Tammy Coxen
@tammylc.bsky.social
Booze and cocktail history nerd. I host the My Tiny Bottles podcast & YouTube series (mytinybottles.com), and teach cocktail classes online and in-person as Tammy's Tastings (tammystastings.com). Also a SMOF, so may occasionally post about SF conrunning.
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Tammy Coxen
@tammylc.bsky.social
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Great article. Apparently the musician was hesitant to let them use his song until he saw the dailies, but I bought Jose Gonzalez' album after seeing this commercial, so I think it worked out for him, as I can't have been the only one.
“I think our bill was $74,000 on broken windows,” said Ranahan. “And the crazy thing is, everyone loved it. The people, the neighborhood, they still come out to me and talk to me about it.”
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'It was chaos': The history of San Francisco's most unforgettable TV ad
The million-dollar shoot resulted in $74,000 in broken windows.
www.sfgate.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Great article. Apparently the musician was hesitant to let them use his song until he saw the dailies, but I bought Jose Gonzalez' album after seeing this commercial, so I think it worked out for him, as I can't have been the only one.
Love Jesse Wells. 4 Grammy nominations! Nice.
Hmmm ... perhaps I should learn how to pick this one out on my ukulele before I next hit the streets. youtu.be/61I4hlig78w
"Join ICE" - Jesse Welles (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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November 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Love Jesse Wells. 4 Grammy nominations! Nice.
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Proves that everything (thinks a minute) … well, most things (thinks a little more).. well, many things are better with accordion
I’ve often called this song—“Just Like Heaven”—the finest single of the 80s and meant it. This cover’s arrangement only confirms it for me 💜🔥
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Proves that everything (thinks a minute) … well, most things (thinks a little more).. well, many things are better with accordion
Ha! Love these AI-suggested responses in YouTube to @bill-n1vux.bsky.social 's comments on the YouTube video for this episode. Want to know why we're talking about couches in a tasting video? Watch the video or read the transcript. Leave a comment and I'll post what it suggested I respond!
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Ha! Love these AI-suggested responses in YouTube to @bill-n1vux.bsky.social 's comments on the YouTube video for this episode. Want to know why we're talking about couches in a tasting video? Watch the video or read the transcript. Leave a comment and I'll post what it suggested I respond!
It's a daiquiri kind of day. Made with sugar, not simple, which really does make a delightful difference.
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It's a daiquiri kind of day. Made with sugar, not simple, which really does make a delightful difference.
Very fun long read here. "New checkers are advised that you can’t trust books—they tend not to be fact-checked." "The longer you check, the more you doubt what you think you know." Researching tiny bottles and cocktail classes, I can totally relate! archive.is/RFTyo
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Very fun long read here. "New checkers are advised that you can’t trust books—they tend not to be fact-checked." "The longer you check, the more you doubt what you think you know." Researching tiny bottles and cocktail classes, I can totally relate! archive.is/RFTyo
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Fully “mirrored” zero-proof drink menus, the search for the next tequila, and more 2026 drink predictions. My latest crystal ball gazer for @wineenthusiast is right here www.wineenthusiast.com/culture/indu...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Fully “mirrored” zero-proof drink menus, the search for the next tequila, and more 2026 drink predictions. My latest crystal ball gazer for @wineenthusiast is right here www.wineenthusiast.com/culture/indu...
Such a fun tasting episode! We start with a very, let's say, "interesting" bottle of 1970s vodka, then move on to some 80s Courvoisier. Click the link to watch the video or read the transcript (or look for My Tiny Bottles on your favorite podcasting app!)
Tasting Video #51 | my tiny bottles
Tammy is joined by Seattle bartender Keith Waldbauer to taste her grandma's tiny bottles of 1970s Smirnoff and 1980s Courvoisier.
mytinybottles.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Such a fun tasting episode! We start with a very, let's say, "interesting" bottle of 1970s vodka, then move on to some 80s Courvoisier. Click the link to watch the video or read the transcript (or look for My Tiny Bottles on your favorite podcasting app!)
The fact that this is what passed for children's TV in Canada in the 70s really must explain something about my generation.
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The fact that this is what passed for children's TV in Canada in the 70s really must explain something about my generation.
When I'm researching brands for My Tiny Bottles I see lots of vintage holiday promos and items. Nice quick look at the history of that trend.
