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Philly Cocktail Contest part 2

Posted in Limoncello, Luxardo, Rum, Whiskey Barrel Bitters on September 8, 2011 | 3 Comments »

  The first time I came to Philly I was introduced to water ice, which was not quite like anything I had tasted before. Sure, I’d had crappy Italian ices from the freezer at the grocery store, but nothing as delicious and refreshing as a water ice.  So this cocktail is my nod to one […]

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Philly Cocktail Contest

Posted in Absinthe, Blue Curacao, Corn Whiskey, Gin, Lemon Clove Tincture, Root Liquor, St Germain on September 8, 2011 | Comments Off on Philly Cocktail Contest

Foobooz is running a contest this week to come up with an official Philly cocktail, so naturally we thought it’d be fun to throw our hats in the ring and try to come up with something. I went with one on the fancy side, and one simple and dirty. It seemed appropriate.   Riot Punch […]

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Hot Water Music

Posted in Angostura, Creme de Violette, Getreide Kummel, Gin, St Germain on September 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Hot Water Music 2 oz Hendricks Gin 0.5 oz St. Germain 0.25 Creme de Violette 0.25 Getreide Kümmel liquor 2 dashes Angostura bitters Top with soda water Stir ingredients well with ice. Serve over small or crushed ice. Probably garnish with some kind of edible flower or something like that. NOTES: Tried to come up […]

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Light Boxes

Posted in Applejack, Domaine de Canton, Lemon Clove Tincture, Rum on September 2, 2011 | Comments Off on Light Boxes

Light Boxes 1.5 oz 10 Cane Rum 1 oz Applejack 0.5 oz Domaine de Canton 0.25 oz Lemon Juice 5 drops Lemon Clove Tincture Shake ingredients well and serve up with a twist of lemon. NOTES: A good start, but definitely not there yet. It smelled great, and it had a lot of the elements […]

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Soft Machine

Posted in Aperol, Cantaloupe, St Germain, Tequila on August 31, 2011 | Comments Off on Soft Machine

Soft Machine 1.5 oz Cazadores Reposado Tequila 0.5 oz St. Germain 0.5 oz Aperol 1 oz Cantaloupe Purée Cantaloupe Purée Cut off the seeds and the rind of the cantaloupe, and puree the hell out of it in a blender. When there are no chunks left at all, you’re ready to go. Don’t bother trying […]

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Year of the Flood

Posted in Benedictine, Bourbon, Raspberry Vanilla Syrup, Tequila on August 31, 2011 | Comments Off on Year of the Flood

Year of the Flood 1.5 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon 0.5 oz Cazadores Reposado Tequila 1 oz Raspberry Vanilla Syrup 0.5 oz Benedictine Shake well and serve over ice. NOTES: Pretty tasty. I really like the taste of this syrup, but if we’re being honest, the follow-up drink was just 1 oz of the syrup and […]

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RHUBY + Bluecoat Gin = match made in Heaven.

Posted in Angostura, Black Pepper Tincture, Gin, Rhuby on August 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Still doing more experimenting with RHUBY here at HomeSpeakeasy!  Like I said yesterday, I was really excited to start mixing it with some gin as well as a tincture of peppercorns I made.  After letting the tincture soak for a day, I decided to throw all these things together and see what happened.  The result […]

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RHUBY Experiment: Pale Fire

Posted in Orange Bitters, Rhuby, Rum, Strawberries, Vanilla Syrup on August 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »

After weeks and weeks of anticipation for Art in the Age’s newest spirit RHUBY, Jon surprised me with a brand new bottle that he had literally snatched from the hands of a clerk at our local Wine and Spirits store. We had been waiting for a while to try their new liquor, being huge fans […]

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Common Sense

Posted in Bourbon, Cherry Heering, Grand Marnier, Rhuby, Vanilla Syrup on August 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »

After being teased with advance ads for over a month, we were finally able to get our hands on a bottle of RHUBY, Art In The Age’s newest liqueur. We sat down to try it out by itself first. I will say it’s not quite the sipping spirit that I found ROOT to be, mostly […]

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Closing Time

Posted in Benedictine, Celery Bitters, Corn Syrup, Corn Whiskey, Vodka on August 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »

This weekend, Philadelphia Distilling had a contest that invited people to come up with recipes for their new booze, Shine, including one of their other spirits (Vieux Carre Absinthe, Penn 1681 Vodka & Bluecoat Gin) for the chance to win a free bottle of Shine. Here’s the one we came up with! 1 oz Shine […]

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