Andreas Toft
@andreasttoft.bsky.social
30, Danish. Cocktail enthusiast. Music, language, and history buff. Antique barware collector. Studying Bachelor of Arts in English.
Homemade Shrimp Creole – a very simple and tasty dish. Basically shrimp in a spiced tomato sauce with the holy trinity, served with white rice and green onions.
#cooking #cajuncooking #creolefood #creolecooking #shrimpcreole #cajunfood
#cooking #cajuncooking #creolefood #creolecooking #shrimpcreole #cajunfood
September 28, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Homemade Shrimp Creole – a very simple and tasty dish. Basically shrimp in a spiced tomato sauce with the holy trinity, served with white rice and green onions.
#cooking #cajuncooking #creolefood #creolecooking #shrimpcreole #cajunfood
#cooking #cajuncooking #creolefood #creolecooking #shrimpcreole #cajunfood
I just got this antique silverplated Asprey hawthorne strainer for 33 Pounds sterling,
@davidwondrich.bsky.social. It turned out fantastic after a good polish. Quite a steal.
Do you know the age of this type of strainer?
@davidwondrich.bsky.social. It turned out fantastic after a good polish. Quite a steal.
Do you know the age of this type of strainer?
September 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I just got this antique silverplated Asprey hawthorne strainer for 33 Pounds sterling,
@davidwondrich.bsky.social. It turned out fantastic after a good polish. Quite a steal.
Do you know the age of this type of strainer?
@davidwondrich.bsky.social. It turned out fantastic after a good polish. Quite a steal.
Do you know the age of this type of strainer?
Excellent instrumental track by the king of slide guitar!
Elmore James – "Pickin' the Blues" (1965)
#musicsky #elmorejames #blues
youtu.be/RwldhYtTpvg?...
Elmore James – "Pickin' the Blues" (1965)
#musicsky #elmorejames #blues
youtu.be/RwldhYtTpvg?...
PICKIN' THE BLUES / ELMORE JAMES [ENJOY 2015]
YouTube video by 45rpm Studio
youtu.be
September 1, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Excellent instrumental track by the king of slide guitar!
Elmore James – "Pickin' the Blues" (1965)
#musicsky #elmorejames #blues
youtu.be/RwldhYtTpvg?...
Elmore James – "Pickin' the Blues" (1965)
#musicsky #elmorejames #blues
youtu.be/RwldhYtTpvg?...
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I know you're not allowed to say this during the current debate, but the reason the left dominates academics, art, comedy, and music is that the right has stupid, discredited ideas, they're not funny, and dull resentment does not make for good art. No grand conspiracy required.
August 15, 2026 at 7:46 PM
I know you're not allowed to say this during the current debate, but the reason the left dominates academics, art, comedy, and music is that the right has stupid, discredited ideas, they're not funny, and dull resentment does not make for good art. No grand conspiracy required.
1914 Brooklyn cocktail – a potent but tasty one!
My version:
2 oz. rye whiskey
0.75 oz. dry vermouth
2 tsp. maraschino
2 tsp. Bigallet China-China
Stirred with ice, strained, lemon peel express, maraschino cherry.
#cocktail
My version:
2 oz. rye whiskey
0.75 oz. dry vermouth
2 tsp. maraschino
2 tsp. Bigallet China-China
Stirred with ice, strained, lemon peel express, maraschino cherry.
#cocktail
August 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
1914 Brooklyn cocktail – a potent but tasty one!
My version:
2 oz. rye whiskey
0.75 oz. dry vermouth
2 tsp. maraschino
2 tsp. Bigallet China-China
Stirred with ice, strained, lemon peel express, maraschino cherry.
#cocktail
My version:
2 oz. rye whiskey
0.75 oz. dry vermouth
2 tsp. maraschino
2 tsp. Bigallet China-China
Stirred with ice, strained, lemon peel express, maraschino cherry.
#cocktail
Reposted by Andreas Toft
Happy Birthday Kenny Burrell who is 95 years old today! Stream our spotlight playlist: bluenote.lnk.to/KennyBurrell...
