Category: Recipes
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What I’m Drinking Now: Kiwi Caipirinha
This is another great recipe that Elisabeth found. This time from Sunset magazine. It’s just as simple as the classic Caipirinha with the addition of some kiwi chunks during the muddling stage. The flavor is crisp and delicious with the kiwi flavor solid and harmonious with the lime and cachaça. Well done, Sunset. This is…
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What I’m Drinking Now: Blood Orange Whiskey Sour
This is the first in what I see becoming a series of posts where I can post up what I’m drinking right now. They won’t have the depth of analysis, but will give you some ideas of drinks you might want to try. Tonight, we’re drinking Blood Orange Whiskey Sours. We’re in Grand Lake for…
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Review – Hiram Walker Gingerbread Liqueur
Despite my whining from last week, sometimes inspiration just strikes me. I had pulled Hiram Walker Gingerbread Liqueur out of my collection to try when the Caramel Apple arrived. It was one I received a year or more back and just never got around to actually trying. And now, some good and bad news. The…
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Review – Hiram Walker Caramel Apple Liqueur
Liqueurs are an odd ingredients for me. I’m never quite sure what exactly people do with them. Sure, they’re cocktail ingredients, but people have to be using them for other things too, right? Do folks drink them straight? In coffee? Hot chocolate? I’m sure the list actually goes on and on. But, that leads me…
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Cranberry-Orange Gin and Tonic
Your big meal is over, guests have waddled out, dishes are done…time for a cocktail! And what better than a festive holiday cocktail using ingredients you probably already have left from your dinner? Elisabeth pointed out a Cranberry-Orange Gin and Tonic featured in this month’s Southern Living Magazine and I was immediately sold. Mix one…