Category: Wrap Up
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The Cosmopolitan – A Week of Pink
As a card carrying man its a bit difficult to enjoy pink drinks, at least in public. But, my friends, after a week of experimentation I can assure you that the Cosmopolitan is well worth swallowing your pride for. This week was particularly well suited for analysis and experimentation. In my initial search for recipes…
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Gimlet – Tasty and Delicious
Sorry for the dearth of posts this week. There was a political event happening and I was paying attention to that. ;) But, fear not, that did not keep me from my work with the Gimlet. The first experimental track I followed was altering the proportions. As I mentioned in the intro post the recipe…
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The Brown Derby Cocktail – A Week of Meh
I chose the Brown Derby Cocktail for this week as a semi-tribute to the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs. Once I started doing a bit of research on the drink I realized that this was an epic fail on my part. The Brown Derby was the signature cocktail of the Vendome Club in Los Angeles,…
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Bourbon – Wrap Up
Spent a wonderful day touring Buffalo Trace distillery today with Jennifer. The distillery in Frankfort, KY is nestled along the Kentucky river and is very picturesque. On the tour we visited Warehouse C where they are aging Buffalo Trace, Van Winkle’s and some of their experimental barrels. From there we went to the Benton’s Bottling…
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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…