Browse the great guitarist's Blue Note albums on vinyl including the new Classic Vinyl Edition of "Blue Lights, Vol. 1": store.bluenote.com/collections/...
Browse the great guitarist's Blue Note albums on vinyl including the new Classic Vinyl Edition of "Blue Lights, Vol. 1": store.bluenote.com/collections/...
July 31, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Happy Birthday Kenny Burrell who is 95 years old today! Stream our spotlight playlist: bluenote.lnk.to/KennyBurrell...
Browse the great guitarist's Blue Note albums on vinyl including the new Classic Vinyl Edition of "Blue Lights, Vol. 1": store.bluenote.com/collections/...
Browse the great guitarist's Blue Note albums on vinyl including the new Classic Vinyl Edition of "Blue Lights, Vol. 1": store.bluenote.com/collections/...
Jerry Lee Lewis was not just an outstanding rock and roll musician, he was also a surprisingly good country singer!
This is one of his finest country recordings.
"What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)" (1968)
youtu.be/Qv60O5ZF-Bg?...
#musicsky #countrymusic #jerryleelewis
This is one of his finest country recordings.
"What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)" (1968)
youtu.be/Qv60O5ZF-Bg?...
#musicsky #countrymusic #jerryleelewis
1968 Jerry Lee Lewis - What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) (mono 45)
YouTube video by The45Prof
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July 29, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Jerry Lee Lewis was not just an outstanding rock and roll musician, he was also a surprisingly good country singer!
This is one of his finest country recordings.
"What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)" (1968)
youtu.be/Qv60O5ZF-Bg?...
#musicsky #countrymusic #jerryleelewis
This is one of his finest country recordings.
"What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)" (1968)
youtu.be/Qv60O5ZF-Bg?...
#musicsky #countrymusic #jerryleelewis
An ol’ Hank classic! And one of the best songs from the one and only “Hillbilly Shakespeare”:
“Cold, Cold Heart” (1951)
youtu.be/ApUFjGS8khc?...
#countrymusic #hankwilliams #musicsky
“Cold, Cold Heart” (1951)
youtu.be/ApUFjGS8khc?...
#countrymusic #hankwilliams #musicsky
1951 Hank Williams - Cold, Cold Heart (#1 C&W hit)
YouTube video by The78Prof
youtu.be
July 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM
An ol’ Hank classic! And one of the best songs from the one and only “Hillbilly Shakespeare”:
“Cold, Cold Heart” (1951)
youtu.be/ApUFjGS8khc?...
#countrymusic #hankwilliams #musicsky
“Cold, Cold Heart” (1951)
youtu.be/ApUFjGS8khc?...
#countrymusic #hankwilliams #musicsky
One of The Possum's finest songs (and also one of his more underrated):
"Someday My Day Will Come" (1979)
youtu.be/1ETmSwipt-0?...
#georgejones #thepossum #countrymusic #musicsky
"Someday My Day Will Come" (1979)
youtu.be/1ETmSwipt-0?...
#georgejones #thepossum #countrymusic #musicsky
Someday My Day Will Come
YouTube video by George Jones - Topic
youtu.be
June 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
One of The Possum's finest songs (and also one of his more underrated):
"Someday My Day Will Come" (1979)
youtu.be/1ETmSwipt-0?...
#georgejones #thepossum #countrymusic #musicsky
"Someday My Day Will Come" (1979)
youtu.be/1ETmSwipt-0?...
#georgejones #thepossum #countrymusic #musicsky
One of my favorite quotes: “A poem is never finished, only abandoned.” – Paul Valéry
Is can be said about any piece of writing, really!
#literature #quote #paulvalery
Is can be said about any piece of writing, really!
#literature #quote #paulvalery
May 30, 2026 at 2:33 PM
One of my favorite quotes: “A poem is never finished, only abandoned.” – Paul Valéry
Is can be said about any piece of writing, really!
#literature #quote #paulvalery
Is can be said about any piece of writing, really!
#literature #quote #paulvalery
If you as an American are having a glass of wine, a cold beer, or a nice cocktail today, you can thank this woman—Pauline Sabin of the WONPR, who played an important role in the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment (a.k.a. Prohibition).
