Category: General
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Lemon Drop – Vodka Faceoff
This week we’re presented with another cocktail that calls for citrus flavored vodka, but is it really worth it? I decided to do another side by side comparison, like I did with the Cosmopolitan, and see if I can discern the difference. For my tests I used Ketel One Citroen and Tito’s Handmade. The first…
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Cacha̤a РBrazilian Rum?
You’ll note that on every bottle of cachaça you buy in the US there is a sublabel listing it as Brazilian Rum. It’s not a coincidence or marketing gimmick. Rather this is a requirement of the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). The TTB in their own words defines a rum as: Spirits…
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Muddle or Shake?
The question has plagued mankind since the development of the Caipirinha. Should one muddle the cocktail or shake? It’s the kind of question fights have been started over. Well, I couldn’t let this dilemma go unsolved any longer. So I mixed up a Caipirinha show down for the benefit of all of us. Caipirinha (Shaken)…
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The Pegu Apprentice
When you want to learn to be a plumber you apprentice with a master plumber. When you want to be a blacksmith you apprentice with an experienced metal worker. When you want to make good Pegus you seek the wisdom of Doug Winship. Doug is known in cocktail circles for his website, The Pegu Blog,…
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Super Bowl XLIII Drink #1: Beer
I imagine that were I to ask 10 people randomly what alcoholic beverage I should get for a Super Bowl party 9.5 of those people would say beer. For the record, one guy was kinda on the fence between beer and green tea, but I think he might have problems. All kidding aside, beer is…