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The proliferation of flavor-infused vodkas provides a ready-made “cocktail” that you can enjoy straight (and straight 80 proof!). But you can also create more complex-flavored drinks with them; every distiller has a website full of tempting recipes. The next time you’re at the liquor store, take a look at what’s available in the infused vodka…
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[1] This Gatsby-inspired cocktail is delicious. Photo courtesy Moët & Chandon. Chartreuse in a stemmed liqueur glass (photo © Cold Penguin 1952 | CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0 License). [3] Bottles of green and yellow Chartreuse (photo © Jeremy Brooks | CC-BY-NC-2.0-license). If you have a bottle of Chartreuse that languishes on the shelf, we’ve got a recipe…
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One of the most elegant bosses we’ve ever had, an old school gent, drank Bourbon and Ginger Beer* as his cocktail of choice. In those long-ago days, before the runaway popularity of the white-goods-based† Bloody Mary, Martini and Margarita, most people were either Scotch or Bourbon drinkers. They drank their spirit of choice with soda,…
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There may still be time for you to pitch this idea to your favorite watering hole: Customers get a free drink on April Fool’s Day if the bartender likes a joke they tell. We just learned that two New York City restaurants, Courgette and Mari Vanna, are giving a complimentary drink to ANY joke told…
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Ready to drink, VitaFrute lower calorie cocktails reduce the sugar calories in cocktails. Photo courtesy VeeV Spirits. Typical mixed drinks can pack on the calories. The standard 1.5 ounce serving of 80-proof alcohol has 96 calories, which seems reasonable. But start to add mixers: Cranberry juice cocktail (8 oz.): 136 calories Light orange juice…
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