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A clever detail I noticed!🍸

Daniel comments in his ongoing notes about Louis' household staff that Rashid "makes martini like he's worked at Duke's."

What distinguishes a "Duke's" martini from other martini?

The "Duke's" martini is served in a well-chilled glass prepared with just a thin wash of vermouth, followed by gin that has been kept in the freezer and is so cold that its consistency is almost syrup-like. The peel of a lemon is crushed over the top.

You can see that Rashid has everything needed on his cart.

The result is an EXTREMELY cold, dry, and potent martini, considered by many martini aficianados to be the best. Each martini has the equivalent of 5 shots of alcohol.

This martini was developed by bartender Salvatore Calabrese in response to the nightly complaints of a certain Pulitzer-winning journalist who kept complaining that his martini was never cold or dry enough.

No, it wasn't Daniel Molloy, obviously. It was Stanton Delaplane, who proceeded to write a column praising the Duke's martini and calling it "the best martini in England."

I find it a cute and clever touch that out of all the cocktails that could've been served to Daniel, he was given a martini created because of the nagging of a fellow Pulitzer-winning journalist. 🍸

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Delaplane, Virginia

Top photo courtesy vintageaerial.com, 1975

Second photo by Chelsea Yarger, 2024

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Stirred in time

The martini cocktail, a symbol of sophistication and glamour, has a rich and complex history with several competing origin stories. Let's delve into the evolution of this iconic drink.

Origins:

The martini is widely believed to have evolved from the Martinez cocktail, which featured Old Tom gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino liqueur, and bitters. The first known published recipe for the Martinez appeared in 1884 .

In 1888, Harry Johnson's Bartender's Manual published the first recipe labeled a "Martini Cocktail." This version included Old Tom gin, sweet vermouth, orange curaçao, gum syrup, bitters, and a lemon twist. Over time, the martini evolved, shedding its sweeteners like curaçao and gum syrup to become a drier, more refined drink .

Another theory suggests that the martini descended from the Marguerite cocktail, named after a brand of French vermouth used to make it. The earliest known Marguerite recipe also dates back to the 1880s .

Rise in Popularity

The martini rose to prominence during the Gilded Age (1880-1900) and maintained its status as a staple cocktail through the mid-20th century. Even during Prohibition (1920-1933), when legal liquor was scarce, the martini's popularity persisted thanks to homemade "bathtub" gin .

During World War II, as vermouth became harder to obtain, the amount used in martinis decreased, resulting in a drier drink focused more on gin. This "dry" martini style was championed by notable figures such as Winston Churchill and Ernest Hemingway .

Cultural Impact

The martini became deeply ingrained in popular culture, famously known as the drink of choice for the fictional British spy James Bond. The iconic "shaken, not stirred" line was first uttered on screen in the 1964 film Goldfinger .

While purists consider the gin martini the classic version, the vodka martini also gained popularity, along with numerous modern variations such as the dirty martini (with olive brine), espresso martini, and appletini .

After a decline in the 1960s and 70s, the martini saw a resurgence in the 1990s and 2000s as "retro" culture became fashionable again .

Conclusion

The martini's journey from its 19th-century origins to its status as a cultural icon reflects its timeless appeal and adaptability. Whether you prefer it with gin or vodka, dry or dirty, the martini remains a symbol of elegance and sophistication, celebrated by cocktail enthusiasts around the world.

Evolution of the Martini

The martini is a classic cocktail with a rich and storied history, with various styles and variations emerging over time. Here's an overview of the martini's evolution and some notable variations.

Early Martinis

Early martini recipes were sweeter, often made with equal parts gin and sweet vermouth, along with modifiers like bitters, curaçao, and gum syrup. During the Gilded Age (1880-1900), the martini rose in popularity, and stronger versions with more gin emerged.

Dry Martini

As the 20th century progressed, tastes shifted toward drier martinis with less vermouth. The "Dry Martini" became popular, with ratios ranging from 5:1 to 8:1 parts gin to vermouth. Famous figures like Winston Churchill and the fictional James Bond helped popularize the very dry martini.

Gibson Martini

The Gibson is a variation of the martini garnished with a cocktail onion instead of an olive or lemon twist. It's believed to have originated in the late 19th century, possibly named after Charles Dana Gibson, the illustrator who popularized the "Gibson Girl" drawings.[2]

Wet Martini

As a counterpoint to the Dry Martini, the Wet Martini uses a higher ratio of vermouth to gin, often 2:1, harking back to the martini's earlier, sweeter roots. It fell out of fashion for a time but has seen a resurgence in recent years.

Dukes Martini

In the 1980s, bartender Salvatore Calabrese at Dukes Bar in London earned acclaim for his expertly crafted Dry Martinis, which were declared "the best Martini in England" by travel writer Stanton Delaplane. Calabrese's technique involved chilling the glass and using a kiss of dry vermouth with ice-cold gin and a lemon twist.

