Category: Cocktails & Spirits

Halloween Cocktail Party With Lots Of Cocktail Recipes

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No plans for Halloween? You can still invite the gang for a Halloween cocktail party with these special cocktails: There’s still time to invite friends to a Halloween cocktail party—costumes optional. Create your cocktail menu from these cocktail recipes: Black Vodka Cocktails Bloody Eyeball Martini Bloody Vampire Martini Brandy-Based Cocktails Drunken Pumpkin Pie Candy Corn…
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Bourbon Caramel Apples Recipe With Jim Beam Or Other Favorite Whiskey

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To celebrate its Apple Bourbon—available year-round but especially popular in fall recipes—Jim Beam has stepped beyond cocktails to caramel. Yes, you can dip your caramel apples into an easy homemade caramel that incorporates a cup of Jim Beam Apple Bourbon. No time to buy Jim Beam Apple Bourbon? Use what you’ve got on hand (including…
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COCKTAIL RECIPE: Pumpkin Martini

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[1] Pumpkin Pie-tini. Photo courtesy SandAndSisal, which uses a different recipe from ours, with whipped cream vodka, pumpkin eggnog and a rim of brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice. [2] Pinnacle is one of the brands of pumpkin-flavored vodka on the market. Pumpkin is a seasonal offering.   Today is National Vodka Day, and it’s…
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TIPS OF THE DAY: Double Strain Your Cocktails & Pumpkin Liqueur For Fall

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This tip is for people who can’t abide citrus pulp, whether in their juice or their cocktails. Bartenders use an extra strainer, beyond what is built into a cocktail shaker or standard bar strainer. All you need is a fine mesh strainer, which has multiple uses in the kitchen. Hold the strainer over the glass…
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RECIPE: Sparkling Pear Cocktail

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[1] La Poire sparkling cocktail (photo courtesy Grey Goose). [2] America’s favorite pear, the Bartlett (photo courtesy CookThink). There are also red Bartlett and d’Anjou are available in green and red varieties.   This week we had a bottle of Angry Orchard’s Knotty Pear Cider at lunch, and it reminded us that fall is also…
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