Pauline Morton Sabin https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2010.62
May 29, 2026 at 6:57 PM
If you as an American are having a glass of wine, a cold beer, or a nice cocktail today, you can thank this woman—Pauline Sabin of the WONPR, who played an important role in the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment (a.k.a. Prohibition).
Homemade Crawfish Étouffée, served with Crystal Hot Sauce. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite dishes of all time; it’s packed with flavor, easy to make and pretty healthy too.
#cajun #cajuncooking #crawfishetouffee #etouffee #food #cooking #crystalhotsauce
#cajun #cajuncooking #crawfishetouffee #etouffee #food #cooking #crystalhotsauce
May 23, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Homemade Crawfish Étouffée, served with Crystal Hot Sauce. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite dishes of all time; it’s packed with flavor, easy to make and pretty healthy too.
#cajun #cajuncooking #crawfishetouffee #etouffee #food #cooking #crystalhotsauce
#cajun #cajuncooking #crawfishetouffee #etouffee #food #cooking #crystalhotsauce
High-quality version of "Cross Road Blues"!
A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity
A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity
Great swathes of rock music since the nineteen-sixties would never have existed, we're sometimes told, were it not for the recordings of Robert Johnson. Certainly the likes of Keith Richards, Eric Cla...
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April 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM
High-quality version of "Cross Road Blues"!
Let's play some blues for Lou:
Grant Green – "Blues For Lou" (recorded in 1963; released in 1999.)
A relaxing, slow, introspective tune. Quite wonderful.
Still my favorite jazz guitarist—with Wes Montgomery a close second.
youtu.be/0JDbgCoDLac?...
#jazz #jazzguitar #grantgreen #music #musicsky
Grant Green – "Blues For Lou" (recorded in 1963; released in 1999.)
A relaxing, slow, introspective tune. Quite wonderful.
Still my favorite jazz guitarist—with Wes Montgomery a close second.
youtu.be/0JDbgCoDLac?...
#jazz #jazzguitar #grantgreen #music #musicsky
Blues For Lou (Remastered)
YouTube video by Grant Green - Topic
youtu.be
April 17, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Let's play some blues for Lou:
Grant Green – "Blues For Lou" (recorded in 1963; released in 1999.)
A relaxing, slow, introspective tune. Quite wonderful.
Still my favorite jazz guitarist—with Wes Montgomery a close second.
youtu.be/0JDbgCoDLac?...
#jazz #jazzguitar #grantgreen #music #musicsky
Grant Green – "Blues For Lou" (recorded in 1963; released in 1999.)
A relaxing, slow, introspective tune. Quite wonderful.
Still my favorite jazz guitarist—with Wes Montgomery a close second.
youtu.be/0JDbgCoDLac?...
#jazz #jazzguitar #grantgreen #music #musicsky
The unique sound of Albert Collins and his capoed Telecaster… stinging, biting, sharp as a razor. Awesome!
Albert Collins – “Frosty” (recorded in 1964)
youtu.be/6yvpqiWHARI?...
#blues #albertcollins #music #bluesmusic
Albert Collins – “Frosty” (recorded in 1964)
youtu.be/6yvpqiWHARI?...
#blues #albertcollins #music #bluesmusic
Frosty
YouTube video by Albert Collins - Topic
youtu.be
April 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
The unique sound of Albert Collins and his capoed Telecaster… stinging, biting, sharp as a razor. Awesome!
Albert Collins – “Frosty” (recorded in 1964)
youtu.be/6yvpqiWHARI?...
#blues #albertcollins #music #bluesmusic
Albert Collins – “Frosty” (recorded in 1964)
youtu.be/6yvpqiWHARI?...
#blues #albertcollins #music #bluesmusic
Let's spend the day listening to plenty of Merle Haggard—gone these ten years today.
“The Way I Am” (1980)
Without doubt one of his finest songs.
youtu.be/ecA-EqZhb-A?...
#merlehaggard #countrymusic #bakersfieldsound
“The Way I Am” (1980)
Without doubt one of his finest songs.
youtu.be/ecA-EqZhb-A?...
