Category: cocktails
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2500 Words on the Blood and Sand Cocktail
The Blood and Sand is one of the rare recipes that appears first in The Savoy Cocktail Book from 1930. The recipe makes no sense when you see it written: It is equal parts whisky, orange juice, Italian vermouth, and cherry liqueur. It sounds excessively sweet, bland, and fruity, but in reality is fresh and…
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International Eggnog: The History of the Drink and Variations Around the Globe
It covers what I could learn about eggnog at the time (keep in mind this is 4 years ago), including the history of the drink and its possible relation to British egg drinks like posset and wassail, along with other American drinks like Grog and the Tom & Jerry.
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More Than 40 Drink Books Published in 2014 for Reading or Gifting
This has been a great year for cocktails and spirits books- tons have come out, and the majority are written by well-respected bartenders and other experts. Here are more than 40 books to consider for your holiday gifting or reading for your own enjoyment.
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The Trendiest, Yet Mostly Secret Cocktail Ingredient Right Now Is Salt
It seems that every bartender is using salt in their cocktails now – whether they tell you about it or not. Here’s a trend piece for Details.com.
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A Cocktail Meant to Taste Like Money
The winning cocktail for the Bombay Sapphire Most Imaginative Bartender competition contained homemade paper syrup meant to reference the government bank notes that were once printed at a mill that is the future home of the gin distillery.
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A Wide Range Of Amari & Cocktails In Which To Use Them in Saveur Magazine
If you hadn't heard, your host Camper English is the Contributing Drinks Editor at Saveur Magazine now. Hooray! The current January issue is the annual Saveur 100: "Our favorite places, tools, ingredients, cookbooks, recipes, restaurants, and more." I have two small bits in the magazine. The first is on Amari (plural of Amaro) and cocktails…