Category: Recipes
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Irish Cream
This week I’m going to cover another cocktail related item that isn’t technically a cocktail by itself. I’m going to spend this week taking a look at a holiday tradition of mine, Irish Cream. Each year I make homemade Irish Cream for family and friends. It seemed like a great time to take a closer…
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French 75 – Kick Confirmed
I think Harry Craddock summed it up best in his book The Savoy Cocktail Book when he said that this drink “hits with remarkable precision.” I can certainly attest to that, but it is stealth in its strike, somewhat like being hit by a smart bomb dropped from a stealth bomber. When you begin sipping…
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French 75
This Friday, December 5th, 2008, marks the 75th anniversary of the repeal of prohibition! So along those lines I felt it appropriate to feature a cocktail created during that unpleasant time period. With much fanfare I present to you the French 75. Ok, so that’s not really a cocktail, but it is the cocktail’s namesake. …
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Egg Nog
I’m going to take a bit of a break from the rigors of cocktail hacking this week. But I won’t be stopping my work entirely. This week I’m going to make homemade Egg Nog. I’ve not made it before so it should be quite an adventure. There are zillions of recipes on the net for…
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Champagne Cocktail – Ummm… Yeah
Ok, so I really tried to like the Champagne Cocktail and I can’t say that I didn’t, but it certainly wasn’t great. I found that no matter what bitters you use I simply couldn’t get enough of their flavor to shine through to make it worth using decent Champagne. I also changed up the method…