Hack what you drink!
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Review – Milagro Tequilas
Guest post by Elisabeth, Cocktail Hacktress in training. If you had asked me before I started dating Reese what my favorite type of drink was, I’m not sure what I would have said. I have tried plenty of drinks, but I am still inexperienced enough to learn something every time Reese mixes something up. I…
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Review – Pinky Vodka
Flavored vodkas have been around for a long time. Truly good flavored vodkas have been around for a while. But unique, truly good flavored vodkas? Those are far less common. One of the first to pass through my lips was Pinky Vodka. Flavored with rose petal, violet and strawberry the first thing you’ll note is…
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What I’m Drinking Now: Limoncello Lemonade
One of my original cocktail experiments, before I even knew they were cocktail experiments, was making homemade limoncello in college. I had tasted it a couple times and, due to my deep love of lemon anything, was immediately hooked. I remember that first batch, made with lemons peeled with a vegetable peeler, steeped for weeks…
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Life of a Cask: From Wine to Whisky
Here is a cool infographic from the folks at WineFolly showing the life of a oak cask from it’s initial use for sherry to its eventual use for aging scotch. Check out the full version here. Thanks to Cocktail Enthusiast for the link.
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49 Bits of Booze Jargon Every Drinker Needs to Know
Gizmodo had a great post a couple days ago that’s worth checking out. It’s 49 bits of booze jargon that get tossed around a lot when talking about cocktails and alcohol in general. This one, for example, I strongly identify with. Long: adj. Means served in a tall glass. Generally mixed with juice or water.…