Category: Recipes
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Paloma – Que Buena
Looking back on my Margarita post from 7 months ago I started that adventure with a slight bit of tequila aprehension. By the end of that week I was a convert. This relatively newly found love has carried over to this week. The Paloma, despite its simplicity, was tremendously delicious. I tried two recipes, one…
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Tequila por Mi Amante
While traversing the interwebs looking for recipes for this week’s cocktail, the Paloma, I came across this bit of deliciousness. Paul has taken strawberry infused tequila (Tequila por Mi Amante) and made what sounds like the best Paloma ever conceived by human kind. The recipe for this wonderful infusion comes from Charles Baker’s Gentleman’s Companion…
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Paloma
I’ve been wanting to cover another tequila cocktail here on CH and this weekend I made it my mission to find that cocktail. I’d heard tale of a cocktail that is said to be more prevalent among Mexican locals than the Margarita, the Paloma. The Paloma is a tall drink (think Collins-ish) made with grapefruit…
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The Last Word – Or is it?
Ok, I’ll admit the tag line on this wrap up post is a little lame, but I couldn’t think of anything better and it certainly won’t be the last words I speak of this cocktail so it is kinda fitting. In that odd, play on words, sort of way. I really enjoyed this week’s cocktail. …
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MxMo XXXVIII: The Fire Island Daiquiri
This month’s Mixology Monday is being hosted by Tristan at the Wild Drink Blog. Thanks in advance Tristan! This month MxMo takes a look at twists on the classics. In Tristan’s words: This month’s Mixology Monday is all about twists on classic cocktails, that for one reason or another do an even better job than…