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Bourbon – The Slightly Tall Building View
Why do you need to discuss Bourbon, its just another whiskey right? Well, yes, but there’s more to it than that. All Bourbons are whiskies, but not all whiskies are Bourbons. In the same way that to be called Scotch a whisky must meet certain criteria in order to call a product Straight Bourbon Whiskey…
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Cocktail Hacker Guilty Pleasure: The Squeeze Lime
Mixology Monday XXXII is being hosted by Stevi of Two at the Most. The topic of the month is Guilty Pleasures and although I have quite a number the only cocktail related one that comes to mind is my love of the squeeze lime. I’m sure you all know the delicious faux-fruit of which I…
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Bourbon Cocktails Revisited
I’ll be spending next weekend in Louisville, KY visiting my friend Jennifer. In that spirit we’ve decided to spend this week not focusing on a specific cocktail, but discussing a spirit in general. Aaron and I wanted to revisit a couple Bourbon cocktails we’ve discussed in previous weeks so we’re going to have some interesting…
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Curtains for the Blood and Sand
My week with the Blood and Sand was somewhat underwhelming. The results of the classic recipe, 3/4 oz each of Scotch, Orange Juice, Sweet Vermouth and Cherry Brandy, is a very tasty cocktail, although not something I’ll be craving. The drink is, not surprisingly, quite sweet; a result of the sweetness of three of the…
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Blood and Sand
I have two navel oranges sitting on my counter right now. They’ve been there for a couple days and as I was debating what cocktail to feature this week they popped in to my view. Orange juice is such a wonderful ingredient yet none of the cocktails we’ve covered so far have included it. So…