Modern Martini Innovations

In recent decades, bartenders have experimented with new martini variations, such as the Dirty Martini (with olive brine), the Breakfast Martini (with orange marmalade and Earl Grey tea), and miniature "one-sip" martinis. Techniques like tableside martini trolley service have also emerged, allowing for personalized martini experiences.

The martini's enduring popularity and versatility have led to a wide range of styles and interpretations over the decades, from sweet to bone-dry, garnished with olives, lemon twists, or cocktail onions, and served in various proportions and innovative presentations.

Recipes

Dry Martini (6:1 ratio):

Mix 60 ml of gin and 10 ml of dry vermouth. Stir the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a lemon twist or three olives.

Gibson Martini (6:1 ratio):

Mix 60 ml of gin and 10 ml of dry vermouth. Stir the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a cocktail onion.

Dirty Martini (12:1:1 ratio):

Mix 60 ml of gin, 5 ml of dry vermouth, and 5 ml of olive brine. Stir the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with three olives. If you like your martinis extra dirty, add one or two extra barspoons (2.5 ml each) of olive brine or more if you feeling brave

Churchill Martini (1:0 ratio):

Chill a martini glass. Glance at a bottle of vermouth, fill the glass with chilled gin, and garnish with a lemon twist.

Wet Martini (1:1 ratio):

Mix 35 ml of gin with 35 ml of vermouth. Stir the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a lemon twist or three olives.

Vespa Martini

Mix 40 ml of gin, 20 ml of vodka, and 10 ml of Lillet blanc (or another aperitif wine). Stir the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a lemon twist. This martini can also be shaken if preferred.

Tips:

Chill your glass in the freezer instead of using ice and water.

Keep your mixing glass (the vessel in which you build and stir your martini) in the freezer for better control over dilution and chilling. This allows more time to stir and chill your martini without over diluting it.

For all martini variations you have the option to shake or stir, however its recommended to stir as oppose to shake.

If you have the time, consider batching up a bottle of your preferred martini ratio and storing it in the freezer.

Example: Recipe for Scaling Up a Martini Mix to 1 Litre

Ingredients:

818 ml of gin

136 ml of dry vermouth

46 ml of water

Instructions:

Measure out 818 ml of gin.

Measure out 136 ml of dry vermouth.

Measure out 46 ml of water.

Combine all the ingredients in a large container.

Mix well until everything is fully combined.

This batch yields approximately 9.5 servings of 75 ml each, for a total of approximately 1 litre of martini mix.

If your martinis are coming out a different size, remember to adjust the ratios to fit the glass in which you are serving your martini.

Maintain the same ratios for whichever martini you'd like to enjoy.

For the dilution of each martini in a batch mix, add 5 ml per martini serve.

All the recipes stated here are my suggestions on what to serve and how to prepare them. Everyone has their recipes and should enjoy the drinks they enjoy, at the end of the day if you are drinking it you should enjoy it. Play around with the different recipes and see what you like and don’t like, who knows you may find your new favourite drink?

There is no “right or wrong” way to make a drink just a better way, this blog aims to help making better drink easier

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PIEDMONT STATION por Jon Wright Por Flickr: The Manassas Gap Railroad was built to here in 1861 and was the site of the first troop movement by train to battle as Confederate forces from Winchester in the Shenandoah Valley under the command of Stonewall Jackson marched over the mountains to the west and boarded here to take the narrow gauge line to Manassas and fight in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War. The Norfolk Southern Executive Office Car Special rounds the curve through the tiny hamlet today known as Delaplane.

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Numa P. G. Adams (February 17, 1885 – August 29, 1940) was a dean at Howard University College of Medicine from 1929 until his death. He was the first African American to hold the position of dean. He was born in Delaplane, Virginia. His family moved to Steelton, Pennsylvania, where he bought a second-hand cornet with which he learned to play. His musical skill allowed him to play in orchestras, such as the Lyric Orchestra and Louis Brown's Orchestra, to help pay for tuition in high school, college, and medical school. He married Osceola Macarthy Adams, one of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta. He was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Beta Chapter. In 1911, he received a BA magna cum laude from Howard University. He received a MA in Chemistry from Columbia University, and in 1924, received his MD from the Rush Medical School of the University of Chicago. He spent a year substitute teaching, then taught seventh grade for a year in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He sat on the faculty board of the chemistry department at Howard, he had progressed from assistant to associate professor. He interned at a St. Louis hospital. He taught neurology and psychiatry to nursing students at Provident Hospital. He served as assistant medical director of the Victory Life Insurance Company from 1927 to 1929. As dean, he changed the curriculum at Howard University. He hired highly trained professors by offering generous starting salaries. He increased the acceptance standards for students. He proposed the integration of Howard University and Freedman's Hospital. The transfer of Freedmen's Hospital to Howard Medical School was completed in 1940. He served as a member of the National Medical Association, the board of directors of the Tuberculosis Association of the District of Columbia, the Advisory Health Council of Washington, the Council on Social Agencies, and the Cook County Physicians Association in Illinois. He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphaphialpha https://www.instagram.com/p/Cow01d9Lsgc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I don't know that this is a particularly well-known or popular song by Odetta, but it's one of my favorites (okay, possibly my very favorite) by her. :') I adore the arrangement, and the way Odetta sings it with a very fleeting-feeling vocal quality that matches the mood of the lyrics...it's just gorgeous.

