12/18/2005 11:46:00 AM|||Brian|||I just would like to thank (and I know LNotes would as well) the You Who's for inviting us to their excellent cocktail party last night. We had a lot of fun. If you are ever lucky enough to be invited to You Who's house, for any occasion really, you are always guaranteed to enjoy food and cocktails that rivals anything you might get in some trendy establishment "downtown". Now I don't really want to single out just one thing from last night, but I did quite enjoyed the Moscow Mule that was on the cocktail menu. After reading about the Moscow Mule this past Summer, it was on my list of cocktails to attempt to make. I never did get around to making one so it was nice to finally try it. If I remember the article correctly, I think the Moscow Mule was concocted by a distributor that wanted to introduce Americans to vodka (so he could of course make a killing on vodka sales). Again, if I remember correctly, vodka wasn't really known to Americans up until that point.|||113492438090667827|||The Warmth Of Moscow12/18/2005 03:20:00 PM||| YouWho|||Glad you had a good time. Correction: Last night you had the Moscow "Yule", my own kitschy holiday slant on the Mule. A true Moscow Mule uses Ginger Beer (Stewart's is the best brand available around here I think) whereas last night I used Reed's Spiced Apple Cider Ale, which I thought went brilliantly with the General John Stark (thank you very much by the way)! Next time you're over I'll make you the real thing.12/18/2005 04:02:00 PM||| Kreblog|||Doh... but thanks for the tip on the ginger beer, I think that was the reason I never got around to it.