#merlehaggard #countrymusic #bakersfieldsound
The Way I Am
YouTube video by Merle Haggard - Topic
youtu.be
April 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Let's spend the day listening to plenty of Merle Haggard—gone these ten years today.
“The Way I Am” (1980)
Without doubt one of his finest songs.
youtu.be/ecA-EqZhb-A?...
#merlehaggard #countrymusic #bakersfieldsound
“The Way I Am” (1980)
Without doubt one of his finest songs.
youtu.be/ecA-EqZhb-A?...
#merlehaggard #countrymusic #bakersfieldsound
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O, it is excellent
To have a giant’s strength; but it is tyrannous
To use it like a giant.
To have a giant’s strength; but it is tyrannous
To use it like a giant.
April 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
O, it is excellent
To have a giant’s strength; but it is tyrannous
To use it like a giant.
To have a giant’s strength; but it is tyrannous
To use it like a giant.
A big thing of homemade Crawfish Étouffée for dinner—of course served with white rice and Louisiana’s Pure Crystal Hot Sauce.
Delicious.
#food #cajun #cajuncuisine #louisiana #neworleans #crystalhotsauce #etouffee
Delicious.
#food #cajun #cajuncuisine #louisiana #neworleans #crystalhotsauce #etouffee
March 30, 2026 at 3:28 PM
A big thing of homemade Crawfish Étouffée for dinner—of course served with white rice and Louisiana’s Pure Crystal Hot Sauce.
Delicious.
#food #cajun #cajuncuisine #louisiana #neworleans #crystalhotsauce #etouffee
Delicious.
#food #cajun #cajuncuisine #louisiana #neworleans #crystalhotsauce #etouffee
Elmore James' superb cover of Robert Johnson's 1936 record "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom".
Good stuff.
youtu.be/Ng9XmfebKBY?...
#music #blues #elmorejames #robertjohnson
Good stuff.
youtu.be/Ng9XmfebKBY?...
#music #blues #elmorejames #robertjohnson
Dust My Broom
YouTube video by Elmore James - Topic
youtu.be
March 28, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Elmore James' superb cover of Robert Johnson's 1936 record "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom".
Good stuff.
youtu.be/Ng9XmfebKBY?...
#music #blues #elmorejames #robertjohnson
Good stuff.
youtu.be/Ng9XmfebKBY?...
#music #blues #elmorejames #robertjohnson
Martini with absinthe from the other night:
2 1/4 oz. dry gin
3/4 oz. dry vermouth
2 dashes orange bitters (“Feegan’s” used)
3 good dashes (about half a tsp.) of absinthe (La Fée used)
Stir with ice, strain, and garnish with a lemon peel.
Truly an ambrosial drink. And yet so simple.
#cocktail
2 1/4 oz. dry gin
3/4 oz. dry vermouth
2 dashes orange bitters (“Feegan’s” used)
3 good dashes (about half a tsp.) of absinthe (La Fée used)
Stir with ice, strain, and garnish with a lemon peel.
Truly an ambrosial drink. And yet so simple.
#cocktail
March 25, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Martini with absinthe from the other night:
2 1/4 oz. dry gin
3/4 oz. dry vermouth
2 dashes orange bitters (“Feegan’s” used)
3 good dashes (about half a tsp.) of absinthe (La Fée used)
Stir with ice, strain, and garnish with a lemon peel.
Truly an ambrosial drink. And yet so simple.
#cocktail
2 1/4 oz. dry gin
3/4 oz. dry vermouth
2 dashes orange bitters (“Feegan’s” used)
3 good dashes (about half a tsp.) of absinthe (La Fée used)
Stir with ice, strain, and garnish with a lemon peel.
Truly an ambrosial drink. And yet so simple.
#cocktail
Improved Holland Gin Cocktail anno 1862:
2 oz. genever
1 tsp. gum syrup
1 tsp. maraschino
2 dashes Angostura
1 dash absinthe
Lemon peel
Stir with ice and strain into a chilled glass. Express a lemon peel and slip it in. Then smile and enjoy.
Damn tasty and unapologetically old-school.
#cocktail
2 oz. genever
1 tsp. gum syrup
1 tsp. maraschino
2 dashes Angostura
1 dash absinthe
Lemon peel
Stir with ice and strain into a chilled glass. Express a lemon peel and slip it in. Then smile and enjoy.