I also looked on Discogs and found out that this song was written by Mary Katherine Delaplane and I cannot find any info on who this woman was at all?! But I am so curious!! Did Delaplane have a special connection to the folk scene at the time (this album was released in 1963, so around then), or was her connection to Odetta more personal? What was her connection to Odetta/how did Odetta end up recording her song?

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The mirrored tomb of architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen near Delaplane, Virginia. I exposed a few frames of film here as well but I likely won’t develop the rolls for a bit so I thought I’d share this one. Shot on iPhone 12 Pro Max using Halide’s Process Zero (which I’m loving).

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Once upon a time in the dream land ❤️ @wamonarchbeach @delaplanning (at Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpy8IZrO-VJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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25.01.23: Día del Café Irlandés

El 25 de enero se celebra el Día del Café Irlandés, una fecha que surgió en Estados Unidos.

Se trata de una bebida compuesta de café, azúcar, whisky irlandés y nata de leche o nata montada flotando encima. Una auténtica delicia para disfrutar en los días fríos.

Parece ser que el origen de este día proviene del aeropuerto de Shannon en Irlanda, cuando a un grupo de viajeros cansados les sirvieron un tipo de café con whisky, azúcar y nata, una delicia que apreciaron con gran entusiasmo. Uno de los viajeros era Stanton Delaplane, un escritor que quedó tan alucinado con esta bebida que la trasladó a Estados Unidos.

Empezó a servirse en el Buena Vista Cafe, en San Francisco en noviembre de 1952. Por lo visto, lo más difícil era que la nata quedara flotando sobre el café, algo que al final lograron reproducir después de muchas pruebas e incluso un viaje a Irlanda para comprobar cómo lo hacían allí. Así que, el Día del Café Irandés se empezó a celebrar en Estados Unidos, y no en Irlanda.

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U.S.D.A. Approves First Vaccine for Honeybees

A Georgia-based biotech company has been granted conditional approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a vaccine for honeybees. Scientists believe this will help in the fight against a variety of pests and viruses that have decimated the world's population. It is the first approved vaccine for any insect in America. The prophylactic vaccine was developed by Dalan Animal Health. It protects honeybees against American foulbrood. This is an aggressive bacterium which can quickly spread from hive-to-hive. The previous treatments used antibiotics or burned infected colonies. The conditional license is held by Diamond Animal Health, which is working with Dalan. Dalail Freitak is an associate professor in honeybee science at the Karl-Franzens University of Graz, Austria, and chief science officer for Dalan. He said that the vaccine could change how scientists approach animal health. She said that there are millions upon millions of beehives around the globe, but they don't have access to a health care system comparable to other animals. "We now have the tools to increase their resistance to diseases." The vaccine, which is made up of dead forms of the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae, comes as food. Royal jelly is a sugar-based food that the vaccine is added to. The vaccine is then ingested by the queen bees, and deposited in their ovaries. This gives them immunity for developing larvae as they hatch. Scientists believed that insects couldn't acquire immunity. This was because they lack antibodies, proteins that aid animals' immune systems to recognize and fight viruses and bacteria. Dr. Freitak began to investigate how insects can acquire immunity and pass it on to their offspring after scientists realized this. She and two other researchers discovered the protein that triggers the immune response in offspring in 2015 and were able to cultivate immunity in bee populations with just one queen. American foulbrood was their first goal. This is a bacterial infection that makes larvae turn dark brown and gives off a rotting odor in the hive. In some colonies of bees in the United States, the disease was rampant in the 1800s and early 1900s. Although American foulbrood may not be as destructive as Varroa mites it can wipe out colonies of up to 60,000 bees. Introduced a vaccine at a crucial time for honeybees. They are essential to the global food system, but are also in decline globally due to climate change, pesticides and habitat loss. "There is no magic bullet, but there are toxic stews of causation and some of those include diseases that are new or familiar," Keith Delaplane, an entomologist at the University of Georgia, said. He is also the director of the honeybee program which was used as research ground for Dalan. It's death by a thousand cuts. Honeybees are responsible for pollinating most of the US food crops. They also eat pollen and nectar and produce approximately $15 billion in crops each year. Many beekeepers rent their hives to pollinate almonds, pears and cherries across the country. To produce seeds and fruit, at least three quarters of all flowering plants need the help of pollinators such as bees and butterflies. Chris Hiatt, who has bees in North Dakota, California, and is president of the American Honey Producers Association participated in the vaccine test over the summer along with approximately 800 queen bees from North Dakota. He said, "Beekeepers don't want be dependent on antibiotics." Most beekeepers only give them once a year, or when they have flare-ups. "Antibiotics can wipe some of the beneficial microbes out. This can also add other benefits. Annette Kleiser was the chief executive at Dalan and called the vaccine a "huge breakthrough." Ms. Kleiser stated that bees are livestock. They should have the same tools and protections as our dogs, cats, and chickens. Ms. Kleiser stated that the conditional approval allows companies to expedite approval of vaccines if there is a high unmet demand in the market. Ms. Kleiser stated that "the agency recognizes that these tools are necessary in the market to change practices," and that the U.S.D.A. The U.S.D.A. had suggested that the company follow a conditional route "to get this product out on the market as quickly as possible." Ms. Kleiser stated that approval was required for the company to prove safety, purity, and certain levels of efficacy. The company will continue to collect data until it has received full approval. Dalan hopes to use the American foulbrood vaccination as a template to develop vaccines against other diseases that can affect honeybees. She said that there was no regulatory pathway when we began. "No one has ever created an insect vaccine -- they are wild animals that fly around," she said. This contrasts with domesticated livestock and pets who have vaccine protocols. She said, "We really hope we're changing the industry now." Dr. Delaplane was the University of Georgia's entomologist. He said that "someday" he could make a cocktail that solved a lot bee problems. That would be the holy Grail. Read the full article

