RECIPE: Trick Or Treat Scotch Sour

A treat for the candy-hander-outers. Photo courtesy Laphroaig.   If you need something spirited to get through an evening of handing out candy, how about a special Scotch Sour? This recipe, from Laphroaig (our personal favorite Scotch—we love that peat!) “Sour” refers to lemon juice, which is added to the whisky with sugar to create…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Pumpkin Cider

Pumpkin cider, with or without rum. Photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog.   People speak of comfort foods; this is a comfort drink. Thick, flavorful, fragrant pumpkin cider made with pumpkin purée is a seasonal treat that can be served to kids or turned into a cocktail with spiced rum. RECIPE: SPICED PUMPKIN CIDER…
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HALLOWEEN: Cinnamon Vodka Punch

Cinnamon evokes fall and Halloween. Photo courtesy Belvedere Vodka.   If you’re looking to fill the punch bowl on Halloween, here’s a recipe from Belvedere Vodka. You can make the cinnamon simple syrup in advance.     RECIPE #1: CINNAMON VODKA PUNCH Ingredients 7 ounces vodka 3 ounces cinnamon simple syrup 1 ounce sweet vermouth…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Halloween Cocktail Party

Toast All Hallow’s Eve with a Vampire Elixir. Photo courtesy Belvedere Vodka. There’s still time to invite friends to a Halloween cocktail party—costumes optional. Create your cocktail menu from these cocktail recipes: Bloody Eyeball Martini Bloody Vampire Martini Brandy-Based Cocktails Drunken Pumpkin Pie Candy Corn Cocktail Gin-Based Cocktails Harvest Moon Cocktail Kahlúa-Based Cocktails Pumpkin Divine…
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PRODUCT: El Jimador Flavored Tequila

Two delicious flavored tequilas. Photo courtesy Brown Forman.   We are fans of flavored spirits, sipping them straight up or on the rocks. We’re happy that the category is growing. The newest samples to land at our desk are flavored tequilas from El Jimador Tequila: Mango Mango and Mexican Lime flavors, the first flavor extensions…
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