Category: Cocktails & Spirits

HOLIDAY: Tequila Trivia For National Tequila Day

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[1] The two special tequila glasses: caballito and Margarita (photo © El Jimador). [2] A tequila-watermelon cocktail. The recipe is below (photo courtesy Milagro Tequila). [3] After harvesting, piñas are roasted in a stone oven (photo © Casa Noble Tequila). [4] Pulque: what the Aztecs drank before the conquistadors taught them how to distill (photo…
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FOOD FUN: Shark Cocktails For Shark Week

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Discovery Channel’s Shark Week begins this Sunday, July 23rd, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time, and concludes on the 30th. And what a week it will be: In addition to a daily schedule of shark-related films, the week kicks off with the most spectacular sports event since 2012, when daredevil Felix Baumgartner free-fell from the edge…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pimm’s Cup, The Classic British Summer Drink

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[1] A bottle of Pimm’s No. 1 Cup and an approximation of the original drink, with a Mason jar standing in for the tankard. Here are recipe variations from Brit.co. [2] A modern interpretation, with so much fruit that it rivals sangria. Here are more variations from Chilled Magazine. [3] Here’s the recipe from Joy…
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Make Flavored Ice Cubes

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Today’s tip is to make flavored ice cubes. They’re the easiest way to add dazzle to everyday drinks, be they club soda, juice, soft drinks, mocktails or cocktails. We have long made “party ice cubes” that deliver big impact with no effort beyond freezing a liquid in an ice cube tray. The benefits of flavored…
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Mai Tai History & Recipe For National Mai Tai Day

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June 30th is National Mai Tai Day, a drink that is attributed by most experts to Victor J. Bergeron, a.k.a. Trader Vic (1902-1984). Bergeron was the founder of the Trader Vic’s restaurant chain that was so popular in the 1950s and 1960s, which grew to some 30 Trader Vic restaurants worldwide, plus a wholesale food…
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