Month: October 2008
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Cocktail Hacker Guilty Pleasure: The Squeeze Lime
Mixology Monday XXXII is being hosted by Stevi of Two at the Most. The topic of the month is Guilty Pleasures and although I have quite a number the only cocktail related one that comes to mind is my love of the squeeze lime. I’m sure you all know the delicious faux-fruit of which I…
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Bourbon Cocktails Revisited
I’ll be spending next weekend in Louisville, KY visiting my friend Jennifer. In that spirit we’ve decided to spend this week not focusing on a specific cocktail, but discussing a spirit in general. Aaron and I wanted to revisit a couple Bourbon cocktails we’ve discussed in previous weeks so we’re going to have some interesting…
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Curtains for the Blood and Sand
My week with the Blood and Sand was somewhat underwhelming. The results of the classic recipe, 3/4 oz each of Scotch, Orange Juice, Sweet Vermouth and Cherry Brandy, is a very tasty cocktail, although not something I’ll be craving. The drink is, not surprisingly, quite sweet; a result of the sweetness of three of the…
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Blood and Sand
I have two navel oranges sitting on my counter right now. They’ve been there for a couple days and as I was debating what cocktail to feature this week they popped in to my view. Orange juice is such a wonderful ingredient yet none of the cocktails we’ve covered so far have included it. So…
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Adios Margarita!
I can officially say I am a changed man with regard to Mexico’s most well known spirit. This week has really been the epitome of what this site is about. I took a liquor I knew nothing about and for the most part disliked. Learned what I wanted about it, experimented with one of its…