HALLOWEEN: Vampire Cocktail Recipe

I vant to drink your blood. Photocourtesy Riazul Tequila.   Vampire fans: Here’s a Halloween cocktail for you, courtesy of Riazul Tequila. It combines Tequila with crème de cassis, raspberry liqueur that is bright red in color. First produced by French monks in the 16th century as a cure for snake bites, jaundice and “wretchedness,”…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Veggie Cocktail Garnish

Cocktail and a snack. Photo courtesy In A Pickle. Here’s a creative cocktail garnish idea: a “cocktail kebab.” Instead of spearing one or two olives or cocktail onions, turn the skewer into a small bite. For Bloody Marys, Martinis and other savory cocktails, you can use: Pear (a.k.a. grape) tomatoes Pickle chips, gherkins or sliced…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Halloween Cocktail Party

You won’t need a fork to enjoy this pumpkin pie—it’s a cocktail. Developed by Haru Sushi as an October special, it shows that “Halloween spirits” can be delicious. If you can’t get to your nearest Haru Sushi, make the recipe at home. PUMPKIN PIE COCKTAIL RECIPE Ingredients Per Cocktail 3 tablespoons Absolut Pear Vodka 2…
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FOOD VIDEO: How to Choose Vodka on a Budget

  Vodka is the top-selling spirit in America. Food and Wine Magazine’s Ray Isle shows you how to buy a quality vodka without overspending: one bottle for mixing and a second for drinking straight. See the History of Vodka to understand how it all began. Then, try some of these colorful vodka cocktail recipes that…
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PRODUCT: Interactive Vodka Bottle

What’s new in the seemingly endless stream of premium vodka? Finally, something: The programmable vodka message bottle. Yes, your personal digitized message will travel around the body of the vodka bottle like a news tickertape. Medea, a vodka from Holland, is the first spirit to combine 18th-century distillation techniques with 21st century technology (the message…
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