An Applejack Cocktail Recipe, What Is Applejack & Its History

October is National Applejack Month, but we can’t remember the last decade in which we had some. We’ll remedy that today with three applejack cocktails, beginning with the Jack Rose (photo #1). Applejack is distilledd from hard cider. The cocktail recipes and the history of applejack follow, but first:   > What is hard cider?…
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Pumpkin Spice Syrup & Recipes For National Pumpkin Spice Day

These days, like Christmas decorations, pumpkin spice latte sales seem to begin in August. Even if that’s an exaggeration, it’s only by one month. So we normally wait until after fall begins to promote the PSL. Since September 29th is National Coffee Day and October 1st is National Pumpkin Spice Day, get ready to celebrate…
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A Balsamic Negroni Recipe For Negroni Week

[1] A Negroni (photos #1 and #2 © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Stir it and strain it. [3] A bottle of Campari will keep you in Negronis for some time (photo Wikipedia).   This is Negroni Week, celebrated worldwide the third full week each September. THE NIBBLE team sat down with a pitcher…
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8 Mile Vodka Wins Top Honors At International Competitions

[1] The champion: 8 Mile Vodka (photo © 4 Detroiters Liquor LLC). [2] A vodka Martini with a special olive garnish (photo © The Skylark | NYC).   And the winner is: 8 Mile Vodka, which has just bested other super premium vodkas from around the world. The Michigan-based producer of “the water of life”*…
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Yo-Ho-Ho & A Bottle Of Kraken Spiced Rum

[1] The Kraken gold spiced rum (all photos © Proximo Spirits). [2] Recipe #1: Kraken & Cola. [3] Recipe #2: Kraken Crush. [4] Recipe #3: Kraken Daiquiri. [5] Recipe #4: Kraken’s Keep.   August 16th is National Rum Day, and we’ve been having delicious fun with these cocktails from The Kraken Spiced Rum. We reviewed…
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