Category: General
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Rum Suggestions from a Master
When I started Cocktail Hacker a little over a year ago my liquor shopping trips were strategic in nature, now it’s a decidedly more tactical affair. In times past I would go to the store some times with a goal, more often not, and I would come home with spirits that sounded like they might…
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Cola Highballs
Highballs aren’t exactly new here at Cocktail Hacker. I’ve covered the Gin & Tonic and the Dark and Stormy in the past. Around Superbowl time I even put up some tips on creating your own DIY highball bar for your party. But, one category I haven’t touched on as yet is the class of cola…
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20th Century Cocktail
This week I’m focusing my efforts on another cocktail that was nearly lost to the annals of time, the 20th Century Cocktail. Invented in 1939 by C.A. Tuck and first published in the Cafe Royal Bar Book published in the same year. But don’t be confused, this cocktail wasn’t named after the century itself but…
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New Page – Liquor Cabinet
I’ve added a new page to the Cocktail Hacker site, namely my Liquor Cabinet. It’s bit rough right now but my plan is this. I’m going to update this page on a quarterly basis with what’s in the “cabinet” including an updated picture. At some point I’d also like to expand it, or make another…
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Science Moment – Cocktail Density
So, last night I noticed something really interesting when pouring one of my sample Singapore Slings. I mixed up the cocktail per the recipe and, although this might lose my cocktail nerd card (again), I poured the entire contents of the tin into my collins glass, ice and all. Then I noticed something truly intriguing. …