JULY 4th: Red, White & Blue Cocktail Shots + Dessert

To please your guests on July 4th, we present for your consideration red, white and blue “cocktail shots.” In this recipe, seasonal fresh fruits are puréed and mixed with Navan vanilla liqueur. You can serve the flag-themed cocktails as a trio of shots, or pour them as standard drinks. Get the recipe for red, white…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Gin Martini

Vodka martinis overtook the original gin martini back in the 1990s. The trend was started by Bond, James Bond, who liked vodka martinis shaken, not stirred (and he picked that tip up from the writer Somerset Maugham).   But new artisan gins are providing a reason to return to the original. Vodka is a simple,…
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FATHER’S DAY: A Gift Of Whiskey Stones

Switch ice cubes for stone cubes and you won’t dilute your drink. Photo courtesy Sur La Table. Whiskey stones, you ask? Talk about “on the rocks!” For those who want to chill their whiskey, but not dilute it, whiskey stones are the elegant answer. (You don’t want to plop plastic ice cubes into a single…
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FATHER’S DAY: Single Malt Scotch

One of our favorite single malts is Bowmore,but not everyone likes the peaty Islay style. Photo courtesy Laphroaig.   When it’s time to buy a single malt Scotch, we generally call Park Avenue Liquor Shop, which hosts one of the largest retail collections of single malt whiskies in the country—339 selections (they can send you…
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PRODUCT: Skinnygirl Margarita

What if you’re one of those “Real Housewives Of…” ladies, enjoy cocktails but have to watch every calorie (the camera adds 10 pounds)? With a typical four-ounce Margarita weighing in at 500 calories (the majority due to sugar in the liqueur or the cocktail mix), what’s a housewife do? If you’re Bethenny Frankel, one of…
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