Hack what you drink!
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Effect of Glass Temperature
Almost all the cocktail recipes you find, or the good ones at least, will suggest that you strain into a chilled cocktail glass. I’ve always wondered how much that really matters. I mean, you’re pouring an ice cold drink into the glass anyway, does the glass temperature really affect the end temperature? Seems I’m not…
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Bitters Filtering Technique
I’m a huge fan of bitters and have made a few successful attempts at making my own in the past. However, the one problem that I always come across is filtering the final product to get out all the sediment. For my attempts I’ve used coffee filters with mediocre success. They get out the big…
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Review – Cocktail Town: San Francisco
Traveling to a new city can always be a bit daunting. Unfamiliar streets, unfamiliar restaurants, unfamiliar landmarks and, possibly the worst, no knowledge of where to go for a good cocktail to calm your nerves.  Cocktail Town takes the guess work out of that problem and shows you around the cocktail hotspots. This is the…
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More Cocktail Infographics
I’ve shared with you some interesting infographic expressions of cocktail recipes in the past as well as the phylogeny of cocktails. This time, designer Konstantin Datz has taken it wholly to a new level. Each drink is rendered in 3D with a cool guide showing the portion of each ingredient and the method of mixing. …
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Rob Roy
It should come as no surprise to long time readers of this blog that I love Manhattans. They’re one of my go to cocktails when I’m looking for something straight forward but delicious. They’re one of the classics that I’ll actually order at a restaurant (and I’m usually not disappointed). And, finally, they’re just damn…