Ephemera — Piper Haywood

Published Tuesday, 24 March 2015 by Piper Haywood

Work by Roger Ackling

I wasn’t familiar with Roger Ackling’s sunlight-on-wood work until Sam showed me the Kickstarter page for the new Occasional Papers book “Roger Ackling: Between the Lines”. Hope to visit the upcoming exhibition of his final work at Annely Juda Fine Art.

Update 27/3/15 – See also Five Sunsets in One Hour from 1978.

Published Friday, 20 March 2015 by Piper Haywood

Whiskey Sour recipe

Was shown the light this past New Years and have been enjoying whiskey sours ever since. Keep forgetting the recipe though.

Pour 2 parts bourbon, 1 part fresh lemon juice (or lime in a pinch), ½ part simple syrup, and ½ part egg white in to a shaker and shake for 20-30 seconds. The proteins in the egg generate significant foam and this will add pressure, so hold it tight. Next, add cubed ice and shake hard until very cold. Strain into a tumbler with fresh ice, and garnish with an orange peel twist if you’ve got it.

Note: Aquafaba (the liquid from a can of chickpeas) also works if you don’t want to use egg whites. The egg white from one US large egg is roughly 1 oz, so this is a great cocktail to make in batches of 2.