Month: April 2009
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Paloma
I’ve been wanting to cover another tequila cocktail here on CH and this weekend I made it my mission to find that cocktail. I’d heard tale of a cocktail that is said to be more prevalent among Mexican locals than the Margarita, the Paloma. The Paloma is a tall drink (think Collins-ish) made with grapefruit…
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The Last Word – Or is it?
Ok, I’ll admit the tag line on this wrap up post is a little lame, but I couldn’t think of anything better and it certainly won’t be the last words I speak of this cocktail so it is kinda fitting. In that odd, play on words, sort of way. I really enjoyed this week’s cocktail. …
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Coronal Bitters: Hellfire Evolved
As I mentioned in my MxMo post on the Fire Island Daiquiri I’ve been steeping a new batch of Hellfire Bitters for the past couple weeks. The recipe I used is the same that I used for my first batch, but I changed it up a bit. When I made these bitters the first time…
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MxMo XXXVIII: The Fire Island Daiquiri
This month’s Mixology Monday is being hosted by Tristan at the Wild Drink Blog. Thanks in advance Tristan! This month MxMo takes a look at twists on the classics. In Tristan’s words: This month’s Mixology Monday is all about twists on classic cocktails, that for one reason or another do an even better job than…
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The Last Word
When I started really getting in to cocktails I started perusing the web for resources and came across Robert Hess‘ video series on Small Screen Network and started devouring them immediately. I watched all of them and along the way I watched one that really piqued my interest, The Last Word. Interestingly, it wasn’t the…