Tag: Cocktail
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Lemon Drop – Mmmm…Lemony
Let me start with a sincere apology for the delay in wrapping up the Lemon Drop. Early in the weekend I decided I wanted to experiment with a couple things I hadn’t had a chance to. In addition, I decided I was going to not feature a cocktail this week. So, that delayed this wrap-up.…
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Lemon Drop
I haven’t spent much time covering vodka cocktails as yet. Some of my fellow cocktail enthusiasts are vehemently opposed to vodka and while I can’t say I fall in to that category, I will say I don’t find myself reaching for it particularly often. Which is particularly odd when you consider that I have a…
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Muddle or Shake?
The question has plagued mankind since the development of the Caipirinha. Should one muddle the cocktail or shake? It’s the kind of question fights have been started over. Well, I couldn’t let this dilemma go unsolved any longer. So I mixed up a Caipirinha show down for the benefit of all of us. Caipirinha (Shaken)…
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Caipirinha
This week, and specifically Tuesday, is Carnaval in Brazil and to celebrate I’m featuring Brazil’s national drink, the Caipirinha. The Caipirinha [KIE-PEE-REEN-YAH] is a fairly simple drink consisting of only cachaça [KA-SHA-SA], limes and sugar muddled together to create what Gary Regan lovingly refers to as “an elixir.” Sounds fantastic to me, sign me up.…
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Scofflaw – Feels Good to be This Bad
Sure, it’s no longer against the law to mix and drink these cocktails, but we can always pretend right? The Scofflaw is the perfect drink for that kind of pretending too. The ingredients are classic, especially if you go with Rye, and you should. The flavor can range from dry to sweet depending on your…