Category: Cocktails & Spirits

HALLOWEEN RECIPE: Toffee Apple Martini (Caramel Apple Martini)

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For those too sophisticated for a toffee apple: a toffee apple Martini. Photo courtesy Belvedere.   Forget about all those ersatz “witch’s brew,” “black cat” and other Halloween cocktails. Here’s a “real” Halloween cocktail: the Toffee Apple Martini. The recipe was developed by Belvedere Vodka. By the way, today is National Caramel Apple Day, a…
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Blood Orange Mimosa Recipe ~ A Smoking Cocktail

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We love Mimosas: champagne and orange juice. We love blood oranges. So when this recipe arrived for a Bloody Mimosa [photo #1], we thought: This is it for Halloween. Not only does the “bloody” orange juice make a much better-looking Mimosa; a few chips of dry ice give the drink a spooky smoking effect. The…
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PRODUCT: Cabo Diablo, Coffee Liqueur With Cabo Wabo Tequila

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New liqueur in town: Cabo Diablo, a not-so-devilish combination of coffee and tequila. Photo courtesy Campari America.   October 16th is National Liqueur Day. Don’t reach for what you already like; try something new. If you like coffee and tequila, Cabo Diablo, which is just rolling out now, combines a coffee punch with a tequila…
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RECIPE: Gin Spiced Tea

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For spiced tea lovers, here’s a new way to enjoy spiced tea: with spiced gin. It’s an alternative to a rum toddy, also known as hot buttered rum. Look for Darnley’s View Spiced Gin, Edinburg Gin’s Spiced Orange Gin and Opihr, a London Dry Gin with oriental spices. Brew a cup of spiced tea and…
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COCKTAIL: The Petrossian Fleur De Vers

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Petrossian’s magnificent Fleur de Vers: suitable for a coronation or a special event for us commoners. Photo by Kimberly Craven | Petrossian.   Thank goodness the Petrossian brothers, Melkoum and Mouchegh, moved to France from Iran in 1917, when their studies were interrupted by the Russian Revolution. Unable to gain entrance to French medical and…
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