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Ginger Sling with a Pineapple Heart
There seems to be some debate about what was meant by the lyrics of the Beatles song Savoy Truffle. In the song, George Harrison mentions a Ginger Sling with a Pineapple Heart. I heard that and...
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Rhymes with Orange
This is a bittersweet cocktail that I created as a variation on a Valentino cocktail. The orange in the Aperol plays well with the rosemary. I used Quintessential gin, but I’ve also made it with...
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Drop it Like it’s Hot
This is a slight variation on the lemon drop that I tried last night. I infused some 360 vodka with basil from our raised garden bed out back. This infusion took a couple of days. Infusions can take...
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Save the Sazerac!
One of my Navy buddies, Chris, who coincidentally happened to serve on the USS LOUISIANA (SSBN 743), recently requested I write a feature on this drink. Honestly, I can’t believe I hadn’t done it on my...
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The Mai Tai
What the heck is “Or-geet” syrup? This drink adventure started with an innocent request from my sister-in-law (writer of whole CLEAN living) asking me to tackle The Mai Tai. We had them at The Royal...
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Early Innovations in Aviation Technology
I picked up a new bottle of gin the other day called Aviation Gin. I was looking for something new to try as my non-cucumber gin, having polished off the bottle of Quintessential I’d been using....
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After-Dinner Java
The other day, a friend wrote me with this request: Drink Doctor, I’m a bit of a coffee addict and looking for something to spice up my after-dinner cup of joe. Plain Kahlua just won’t cut it anymore....
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Absinthe Appletini
I found this manly version of an appletini in a copy of Food Network magazine while I was waiting at the eye doctor’s office. It looked pretty interesting, and I’ve heard that absinthe and apple...
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Caffe Martinez
Coffee is an excellent ingredient in modern cocktails. I think that modern cocktails are no longer tied to sweetness in the way that cocktails in the last few decades may have been. Cocktails today can...
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Fig Manhattan
I decided to change the format a little bit so I could get the drinks out faster, so here goes: FIG MANHATTAN – 2 oz Rye Whiskey – 1 oz Punt e Mes – 1 bar spoon Fig Syrup – 3 dashes Chocolate Bitters –...
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