Year: 2010
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Jockey Club Cocktail
I’m going back to my all time favorite spirit this week, gin. It’s been far too long since I’ve ventured down this path and it’s time I change that. This week we’re heading back to the pages of the Savoy for an old recipe. In flipping through the recipes, the Jockey Club Cocktail jumped out…
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Rusty Nail – Can I Just Have The Scotch?
When I drink scotch I drink it neat, maybe a tiny piece of ice if I’d like a bit of mellowing to the flavor. With that, I came in to this week thinking that the Rusty Nail could improve upon straight scotch. That turned out to not be the case at all, at least not…
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Super Bowl Prep
As I explained last year, I’m not really a football fan. But, with the coming of Super Bowl XLIV I thought you might be looking for some suggestions on food and drinks. Last year I offered some advice to lead you in the right direction. Here are some quick links to last year’s posts to…
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Rusty Nail
This week I’m going to be mixing up a drink I’ve had on my mental list for a long time, the Rusty Nail. I’m a huge fan of scotch. Well, more correctly whiskey in general. Drambuie on the other hand, I have no idea what to expect. I’ve never tried it and actually haven’t even…
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Chrysanthemum – Mildly Life Changing
Life changing might be a bit of an overstatement, but this cocktail definitely changed the way I look at Benedictine and dry vermouth. As I began sipping my first Chrysanthemum and taking notes, as I always do, I wrote this down. “Four sips in and this drink is already one of my favorites.” At the…