Cocktailians

Category: Recipes

  • MxMo Submission: The Prince of Wales Cocktail

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    The Prince of Wales got around.  The future Edward VII spent his first 59 years of life as heir apparent to the English throne, but his mother Queen Victoria shut him out of all royal business and political power.  With no official duties, Albert Edward became "the playboy prince", and typified the life of a…

  • Homemade Maraschino Cherries

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    Maraschino cherries don’t get much respect.  In 1911, the New York Times, while calling for the banishment of the cocktail, singled out the humble cocktail cherry for special opprobrium that’s so deliciously-written I should really quote it at length: Few persons who have been reasonably well-bred, and choose their edibles and drinkables with some regard…

  • Homemade Maraschino Cherries

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    Maraschino cherries don’t get much respect.  In 1911, the New York Times, while calling for the banishment of the cocktail, singled out the humble cocktail cherry for special opprobrium that’s so deliciously-written I should really quote it at length: Few persons who have been reasonably well-bred, and choose their edibles and drinkables with some regard…

  • Rhubarb Bitters/The Ichigo

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    Angostura Orange Bitters have been out for a while now, but have been fairly difficult to track down.  (Why is that?  They’ve certainly got the distribution, and even my very quirky Queens grocery store has the regular Angostura aromatic bitters.)  Months of asking around has gotten me nowhere, and even my last visit to LeNell’s…

  • Rhubarb Bitters/The Ichigo

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    vidiot
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    Angostura Orange Bitters have been out for a while now, but have been fairly difficult to track down.  (Why is that?  They’ve certainly got the distribution, and even my very quirky Queens grocery store has the regular Angostura aromatic bitters.)  Months of asking around has gotten me nowhere, and even my last visit to LeNell’s…

  • MxMo Submission: New Yorker

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    This month’s Mixology Monday theme is "Local Flavor."  I’ll let host Kevin at Save the Drinkers explain: Option 1: Gather ingredients that are representative of the culture/geography/tackiness of your respective cities and make a drink with a truly place-based style. Option 2: Dig up an old drink that came from your city and revive it!…

  • MxMo Submission: New Yorker

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    This month’s Mixology Monday theme is "Local Flavor."  I’ll let host Kevin at Save the Drinkers explain: Option 1: Gather ingredients that are representative of the culture/geography/tackiness of your respective cities and make a drink with a truly place-based style. Option 2: Dig up an old drink that came from your city and revive it!…

  • The Curse of Tezcatlipoca

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    The weather’s finally starting to warm up here in da Nort’woods, and I’ve been feeling the need for an exotic summer cocktail; something a little sweet, a little tart, and very aromatic. Basically, I wanted a Mojito that didn’t suck, so I whipped up the following drink, based around Pisco, a Peruvian grape brandy, and…

  • The Curse of Tezcatlipoca

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    vidiot
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    The weather’s finally starting to warm up here in da Nort’woods, and I’ve been feeling the need for an exotic summer cocktail; something a little sweet, a little tart, and very aromatic. Basically, I wanted a Mojito that didn’t suck, so I whipped up the following drink, based around Pisco, a Peruvian grape brandy, and…

  • MxMo Submission: The Catherine

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    After completely flaking in February, and being too-busy in March, here I come again with a Mixology Monday submission for April.  Anna from Morsels & Musings is hosting this month, and she’s chosen the theme of Fruit Liqueurs.  This is fertile ground, as there are tons of interesting liqueurs on the market, and they’re among…