Damn tasty and unapologetically old-school.
#cocktail
March 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Improved Holland Gin Cocktail anno 1862:
2 oz. genever
1 tsp. gum syrup
1 tsp. maraschino
2 dashes Angostura
1 dash absinthe
Lemon peel
Stir with ice and strain into a chilled glass. Express a lemon peel and slip it in. Then smile and enjoy.
Damn tasty and unapologetically old-school.
#cocktail
2 oz. genever
1 tsp. gum syrup
1 tsp. maraschino
2 dashes Angostura
1 dash absinthe
Lemon peel
Stir with ice and strain into a chilled glass. Express a lemon peel and slip it in. Then smile and enjoy.
Damn tasty and unapologetically old-school.
#cocktail
If you've ever wanted to hear Emily Dickinson's famous poem "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" turned into a fantastic song, here you go:
(The music video was shot at Emily Dickinson's homestead in Amherst, Massachusetts.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0jV...
(The music video was shot at Emily Dickinson's homestead in Amherst, Massachusetts.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0jV...
Andrew Bird - I felt a Funeral, in my Brain ft. Phoebe Bridgers (Official Video)
YouTube video by Andrew Bird
www.youtube.com
March 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
If you've ever wanted to hear Emily Dickinson's famous poem "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" turned into a fantastic song, here you go:
(The music video was shot at Emily Dickinson's homestead in Amherst, Massachusetts.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0jV...
(The music video was shot at Emily Dickinson's homestead in Amherst, Massachusetts.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0jV...
Creole cocktail. That’s 1.5 oz. rye whiskey, 1 oz. sweet vermouth, and a dribble drabble of Bigallet China-China/Amer Picon and Bénédictine.
Stir, strain, up, lemon twist.
Despite its New Orleans-style name, I don’t think there is any evidence this drink was created in New Orleans. Tasty, however.
Stir, strain, up, lemon twist.
Despite its New Orleans-style name, I don’t think there is any evidence this drink was created in New Orleans. Tasty, however.
February 28, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Creole cocktail. That’s 1.5 oz. rye whiskey, 1 oz. sweet vermouth, and a dribble drabble of Bigallet China-China/Amer Picon and Bénédictine.
Stir, strain, up, lemon twist.
Despite its New Orleans-style name, I don’t think there is any evidence this drink was created in New Orleans. Tasty, however.
Stir, strain, up, lemon twist.
Despite its New Orleans-style name, I don’t think there is any evidence this drink was created in New Orleans. Tasty, however.
Wes Montgomery's 1968 masterpiece "Up And At It".
His sound is always instantly recognizable—in part due to his signature playing style of using his thumb instead of a pick to pluck the guitar strings.
youtu.be/IF25MMkbLUA?...
His sound is always instantly recognizable—in part due to his signature playing style of using his thumb instead of a pick to pluck the guitar strings.
youtu.be/IF25MMkbLUA?...
Up And At It
YouTube video by Wes Montgomery - Topic
youtu.be
February 21, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Wes Montgomery's 1968 masterpiece "Up And At It".
His sound is always instantly recognizable—in part due to his signature playing style of using his thumb instead of a pick to pluck the guitar strings.
youtu.be/IF25MMkbLUA?...
His sound is always instantly recognizable—in part due to his signature playing style of using his thumb instead of a pick to pluck the guitar strings.
youtu.be/IF25MMkbLUA?...
One of my all-time favorites from Freddie King. It doesn't get much better than this!
"San-Ho-Zay" (1961)
youtu.be/aUYcv0RTtKc?...
"San-Ho-Zay" (1961)
youtu.be/aUYcv0RTtKc?...
San-Ho-Zay
YouTube video by Freddie King - Topic
youtu.be
February 19, 2026 at 8:14 PM
One of my all-time favorites from Freddie King. It doesn't get much better than this!
"San-Ho-Zay" (1961)
youtu.be/aUYcv0RTtKc?...
"San-Ho-Zay" (1961)
youtu.be/aUYcv0RTtKc?...