Month: July 2008
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The Daiquiri – A Wrap Up
In an ill-conceived adventure, team Cocktail Hacker spent the majority of the day north of the border, in Wyoming, acquiring large quantities of high-quality explosives in an, again, ill-conceived effort to convince our friends and neighbors of our long questioned patriotism. That being the case, this may very well be a shorter than typical post…
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The Papa Doble
Ernest Hemingway is famous for many things, most notably his writing, but he was also an Olympic quality drinker. One of his favorite cocktails was none other than our focus for the week, The Daiquiri. He spent a number of years in Cuba (~1939-1960) during which his favorite hangout was El Floridita bar in Havana.…
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Cocktail Tools – Norpro Stainless-Steel Citrus Juice Press
Well, if you’ve been making drinks along with us for the last couple weeks by now your hands probably ache and you have giant blisters from all the citrus juicing you’ve been doing. Allow me to present a solution. These press style juicers are great for juicing limes, and possibly lemons. I say possibly because…
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Strawberry Classic Daiquiri
So as I was writing our kick off post for The Daiquiri and later the post on simple syrup I got to thinking. Although The Strawberry Daiquiri is not truely classic it is quite tasty at times. There must be some way to combine the classic feel of The Daiquiri with the wonderful flavor of…