Category: Cocktails & Spirits

TIP OF THE DAY: Añejo Tequila With Dessert

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Añejo Tequila is delicious with chocolate. Photo courtesy Partida Tequila.   Yesterday we suggested adding spirits to baked goods. Today, it’s a shot of Tequila with dessert. More specifically, enjoy a small snifter of añejo (aged)Tequila with your favorite dessert (the different types of tequila). Añejo is not mixing Tequila; it’s sipping Tequila. Last night…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Dessert Cocktails

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Drink your dessert. Photo courtesy DiSaronno.   Dessert is an American tradition—sone sweetness to end the meal. But if you’re serving adults, before planning for cake, ice cream or other favorite, consider if you might rather have a dessert cocktail. Recipes often include ice cream and a liqueur. This recipe, courtesy of DiSaronno, makers of…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Tequila Lemonade For National Lemonade Day

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We recently published a recipe for lavender lemonade, a gourmet recipe you can use to celebrate National Lemonade Day, August 20th. But perhaps you’d prefer to celebrate with a lemonade cocktail. Here’s a quick and easy recipe from Tequila Avión:     RECIPE FOR TEQUILA LEMONADE Ingredients For One Drink 2 parts silver/blanco Tequila 4…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Party Drink With Berries

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A festive party drink: iced tea with fresh berries. Photo © EugeneBochkarev | Dreamstime.   How can you turn a plain iced tea, lemonade, soft drink or cocktail into a thing of beauty? With fresh berries! Think small: The smaller berries, raspberries and strawberries, work best; you also may be able to find small grapes.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The New Martini Garnish, Cornichons

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Add a cornichon—along with an optional olive or cocktail onion—to your Martini (photo by Elvira Kalviste | © THE NIBBLE.   As we were enjoying some cornichons with a plate of pâté and cheese, we wondered: Why aren’t these cute little pickles served with Martinis? People love pickles—and many people don’t like olives or cocktail…
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