Year: 2010
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Review – The Lash Spiced Rum
I’ve got a new spiced rum on my sampling docket today, The Lash. At present, the distribution in the US isn’t all that broad, but I’m certain it will grow as this rum is really quite good. Deeper in color than most spiced rums I’ve seen, this one starts life as a Trinidad rum aged…
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Review – Cruzan 9 Spiced Rum
If you look at my collection of liquor you’re going to notice that the number of rums I have on hand is second only to my selection of gins. This is no odd coincidence; I’m a huge rum fan. One class of rum that I’ve always been a bit intrigued by, though, is spiced rum. …
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Milk Punch
It’s raining outside. It’s been cold all day. There is a dusting of snow of the mountains. Fall has officially arrived in Colorado and I’m loving it. For me, with fall comes a desire for things dense, comforting and likely unhealthy. So, naturally I chose a punch for this week’s cocktail. It’s not a punch…
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Tequila Sunrise – Mildly Uninspiring
As a cocktail writer, some of these wrap up posts are much easier than other. Sometimes I’m very excited to pass on what I’ve learned over the course of my experiments and other times I need a swift kick in the ass to get it all down. Sadly the Tequila Sunrise falls under the latter…
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Review – Olmeca Altos Tequila
Let’s get something out in the open. I am, by no means, a tequila expert. I enjoy the spirit, but haven’t had a ton of experience with it. That said, I’ve been really disappointed by the number of tequila cocktails I’ve featured on Cocktail Hacker over the last couple years. Truth be told, there aren’t…