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[1] Bring a bottle of Pechuga Convite to Thanksgiving dinner (photos #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 © Convite Mezcal). [2] This bottle style, fancifully styled with a turkey (a stylist’s prop), is reserved for Convite’s Wild Agave expressions, each highlighting a different agave variety. [3] Pechuga Convite was awarded a silver in this…
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[1] Pure olive juice is the best mixer for a Dirty Martini (photo © Sonoma Syrup Co). [2] Most Dirty Martini lovers want more than one olive in their drink. You can also garnish a Dirty Martini with a sliver of roasted pepper, a preserved cherry pepper (photo © Our/New York Vodka | Facebook). [3]…
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[1] The Harvest Moon Martini adds some oloroso sherry—which provides nutty autumn notes—to the classic Martini recipe (photos #1, #2, #5 © Golden State Distillery). [2] The sparkling French 75 cocktail, gin-based with a fall garnish. [3] Gin is made from juniper berries plus botanicals (photo © Silk Road Spices). [4] Manzanilla olives stuffed with…
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[1] Sotol can be drunk with salt and lime, similar to tequila (photo © Cristian Rojas | Pexels). [2] Hacienda de Chihuahua is the leading producer of fine sotol. Sotol plata (a.k.a. blanco, joven, or silver) is not aged. It goes straight from distillation to the bottle (photos #2, #3, #4, #5, and #16 ©…
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Mexico’s El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) follows Halloween, on November 1st and 2nd. It’s a special occasion for remembering and celebrating those loved ones who have passed on from this world. The spirits of family members return home on these days. The holiday actually begins the night before November 1st, which…
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