Hack what you drink!
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Dark and Stormy – Crisp and Cooling
Wow, what a difference an ingredient can make. I came in to this cocktail, as I did with the Pimm’s Cup, thinking that ginger ale could be substituted for ginger beer with no ill effect. Absolutely not the case. While you can make a good Dark and Stormy with ginger ale you definitely can’t make…
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Homemade Ginger Beer
So, I’m having a bit of trouble finding ginger beer around here. Andy suggested Regatta which is available from Kegworks.com for those of us not lucky enough to not have it available in our area. I’m certain Regatta is quite tasty but I couldn’t bring myself to spend $40 for 12, at least not right…
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Dark and Stormy
Seeing as we’re coming in to summer it seems only right that I look at more highball drinks. You know them and I would certainly hope you love them. Well, at least some of them. When made right these simple cocktails can really be a perfect drink for the summer. On that note, it’s been…
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The Mint Julep – Slightly Muddled
Today marks the end of my Mint Julep week and you’ve still got a little over three hours to get ingredients if you’d like to enjoy a couple before the start of the Kentucky Derby. What’s my verdict? This cocktail is good, but not something I’m going to find myself craving. Were I to attend…
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Mint Julep – The Other Side of the Coin
On Tuesday I showed you an example of how wonderful the creation of a Mint Julep can be. Like most things in life where there is light there is also darkness. Today I’d like to expose you to the Julep form of that darkness. We all have Jeffrey Morgenthaler to thank for unearthing this YouTube…