Tag: Cocktail
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The Martini
Surely everyone living in the age of James Bond movies, and books, has heard of James’ favorite cocktail, The Martini. Now, at this point, I should mention that in the books James’ cocktail of choice is not, in fact, a Vodka Martini, Shaken, not Stirred, but a Vesper or one of a number of other…
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The Jack Rose – The Week That Could Have Been
As I’m sure is obvious, by the dearth (that’s right, pulling out the 50-cent words) of posts on the subject this week, neither Reese nor myself were particularly moved by the Jack Rose. Though yielding of a beverage that is quite nice to look at (pink being my favorite color, after all), none of the…
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The Jack Rose
This week at Cocktail Hacker headquarters we’re going to be focusing our energies on The Jack Rose. A cocktail with nearly as many stories as to its name as it has recipe derivations. One possible story as to the source of the name, and certainly the simplest, is that it is derived from the key…
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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.…