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USA 2010 Negro Leagues Baseball Sheet of 20 Postage Stamps, Catalog No 4465-66

USA 2010 Negro Leagues Baseball Sheet of 20 Postage Stamps, Catalog No 4465-66

Price: (as of – Details) On July 15th, 2010 the Postal Service honored the organizations that gave black players a chance to show their talents before the major leagues were integrated. The USPS issued Negro Leagues Baseball commemorative stamps in two se-tenant designs, designed by Howard E. Paine of Delaplane, Virginia. The Negro Leagues Baseball stamp pays tribute to the all-black…

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‘The Lost Whiskey Project,’ Delaplane, Virginia,

Disigned & Buit by GreenSpur

Photos: Mitch Allen Photo

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Dr. Numa P. G. Adams (February 17, 1885 – August 29, 1940) was a dean at Howard University College of Medicine (1929-40). He was the first African American to hold the position of dean.

He was born in Delaplane, Virginia.

His family moved to Steelton, Pennsylvania, where he bought a second-hand cornet with which he learned to play. His musical skills allowed him to play in orchestras, such as the Lyric Orchestra and Louis Brown’s Orchestra, to help pay for tuition in high school, college, and medical school.

He married Osceola Macarthy Adams, one of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. He was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Beta Chapter. In 1911, he received a BA magna cum laude from Howard University. He received an MA in Chemistry from Columbia University, and in 1924, received his MD from the Rush Medical School of the University of Chicago.

He spent a year substitute teaching, then taught seventh grade for a year in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He sat on the faculty board of the chemistry department at Howard, he had progressed from assistant to associate professor.

He interned at a St. Louis hospital. He taught neurology and psychiatry to nursing students at Provident Hospital. He served as assistant medical director of the Victory Life Insurance Company (1927-29).

As dean, he changed the curriculum at Howard University. He hired highly trained professors by offering generous starting salaries. He increased the acceptance standards for students. He proposed the integration of Howard University and Freedman’s Hospital. The transfer of Freedmen’s Hospital to Howard Medical School was completed in 1940.

He served as a member of the National Medical Association, the board of directors of the Tuberculosis Association of the District of Columbia, the Advisory Health Council of Washington, the Council on Social Agencies, and the Cook County Physicians Association in Illinois. He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphaphialpha

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Delaplane 253 by chris

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Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar - - - #caterpillar #nature #forestfloor #woods #forest #insect #bugs #spicebushswallowtail #🐛 #butterfly #skymeadows #skymeadowsstatepark #hike #summer #september #2019 #virginia #delaplane (at Sky Meadows State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5IXM6SH54b/?igshid=igvzlq80ut24

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When details are on point! @delaplanning @wamonarchbeach @amariproductions @tmmprorental @tylervarnell @mtb_event_rentals @wonderwalloc @shescloudy_calligraphy @cloveandcedardesign (at Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClIRvPpON2o/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=