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Sep

20

Apples & Oranges

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Well, maybe you can’t compare apples and oranges, but you can certainly put them together and make a very nice, refreshing beverage. Hard cider has been a favorite of mine for years now, and my favorite is probably Woodchuck’s Dark & Dry. [For all you 930 Club fans, D&D is available on tap at the [...]

Jun

30

Serendipitea

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Found a pint bottle lying on the street. Almost full of an amber liquid. And around the neck, a label saying “Drink me.” It was all very well to say “Drink me,” but wisely, I decided I was not going to do THAT in a hurry. “No, I’ll look first,” I said, “and see whether [...]

Apr

24

Sazerac

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Official cocktail of New Orleans by proclamation of the Louisiana House of Representatives, the Sazerac is a happy little whiskey drink whose “authentic” recipe is argued to distraction and no simple conclusion. Everything from the glass it’s mixed and served in to the proper brand of bitters is fuel for bartender and imbiber alike to [...]

Nov

1

Apple Sangria

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Here’s a really simple variation on the classic Spanish fruit & wine cocktail. Refreshing, fruity, rich, dark, and reminiscent of the golden afternoons of autumn, it’s the perfect cocktail to accompany a November sunset. Try to find some freshly pressed apple cider at your local farmers’ market, but if you can’t find that, another option [...]

Aug

21

Green Flamingo

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Color is more than just your eye juice interacting with the wavelength spectrum of light. It’s also a real come-on to your gustatory brain, and that’s why strawberries are red, lemons are yellow, and Roquefort is, well, greenish-blue. This little libation is very definitely green, and although I’ve never seen a flamingo in plumage other [...]

Jul

26

Rabbit Juice

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All right, this one is for all of you who have a juicer collecting dust in your basement/attic/most-difficult-to-get-at cupboard. The juicer is a fabulous way to enjoy refreshing, healthful beverages you create out of the most beautiful specimens of fresh fruits & vegetables you can find at the store. And it’s kind of fun, too. [...]

Jul

5

Bonaire Passion

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A rum fruit punch can be a sickly-sweet, cliché of an American tourist’s bad taste….or it can be a refreshing, tongue-tingling, splash of vacation in a glass. In this one, the tang of the passionfruit is tempered by the red, red sweetness of the watermelon. And passionfruit seeds, in case you didn’t know, are quite [...]

Apr

28

Spicy Dill Pickle Vodka

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Infusing vodkas is all the rage now, didn’t you hear? If you like vodka, and you like pickles, then you’ll love this little spicy libation. I like the kick that the jalapeño adds, but if you’d rather have it without the heat, that’ll work too. Just don’t use a vodka you wouldn’t drink plain. Infusing [...]

Apr

2

Tchoup 45

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I’m not sure exactly what the folks at Absolut had in mind when they named their new flavor of vodka “New Orleans.” The bottle says it’s flavored with mango and black pepper (I think I also detect a little vanilla…), and that’s great, love the combination, but why associate it with New Orleans, a city [...]