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We found ourselves with a wealth of tequila on hand—lots of opened bottles that we tasted for one review or another, but never got back to. So we decided to use the tequila in cooking. Here’s what else to do with tequila. Cake: Replace up to 1/4 cup liquid in a cake recipe with tequila,…
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Delicious by the shot: No mixers needed! Photo courtesy Blue Chair Bay Rum. While spiced rum has been around since the 1940s*, the more modern trend of flavored spirits began with vodka in the 1980s. The first flavored vodka, that inspired scores of other flavors, was Absolut Peppar, in 1986. Absolut Citron followed in…
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[1] In a tall glass or a short one, iced coffee lovers will get a kick from this drink (photo © DeLonghi). For years, we’ve enjoyed Black Russians and White Russians, two venerable vodka-based cocktails. The Black Russian, invented in 1949, combines vodka and coffee liqueur; the subsequent addition of cream created a White…
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Whiskey Sour. Photo by Lognetic | Fotolia. August 25th is National Whiskey Sour Day. We’ll drink to that! The Whiskey Sour is one of the most famous of the classic cocktails, one that survived Prohibition, which saw the fall into the obscurity of many other classics of the time (Satan’s Whiskers, anyone). Those that…
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Hey there, Carrie Bradshaw: How about a White Cosmopolitan? This recipe, from Grey Goose Vodka, uses white cranberry juice instead of red cranberry juice, plus Grey Goose L’Orange vodka. (A bonus: spill it and it doesn’t stain like a Red Cosmo.) RECIPE: WHITE COSMOPOLITAN Ingredients For 1 Drink 3 parts orange-flavored vodka 1/2 part premium…
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