Tag: fresh bar drinks
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Margarita Cocktail – all in Pictures
Was speaking with Tom, one of the good people running our local Hickory, NC, ABC store and a big Margarita fan, about the need to use quality ingredients to make a Margarita cocktail the full-on flavorful way it was meant to be made. Though no one agrees on that exact origin of this wildly popular…
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Fresh Mai Tai: Full-On Tropical Holiday Flavor – All in Pictures
All right, the winter holidays – every one of ‘em – is right here and now, and I sure wish you Happy Holidays! The other day while I was in downtown Boston, a good friend of mine, Andrea, mentioned that she and her family were going to have a luau Christmas this year. Terrific! It…
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Crisp and Seasonally Flavorful Fall (Whiskey) Sour – All in Pictures
This past weekend I got some requests for the crisp and fully flavorful “fall sour” seasonal variation on the traditional whiskey sour shown in the picture with the turkey dinner below left. The picture below right shows the ingredients. Click any picture on this page for a complete step-by-step picture book recipe. Rule of Thumb:…
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Whiskey Sour – 1st Bar Drink I Learned (Long Ago)
The whiskey sour, also known as a bourbon sour, is the first mixed drink I learned from my dad quite a few years ago. Below are a couple tips. Just click this link or the picture above for a complete step-by-step picture book recipe. Whiskey (Bourbon) Sour TIPS: 1. Rule of Thumb: For every 1…
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Papa’s Pilar Mai Tai – All in Pictures
How much more fun could it be than to write about my favorite spirit, a writing hero and an inspiring drink-making legend – all at once? First, the rum. Papa’s Pilar is a tribute to Ernest “Papa” Hemingway and his “never a spectator” love for life – a love he shared with friends aboard…
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“Out of This World” Mai Tai Cocktail – All in Pictures
Mai Tai is Tahitian for “out of this world”. Victor “Trader Vic” Bergeron created his signature drink in Oakland, California in 1944 and is remembered for saying, “Anybody who says I didn’t create the Mai Tai is a dirty rotten stinker!” That full-on attitude matches the rich citrus, almond and rum “out of this world”…
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Whiskey Sour Tribute to Dear Ol’ Mom
My dear ol’ mom turned 90 August 6th. My mom’s been a lifelong mentor and strong inspiration to me. I’ve had the very fortunate pleasure more than a few times over the years she was an active doctor to catch a glimpse of her treating patients that came to her, usually with very tough diseases.…
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Fresh Daiquiri – Picture Book Recipe
London Summer Olympics – game on! Here’s a summer-cool refreshing bar drink to enjoy while you watch all the incredible athletes do what they do best. As a tribute to the games, this particular daiquiri recipe features Pusser’s British Navy Rum, which is rich with full-bodied cane rum flavor and goes great in my well loved…