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Flamed Pisco Sour
Writing code all day will make just about anyone feel crazy, and last Monday the monotony was starting to get to me, so I walked down to my neighborhood Sur La Table, and I bought myself a...
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Gastrique Sour
Last weekend I was feeling astringent, and that meant it was time to make gastrique. I confess, what I truly desired was not a gastrique but a shrub, but shrubs take several days to make, whereas you...
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Herbed Oleo Saccharum: Dill, Rosemary, Orange Oil
In his book, Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl, David Wondrich reveals that the foundation of a good punch is a concoction called oleo saccharum, which simply means “oily sugar”....
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Indochine: Green Chartreuse and Basil
Basil season is upon us, so what better time to enjoy the Indochine? I am not referring to this atrocious glass of candy from Sandra Lee, but rather to this elegant concoction from Mayahuel in...
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Macadamia Nut Liqueur, Pineapple and Coconut
I’ve never been to Hawaii myself, but several of my friends have been on holiday there during the last year. They’ve all brought back delicious snacks, and there’s always some kind of macadamia-based...
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Rum Cosmopolitan
Few topics in mixology are more divisive than vodka; I never thought that was the case, but there seem to be two major camps on the issue; in the first camp, there are snobs like me, who believe that...
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A More Refined Whiskey and Coke
After fixing up the Cosmopolitan, I had a bit of an ego trip, and decided to follow it up with a better Whiskey and Coke. This drink is a mashup of two ideas in the space around coca-cola. First, a...
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Sangriento Maria: Mezcal, Heirloom Tomato, Cumin, Chili Garlic Sauce
Joe, for whatever reason, is determined to make a bloody mary that he honestly enjoys, despite agreeing that nobody is excited by savory cocktails and that the bloody mary may be beyond saving. At...
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Mezcal, Lime, Cilantro, Negra Modelo
Continuing our beer week, today’s drink comes out of a book about beer cocktails, creatively named “Beer Cocktails”, by Howard and Ashley Stelzer. I really wanted to make a beer cocktail with mezcal,...
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Jack Rose
Alright, we’ve been getting a little too crazy around here. It’s time to dial it back and make something classic. Fortunately I’ve had a bottle of Berneroy XO Calvados burning a hole in my bar, and...
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