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Gold Rush

This is a cocktail that, quite unlike most of those I post is a “new” cocktail. Created in the middle of the first decade this century it combines the concept of two cocktails, the whiskey sour which I posted last […]

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Whisk(e)y Sour

When starting to make cocktails the main advice I could give is to start with a cocktail that you like. However, if you like many cocktails of different types or don’t know what you like but would like to start […]

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New York Sour

This week I share a cocktail which can be used to illustrate how tweaking a cocktail can lead a different cocktail being made. Taking a standard whiskey sour and adding red wine, and optionally an egg white, completely changes the […]

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Mojito

This is a cocktail that is so well known that it needs no introduction. It is also a cocktail of disputed origins like many other cocktails from before the end of the prohibition. However, there are other aspects that may […]

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Daiquiri

The combination of white rum, lime and sugar in this classic cocktail gives the feeling of summer when imbibed. It is a cocktail of disputed origin, or rather creation, many stories of the creation of the cocktail exist. Taking a […]

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Tommy’s Margarita

This is a variation on the margarita that I posted last week. This one utilizes, instead of Cointreau as a sweetener, agave nectar as sweetener. Though, some use agave nectar as well as orange liqueur in a normal margarita to […]

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