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
When I'm researching brands for My Tiny Bottles I see lots of vintage holiday promos and items. Nice quick look at the history of that trend.
I'm looking forward to trying this!
Mount Gay drops a new silver rum that's different than almost anything else on your shelf. What’s the scoop? The latest from the (always free) Rum Wonk newsletter.
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Where Does Mount Gay’s New Silver Rum Fit In?
Mount Gay drops a new silver rum that's different than almost anything else on your shelf. What’s the scoop?
www.rumwonk.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I'm looking forward to trying this!
The nice thing about a lunchtime wine event is that I have time to sober up before bed. But now it's 7:30 and a hangover headache...
More wines have arrived, so here's a close up of the selection.
November 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The nice thing about a lunchtime wine event is that I have time to sober up before bed. But now it's 7:30 and a hangover headache...
Really excellent bit of writing from @jacobgrier.bsky.social . Maybe it's the too much wine I drank this afternoon, but it actually gave me a bit of hope.
It's always a delight to write for @theunpopulist.net, which consistently publishes some of the smartest public intellectuals around, as well as articles by me like "Superman is cool" and "I dressed up in an inflatable dog costume."
More people need to know the name @jacobgrier.bsky.social. This, in @theunpopulist.net, is absolute gold.
November 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Really excellent bit of writing from @jacobgrier.bsky.social . Maybe it's the too much wine I drank this afternoon, but it actually gave me a bit of hope.
One of these things is not like the other one, but it was a nice way to finish!
November 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
One of these things is not like the other one, but it was a nice way to finish!
Champagne and fried chicken party. Who knew that was a power pairing?
November 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Champagne and fried chicken party. Who knew that was a power pairing?
I was so confused by this headline I clicked through. Now I've read the article, and I'm still so confused.
November 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I was so confused by this headline I clicked through. Now I've read the article, and I'm still so confused.
I don't believe this ever touched a barrel, despite what the label says. And it's so smooth I'm not sure I believe it's 40% either. But you can sure taste the Mayan corn on this moonshine. Yum.
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I don't believe this ever touched a barrel, despite what the label says. And it's so smooth I'm not sure I believe it's 40% either. But you can sure taste the Mayan corn on this moonshine. Yum.
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Interesting look at baguettes in modern France!
The baguette faces an uncertain future. How France is rethinking its iconic loaves | CNN
With the French cutting back on bread and experimenting with longer-lasting loaves, the beloved baguette is under threat.
www.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Interesting look at baguettes in modern France!
When it comes to researching tiny bottles, number of tabs is often inversely proportionate to how long the episode will be. I'm researching a bottle of Bermudez rum right now, and I've got 62 tabs open, looking for a story hook, and the finished episode is only 550 words long!
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
When it comes to researching tiny bottles, number of tabs is often inversely proportionate to how long the episode will be. I'm researching a bottle of Bermudez rum right now, and I've got 62 tabs open, looking for a story hook, and the finished episode is only 550 words long!
Sherry is wine. And it's delicious!
I think that sherry's major hurdle is to get people to recognise THAT IT IS WINE. Not...oh we have some wines and also sherry. I realise fortification is an "issue" but finos and manzanillas are only 15% (and becoming less) while many whites these days clock in at about 13.5...not a big difference.
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Sherry is wine. And it's delicious!
9.5 hours later and I finally have my Martini. 4:1 St George Terroir, Dolin Dry, Regan's orange, lemon twist. Much smaller than Tim's giant 4oz spec, cause I also tested his claim that one could not tell the difference between Negronis made with gin & vodka. I could, but it was closer than expected!
Made the mistake of listening to the last episode of @vinepair.com 's Cocktail College podcast this morning. It's a love letter to the Martini and now it's 9 am and I really want one.
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
9.5 hours later and I finally have my Martini. 4:1 St George Terroir, Dolin Dry, Regan's orange, lemon twist. Much smaller than Tim's giant 4oz spec, cause I also tested his claim that one could not tell the difference between Negronis made with gin & vodka. I could, but it was closer than expected!
Made the mistake of listening to the last episode of @vinepair.com 's Cocktail College podcast this morning. It's a love letter to the Martini and now it's 9 am and I really want one.
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Made the mistake of listening to the last episode of @vinepair.com 's Cocktail College podcast this morning. It's a love letter to the Martini and now it's 9 am and I really want one.
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