Martinez
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- Category: Cocktails, Gin, Martini/Manhattan Style
When it comes to influential truly classics there are a few that comes to my mind, the old fashioned, the improved cocktail and the Martinez. The Martinez considered by some to be the predecessor to the martini, and perhaps also […]
Read MoreSweet Martini
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- Category: Cocktails, Gin, Martini/Manhattan Style
This is a version of the traditional martini, as it was done in the late 19th and early 20th century. During that time the martini was a cocktail with gin and vermouth, by specifying which kind of vermouth was wanted […]
Read MoreThe Old Fashioned Cocktail
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- Category: Cocktails, Old Fashioned, Rye, Whiskey
If there is one cocktail that may be considered to be the true cocktail, the one I would consider that to be is the Old Fashioned. The cocktail from the beginning was bitters, sugar water and spirit. A whiskey cocktail […]
Read MoreIrish Coffee
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- Category: Cocktails, Irish Whiskey, Whiskey
This is a cocktail that I personally am not really fond of. Though for me, despite me not liking this particular cocktail, I must share it anyway. For many people there is few cocktails that is better for autumn and […]
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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 […]
Read MoreThe Tuxedo
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- Category: Cocktails, Gin, Martini/Manhattan Style, Sherry
It may happen that when you search for a specific cocktail with a certain name, another comes up with that same name. The Tuxedo is one of those cocktails. While both the tuxedo cocktails are of the Martini/Manhattan/Martinez-type of cocktail, […]
Read MoreNew 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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