Category: Cocktails & Spirits

PRODUCT: Drinking With The Hatfields & The McCoys

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Top: Heritage hooch in a glass jug. Bottom: Three generations of Hatfields. Photos courtesy The Legendary Hatfield & McCoy Whiskey.   From our tween years, we remember the expression “feuding like the Hatfields and the McCoys” (not that we were personally involved in an epic feud). The hostilities between two clans living in the Appalachian…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Valentine Cocktails Or Mocktails

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Some people think a Valentine’s Day cocktail should be rose red. Others think it should be chocolate. Still others want to drink pink. Here, we offer chocolate, coffee, red and pink Valentine cocktails for your consideration. If you’re having a party, choose several. Mocktail options follow. VALENTINE COCKTAIL DRINKS Amore Espresso Cocktail Recipe Bright Red…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Make A Pisco Sour For National Pisco Day

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Pisco Portón is an acholado mosto verde pisco. Its sister brand, La Caravedo, is a pisco puro, from estate-grown Quebranta grapes. See the definitions below. Photo courtesy Pisco Portón.   Quinoa isn’t the only hot product from Peru. Pisco, Peru’s national spirit, is another. Peruvians honor their pisco so much there are two annual holidays…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Trim Your Cocktail Calories

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Top: Fruit purée and flavored spirits cut the need for sugar in cocktails. Photo courtesy Pom Wonderful. Bottom: Agave nectar is a superior alternative to simple sugar. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky | THE NIBBLE.   Right after the new year, we were listening to the four principals on a top morning news show discuss what…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Apple Ginger Toddy For National Hot Toddy Day

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Enjoy a hot toddy on a chilly day. Photo courtesy Castello USA.   January 11th is National Hot Today Day. Here’s some toddy history. And here’s a riff on the classic rum toddy, made with apple cider, Cognac and fresh ginger slices. It’s topped off with a garnish of delicious crystallized ginger chunks. The recipe…
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