Tag: Cocktail
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Cosmopolitan
I’m a bit late this week but fear not we’ll be enjoying a new cocktail. I haven’t given much time to vodka on the blog thus far and that’s partly due to the fact that by itself it’s not particularly exciting. However, it still reigns as the most popular spirit sold today. So there must…
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The Brown Derby Cocktail – A Week of Meh
I chose the Brown Derby Cocktail for this week as a semi-tribute to the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs. Once I started doing a bit of research on the drink I realized that this was an epic fail on my part. The Brown Derby was the signature cocktail of the Vendome Club in Los Angeles,…
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The Brown Derby Cocktail
Today Jennifer and I toured Churchill Downs. When we arrived we took a quick walk through the museum then took the standard 30 minute tour that comes with museum admission. The museum itself was a little less interesting than I had anticipated, but the quick tour was nice. Following the quick tour we went on…
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Curtains for the Blood and Sand
My week with the Blood and Sand was somewhat underwhelming. The results of the classic recipe, 3/4 oz each of Scotch, Orange Juice, Sweet Vermouth and Cherry Brandy, is a very tasty cocktail, although not something I’ll be craving. The drink is, not surprisingly, quite sweet; a result of the sweetness of three of the…
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Blood and Sand
I have two navel oranges sitting on my counter right now. They’ve been there for a couple days and as I was debating what cocktail to feature this week they popped in to my view. Orange juice is such a wonderful ingredient yet none of the cocktails we’ve covered so far have included it. So…