Category: General
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Lillet – Searching for a bit of extra Kina
This week’s cocktail, specifically the Corpse Reviver #2, calls for the use of Lillet Blanc. Not having any experience with this ingredient I did I bit of digging and sampling. Lillet is an French aperitif wine produced in Bordeaux. The flavor is that of a sweet fruity white wine. The fruit flavors lean primarily towards…
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Merry New Year!
I believe Eddie sums it up best. Hope you all have a wonderful New Year. I look forward to another year filled with tasty cocktails.
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The Great Nog Off of 2008
As promised we had an Egg Nog taste off last night to determine what the best spirit is for mixing in this delicious beverage. From what I’ve read it seems the three main choices are whiskey (bourbon specifically), rum, and brandy. I enlisted the help of my friends Mike and Crystal to get to the…
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Twitter Account
Well folks, we’re in a web 2.0 world these days and Twitter is a wonderful example there of. With that in mind Cocktail Hacker now has its very own Twitter account. If you’re a full fledged tweet head you can follow CocktailHacker for updates on new posts and other general cocktail ephemera. If you’re new…
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X-Mas Week – Hot Apple Cider Cocktail
This week is X-mas week and if your schedule is anything like mine then you’re busy, possibly exceedingly busy. I’m going to take a bit of a break this week. Like Thanksgiving week I’ll be making a drink, I just won’t be spending a huge amount of time on it. This week I want to…