Category: Wrap Up
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Bloody Mary – I’ll Stick to Mimosas
I came in to this week very excited to shed a fresh light on one of my least favorite cocktails. It seemed logical. I hadn’t liked Bloody Marys in the past but I also hadn’t been personally making them and carefully controlling each ingredient. My excitement buoyed further when I cracked open the bottle of…
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French Squirrel – Even More Pink!
This week’s drink has been an interesting change from my usual cocktail hacking experience. Generally I make up my list of recipes, usually at least five and experiment with the various ratios until I find something that I like. Since Gary Regan created this cocktail there really aren’t any other recipes for it out there. …
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Maiden’s Prayer – Prayer Doesn’t Suck
If every prayer resulted in a delicious cocktail I can tell you I’d be praying lot more. The Maiden’s Prayer, delightfully, is that perfect cocktail bearing prayer. The drink is nicely fruity and with the right choice of gin equally complex. On that note let’s start by talking about gin. This cocktail has a lot…
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Pink Lady – Even Men Can Enjoy It
Well, the first thing I have to say about this cocktail is that if drinking it makes me lady like then lady like I shall be. The Pink Lady is another example of a tremendously tasty pink cocktail. The pink color is quite light, somewhat akin to Pepto. Thankfully the aroma and flavor don’t follow…
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Monkey Gland – Thankfully Non-Glandular
I don’t have a ton of experience consuming glands or their products. I’ve eaten sweetbreads and I pretty much continuously consume the product of my salivary glands. However, despite this limited experience, I think I can solidly say this drink tastes like no gland or gland product you’ll ever encounter. Woohoo! I liked this drink,…