Category: Recipes
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Americano
As this week ends with the US’s Independence Day, the Fourth of July, it seems only fitting that I pick a cocktail that would fit the theme. I took a quick peek through my books thinking I would easily find a cocktail called something like the Independence or Independence Day, but alas I did not. …
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Salty Dog – Less of a Dog Than Expected
My week of Salty Dogs started when I mixed some up for my cousin Tara and I. I followed the simple recipe I laid out at the beginning of the week, 2 oz vodka, 3 oz grapefruit juice. The only grapefruit juice I had on hand was the kind in the tiny cans and I…
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Salty Dog
Being from Colorado I can’t even begin to claim that I’m a Salty Dog. But, salty or not it’s hot today and I was looking for a cold refreshing cocktail to feature this week. In my search I stumbled across the Salty Dog and knew it was a perfect match. How can you go wrong…
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MxMo XL: Ginger – The Ginger Five Spice Daiquiri
This month’s Mixology Monday is being hosted by none other than Rum Dood himself. As you may recall I’ve been espousing Dood as the master of all things rum for the last few days and thanking him heartily for his suggestions on the topic. Seems only logical that this month’s topic would be rum. Although…
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Clover Club
This week I’m going to turn my focus to another gin sour, namely the Clover Club. This drink takes a bit of a diversion from the typical sour by replacing the simple syrup with raspberry syrup or grenadine. Gary Regan mentions in the Joy of Mixology that this drink “isn’t much to talk about” when…