Tag: General
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Caution – Spotty Posting Ahead
Well, good readers, since it’s now Tuesday, I’m guessing a wrap up of brunch cocktails would be a bit pointless. In truth, there really wasn’t much to wrap up anyway since I didn’t get too deep on any of the cocktails. I certainly hope that last week’s recipes got you going in the right direction…
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Kir Royale – Flashback
A few months back I discussed the Kir Royale as a great New Year’s cocktail. And while it definitely is that, I think it’s a great candidate for a brunch tipple as well. The classic Kir Royale is a combo of 1/2 oz of creme de cassis and 5 oz of champagne. While it’s a…
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Brunch Cocktail #1 – Bloody Mary
I’m not going to lie to you; the Bloody Mary is not one of my all time favorite cocktails. In fact, I don’t really like them much at all. However, I’m now going to flip flop a bit and say that while I don’t generally like them they do go quite well with a savory…
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Mother’s Day Cocktails
Guess what time it is? Did you guess “Thought Experiment Time”? No? Well, it is. So, here’s the experiment; we’re going with word association this time. What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words “Mother’s Day”? Did you say brunch? If not, pretend you did, just to make me happy. …
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Prohibition Weirdness – The Chemist’s War
In my meanderings about the internet looking for information about Prohibition, territorial waters and the like I was directed to The Chemist’s War, a recent article on Slate.com. “The Chemist’s War” discusses some Prohibition history that was not only completely new to me, but also more than a little distressing. Not to give away the…