Category: Cocktails & Spirits

TIP OF THE DAY: Sgroppino, A Lemon Sorbet Cocktail Recipe

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Is it hot enough for you? Cool off with sgroppino, a refreshing sorbet cocktail. Below: > The recipe for sgroppino. > The history of sgroppino. > Links to frosé recipes, cousins of sgroppino. Elsewhere on The Nibble: > Alcoholic slushie recipes. > Pairing wine and sorbet for cocktails. > The year’s 49 cocktail and spirits…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Alcohol Slush

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[1] Alcohol slush drinks made in the Zoku Slush Maker (photo courtesy Williams-Sonoma). From top to bottom: Bellini Slush, Gin & Tonic Slush, Screwdriver Slush. [2] Turn your favorite liqueur into a slush (photo courtesy Godiva Liqueurs).   Call it an Icee®, Slurpee*, slush or slushy*, adult versions of shaved ice drinks with alcohol are…
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The Different Types Of Rum & The History Of Rum For National Rum Day

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August 16th is National Rum Day. Rum can be a confusing spirit for the everyday consumer. What’s silver versus white rum? What’s silver versus gold rum? Which one should you use for a rum cocktail? The different types of rum follow below. But first:     THE YEAR’S 15 RUM HOLIDAYS January 11: National Hot…
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FOOD FUN: Alcohol & Gummy Candy

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[1] Champagne with gummy bears. [2] Mojito with a gummy worm garnish—although a Mezcal drink might make more sense with the worms (photos 1 and 2 courtesy Monarch Rooftop). [3] Gummies slithering in a Tequila Sunrise (photo courtesy Drinking In America).   Search for “adult gummies” and you’ll turn up bottles and bottles of nutritional…
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RECIPE: Blueberry Lemon Drop Cocktail

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[1] A Blueberry Lemon Drop vodka cocktail. [2] Fresh highbush blueberries (photos courtesy U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council). [3] Lemon Drop candies (photo LettuceTemptYou | Tumblr).   The Lemon Drop cocktail is a relatively new one, invented in the 1970s at Henry Africa’s bar in San Francisco. It is named after old-fashioned lemon drop candy: lemon-shaped…
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