Hack what you drink!
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Mojito
Over the last couple years it’s become a ubiquitous cocktail. In fact, if you look around I bet there’s one within eye shot of you right now. The Mojito, you know it and I’m certain you’ve had a crappy one, everyone has. But, this week, I’m here to teach you how to do it right. …
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Amaretto Sour – Sour Mix Really Does Suck
At the start of this week I adamantly stated that sour mix is terrible. But, I have to tell you I hadn’t ever really tasted that much sour mix. So, for the greater good, I picked up a bottle of Freshies Sour Mix, invited some friends over and put it to the test. We started…
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Amaretto Sour
This week I’m going to cover one of those deceptively simple cocktails. The Amaretto Sour only has two ingredients, Amaretto and Lemon Juice and yet it is so often executed poorly. I guarantee if you’ve ordered an Amaretto Sour out somewhere you’ve been served a poorly prepared drink. Why? Sour mix. The classic recipes call…
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Ramos Gin Fizz – Foamy Deliciousness
This was another cocktail that really impressed me. Looking at the ingredients I was a bit skeptical to begin with. I mean you’re intentionally combining lemon juice and cream and expecting the result to be good. That’s just not something that usually fits in my world view. Well, I should say my previous world view. …
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Review – Beefeater Gin
This won’t come as a surprise to most of you, but, I drink a lot of gin. It is hands down my favorite spirit for cocktails and my collection shows that. At present my home collection contains around 20 bottles. That aside, up until last week I didn’t have a bottle of Beefeater in my…