Month: December 2008
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Baileys – The Original Irish Cream
So, answer me this, what discussion about Irish Cream is complete without a brief mention of Baileys? I’m betting nearly every person who has a liquor cabinet has a bottle somewhere in the depths. I, oddly enough, did not, so thanks go out to my Mom for donating her bottle to the cause. Baileys is…
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Irish Cream
This week I’m going to cover another cocktail related item that isn’t technically a cocktail by itself. I’m going to spend this week taking a look at a holiday tradition of mine, Irish Cream. Each year I make homemade Irish Cream for family and friends. It seemed like a great time to take a closer…
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French 75 – Kick Confirmed
I think Harry Craddock summed it up best in his book The Savoy Cocktail Book when he said that this drink “hits with remarkable precision.” I can certainly attest to that, but it is stealth in its strike, somewhat like being hit by a smart bomb dropped from a stealth bomber. When you begin sipping…
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Repeal Day is Nearly Upon Us!
As you may or may not be aware Friday, December 5th, 2008 marks the 75th anniversary of the repeal of prohibition in the US. A while back Jeffrey Morgenthaler, a bartender, cocktail enthusiast and freaking genius, realized there was a serious need for another drinking holiday and as such Repeal Day was born. I had…
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French 75
This Friday, December 5th, 2008, marks the 75th anniversary of the repeal of prohibition! So along those lines I felt it appropriate to feature a cocktail created during that unpleasant time period. With much fanfare I present to you the French 75. Ok, so that’s not really a cocktail, but it is the cocktail’s namesake. …