Category: Recipes
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French Squirrel
This week’s cocktail isn’t a classic, yet. I’m taking another stab at one of Gary Regan’s squirrel sours. His definition is short and sweet “Squirrel Sours call for a base spirit, lemon or lime juice, and creme de noyau or another nut-flavored liqueur.” So, now you see why I say this is my second stab…
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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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Maiden’s Prayer
I’m back from Iowa and ready to start drinking some cocktails again. This week I’m going to tackle the Maiden’s Prayer cocktail which sounds wonderfully fruity and delicious. Not surprisingly I’ll start with the Joy of Mixology recipe. Maiden’s Prayer (Joy of Mixology) 1 oz Gin 1 oz Triple Sec 1/2 oz Lemon Juice 1/2…
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Pink Lady
I’m back with another pink cocktail this week. Despite my previous concerns they’ve always worked out well for me in the past. So, here we go. This week I’m mixing up the Pink Lady or as Ted “Dr. Cocktail” Haigh calls it, the Secret Cocktail. You know, so the guys don’t feel embarrassed ordering one…
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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,…