Category: Recipes
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The Delicious Sour
It should come as absolutely no surprise that I enjoy sours of all types. Some of the cocktails I come back to time after time are sours. Margaritas, Daiquiris, Whiskey Sours, Amaretto Sours, you get the picture. So, when I came across the Delicious Sour I knew things were going to be good. I mean,…
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The Communist – Nearly Forgotten by Time
During my time in school, I wrote a ton of papers about all manner of topics. Some of the hardest to write were those where the topic was interesting, but there was very little source material to go from. However, in some cases, those were the most rewarding as well, where as other times I…
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The Communist
My schedule has gotten a bit wonky lately and, for that, I’m sorry. But, on time or not, we will soldier on and do our share of drinking. This time I’m coming to you with the Communist cocktail. Named, I have no doubt, in a time when communists were a much scarier possibility and were…
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The Coffee Cocktail – Hmmmm…Purple?
So, call me crazy, but very few cups of coffee that I’ve seen are purple. Okay, none. But, don’t think that’s a harsh criticism of the Coffee Cocktail. Simply an observation. I certainly see what the originator of this drink was thinking and, given a more brownish port I think mine would have come out…
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The Coffee Cocktail
Ok, here’s a quick riddle for you. What has no coffee in it and isn’t technically a cocktail? Give up? It’s this week’s drink, the Coffee Cocktail. So named not because of its ingredients but rather for its appearance when mixed properly. Why not a true cocktail? Well when the word cocktail originated it meant…