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Untitled Gin Experiment #1

Untitled Gin Experiment #1 1 oz Plymouth Gin 0.5 oz Calvados 0.5 oz Cherry Heering 0.5 oz Sweet Vermouth 0.5 oz Simple Syrup 0.25 oz Lime Juice Molasses Bitters Egg White Shake all ingredients (except for bitters) well for 60 seconds without ice to emulsify the egg. Add ice and shake again. Strain into a […]

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After a surprisingly high number of suggestions to do so, we decided to try our hand at some beer cocktails. Being fall (and considering it was already in our fridge), we started with a pumpkin beer that neither of us had ever tried: Stegmaier Pumpkin Ale. I was a little surprised by the results, specifically […]

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Right before I left Columbus, I picked up a few bottles of booze from some local distillers in town (Columbus has quite a growing microdistillery movement). One of the things I bought was a bottle of Tessora-Limone, a creamy lemon digestif made by a local couple from a 200 year old Italian family recipe.  For […]

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Speakeasy Cider

6 Cups Apple Cider 2 Cups SNAP 1 Cup Brandy 3 Cinnamon Sticks 1 Vanilla Bean 1 small handful of whole Cloves 1/2 Granny Smith Apple Take your half apple and cram all the cloves into the meat of it (shown below). Bring the cider, 1 cup of Snap, cinnamon, vanilla and your clove apple […]

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Lords of Misrule

Lords of Misrule 1.5 oz Vodka 0.25 oz Vieux Carre Absinthe 1 oz Grapefruit Clove Syrup 2 dashes Rhubarb Bitters Shake ingredients well with ice and pour into a champagne glass. Top with seltzer and garnish with orange peel. NOTES: Pretty damn good. I had been trying to think of something to make with a […]

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Last Sunset

Last Sunset 2 oz 10 Cane Rum 0.25 oz Becherovka 1 oz Mint Cinnamon Syrup 0.5 oz Orange Juice 0.5 oz Pineapple Juice Shake ingredients well with ice and pour over ice cubes. Garnish with a sprig of mint. NOTES: I actually made this one for our friend Linzy and didn’t drink it beyond the […]

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The Curfew

This one isn’t super exciting, but it’s the drink I make for myself just about every time we have mint in the house. Somewhere between a Mint Julep and an Old Fashioned, it’s quick and easy, and a good drink for people that like the taste of whiskey. The Curfew 3 oz Rye (Your choice. […]

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For the past 6 months, a few people have been telling me I NEED to try Becherovka. It’s a bitter liqueur from the Czech Republic somewhere between an Amaro and Jagermeister. It’s got a bit of an anise taste to it, but not as strong as Jager, and a lot of cinnamon. As a drink […]

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Hot Julep

Sorry about the lack of posts lately. We’ve been keeping pretty busy with last weekend’s cocktail party and various other things that aren’t all that exciting. I’ve been short on the experimenting time and sticking pretty closely to the good ‘ol Powers on the rocks. Things should be getting back to normal any time now. […]

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The Thousand Autumns 1.5 oz Rittenhouse Rye 1 oz Vanilla Pumpkin Syrup 0.5 Creme de Cacao 0.75 Domaine de Canton 2 Dashes Aztec Chocolate Bitters Shake well with ice and serve up. Garnish with a vanilla bean dipped in the leftover pumpkin purée from making the syrup. NOTES: I liked this one a lot. I’m […]

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