29

Tarmac burns to the third degree/Tonight this city is 103

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Stone Cold Jane Austen @abbyhiggs.bsky.social · Jun 22

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

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M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · Jun 21

Love a bar that knows how to accessorize its drinks with its table lighting 😆

(a lovely clarified tomato/vermouth cocktail at Zitto Speakeasy)

M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · Jun 16

Customs agent: Avez-vous quelque chose à déclarer?

Me, abroad for first time since the terrible sequel started: Only my sincere and abiding embarrassment and that I will not try to annex you while I am here

M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · Jun 14

#NoKings Chicago

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M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · Jun 8

Aaaah!! And thanks for the heads up!!!

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M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · Jun 7

Pretty sure this wine cooler put its feet on Nancy Pelosi’s desk

M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · Jun 2

Finally going to make it to the Violet Hour next week. What are other cocktail priorities in Chicago, in case we have a free hour of another color?

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M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · Jun 1

Who else is on Letterboxd? I need more movie nerds to follow there

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · May 31

Sotheby’s is auctioning off a true piece of cocktail history: this bottle of Sazerac Whiskey Cocktail, from between 1902 and 1911, bottled by the Sazerac House in New Orleans. This is the original Sazerac Cocktail, as bottled by the folks who perfected it, and I’ve never seen another example.

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M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · May 30

Chartreuse, the magical monk juice prized for cocktails, is still hard to get -- and increasingly pricey in some markets. But there are bottles new and old, part of the rich broader tradition of herbal Alpine liqueurs, that can play a similar role in your drinks.

Column | Chartreuse is hard to find these days. Here are the best alternatives.

How to make Chartreuse-based cocktails without Chartreuse

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · May 27

Right after "Don't use semicolons," "Don't use adverbs," "Don't use speech tags beyond 'said' and 'says,'" and "Always delete the word 'that,'" my favorite piece of writing advice is "Don't listen to people giving writing advice who are incessantly telling you not to do things."

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Humane World for Animals Europe @humaneworldeurope.bsky.social · May 27

On World Animal-Free Research Day, we ask: Why is outdated #animalresearch still being used when better #science exists? The answer lies in funding—most resources still support traditional animal tests, despite their failures.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 25

“Little by little, almost all of them began to prioritize their romantic lives and families over their friendships,” Sam Graham-Felsen writes of his male friends. “It’s certainly what happened to me.”

Where Have All My Deep Male Friendships Gone?

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M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · May 26

I’ve been meaning to raise this with you but wasn’t sure we were close enough

M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · May 25

Watching the new MI? Set your phone to vibrate, nap through 1st hour+ of exposition reminding us Ethan Hunt is Jesus Christ, wake up for the final set piece where Cruise hangs off a plane yelling that movies need to be on the big screen because size compensates for only having half a script

M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · May 24

🍉🍋‍🟩🌿 Ingredients for the evening’s cocktailing
Watermelon - for juicy fresh sweetness
Lime - for acidity and brightness
Gin - for piney juniper
Basil - for the anisey backnote
Genepi - for added herbal complexity
Buttered asparagus - for lunch. Or maybe a truly horrific fat-wash, IDK

M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · May 19

Next column!

M. Carrie Allan @carrieallan.bsky.social · May 18

Last Word variations, Chartreuse alternatives. #ChooseYourFighter

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