Comments on: The On-The-Fly Competition http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/the-on-the-fly-competition/ Jeffrey Morgenthaler writes about bartending and mixology from Portland, Oregon Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:25:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ross http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/the-on-the-fly-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-63058 Ross Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:53:48 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=1400#comment-63058 How did he make a still out of a cocktail shaker and aluminum foil? How did he make a still out of a cocktail shaker and aluminum foil?

]]> By: laurat http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/the-on-the-fly-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-60177 laurat Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:58:11 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=1400#comment-60177 wow i didnt know all the contestants were chosen by you to compete pretty cool. hope you will be just as involved at totc2010. wow i didnt know all the contestants were chosen by you to compete pretty cool.
hope you will be just as involved at totc2010.

]]> By: Eric http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/the-on-the-fly-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-59963 Eric Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:19:39 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=1400#comment-59963 Yes I garnished with hair and I used onion rings crushed up to rim my glass AND I used Slippery Dick's Barbecue Sauce... This had to be the most exciting event I have ever been a part of. You're my hero Morgenthaler! Yes I garnished with hair and I used onion rings crushed up to rim my glass AND I used Slippery Dick’s Barbecue Sauce…

This had to be the most exciting event I have ever been a part of. You’re my hero Morgenthaler!

]]> By: Brian12566 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/the-on-the-fly-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-59951 Brian12566 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:55:09 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=1400#comment-59951 Pretty cool how a spur of the moment on a rooftop turned into a full fledged event. Cool story. Pretty cool how a spur of the moment on a rooftop turned into a full fledged event. Cool story.

]]> By: Ruben Neideck http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/the-on-the-fly-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-59608 Ruben Neideck Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:58:29 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=1400#comment-59608 Hey Jeffrey, greetings from Germany! You absolutely look like Johnny Knoxville on that second and on that mustache picture :D Great post, must have been loads of fun! Cheers, Ruben Hey Jeffrey, greetings from Germany!

You absolutely look like Johnny Knoxville on that second and on that mustache picture :D

Great post, must have been loads of fun!

Cheers,
Ruben

]]> By: Brant http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/the-on-the-fly-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-59575 Brant Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:42:48 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=1400#comment-59575 Let's here about the on the fly that happened the night before w/o the required Navan/Grand Marnier component. Cheers. Let’s here about the on the fly that happened the night before w/o the required Navan/Grand Marnier component. Cheers.

]]> By: Jeffrey Morgenthaler http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/the-on-the-fly-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-59574 Jeffrey Morgenthaler Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:31:41 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=1400#comment-59574 ihatecocktails - Yes, it's true, and here are the photos to prove it: <img src="http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/francesco_lafranconi.jpg" /> That's one of our judges, Francesco LaFranconi of Southern Wine and Spirits wondering what in the hell this braid is doing wrapped around the stem of his cocktail glass. <img src="http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/morgenthaler-gaudin.jpg" /> And that's me and my co-host, Lorin Gaudin, wearing... uh... Eric's hair as matching mustaches. It seemed like a good idea at the time, believe me. ihatecocktails – Yes, it’s true, and here are the photos to prove it:

That’s one of our judges, Francesco LaFranconi of Southern Wine and Spirits wondering what in the hell this braid is doing wrapped around the stem of his cocktail glass.

And that’s me and my co-host, Lorin Gaudin, wearing… uh… Eric’s hair as matching mustaches. It seemed like a good idea at the time, believe me.

]]> By: ihatecocktails http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/the-on-the-fly-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-59569 ihatecocktails Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:05:26 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=1400#comment-59569 i missed most of this but is there any truth that alperin used his recently cut hair as a garnish? i missed most of this but is there any truth that alperin used his recently cut hair as a garnish?

]]> By: Jeffrey Morgenthaler http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/the-on-the-fly-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-59564 Jeffrey Morgenthaler Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:03:54 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=1400#comment-59564 It was a real treat. I'm thankful for the unruly crowd (and contestants). And yes, those onion rings were damn good. It was a real treat. I’m thankful for the unruly crowd (and contestants). And yes, those onion rings were damn good.

]]> By: Neil Kopplin http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/the-on-the-fly-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-59561 Neil Kopplin Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:08:29 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=1400#comment-59561 This seriously looks like one of the funnest cocktails competitions of ALL TIME!!! Kudos. This seriously looks like one of the funnest cocktails competitions of ALL TIME!!! Kudos.

]]> By: neyah http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/the-on-the-fly-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-59555 neyah Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:35:57 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=1400#comment-59555 Those onion strings were good. Those onion strings were good.

]]> By: jenny Adams http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/the-on-the-fly-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-59554 jenny Adams Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:51:57 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=1400#comment-59554 My favorite part of this is Bridget's expression in that photo My favorite part of this is Bridget’s expression in that photo

]]> By: John Claude http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/the-on-the-fly-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-59553 John Claude Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:33:39 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=1400#comment-59553 I have the same issue. Put me behind a bar in front of a crowd of people and I'm just fine, wonderful in fact. Take me out from behind that bar and put me in front of a crowd and I freeze up. That reduction picture is great. I have the same issue. Put me behind a bar in front of a crowd of people and I’m just fine, wonderful in fact. Take me out from behind that bar and put me in front of a crowd and I freeze up.

That reduction picture is great.

]]> By: Lauren Clark http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/the-on-the-fly-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-59552 Lauren Clark Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:56:24 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=1400#comment-59552 My favorite part was when 2nd-prizewinner Misty K. told the entire audience that she thought her drink tasted "like vomit," and the other contestants began to chant, "Vomit, vomit, vomit." My favorite part was when 2nd-prizewinner Misty K. told the entire audience that she thought her drink tasted “like vomit,” and the other contestants began to chant, “Vomit, vomit, vomit.”

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