Category: Cocktails & Spirits

TIP OF THE DAY: Ways To Enjoy Fruit Liqueur

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If you’ve got bottles of fruit liqueur that don’t see much action, take them off the shelf and put them to use! Liqueurs were first produced by medieval alchemists as medicines. Some were noted for their digestive benefits and became after-dinner drinks, served in small liqueur glasses or on the rocks. Start experimenting with your…
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JULY 4th FOOD: Red, White & Blue Cocktails

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  Want a celebratory drink for July 4th? How about a red, white and blue layered shooter? A drink with several layers of different colored liqueurs is called a pousse café (pronounced POOSE-caff-fay). A classic pousse café is a liqueur-based drink served with after-dinner coffee. In French, the name translates to “pushes coffee,” or coffee…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Grenadine

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First, what is grenadine? A deep red syrup used for hundreds of years to flavor and give a reddish/pink tinge to drinks and other recipes, true grenadine is made from pomegranate juice and sugar syrup. The name comes from the French grenade and the Spanish grenada, words for pomegranate. Alas, today’s mass-marketed “grenadine” is faux…
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