Category: Cocktails & Spirits

RECIPE: Peppermint Paddy Martini

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For those who like things minty, here’s a fun drink for St. Patrick’s Day: a Peppermint Paddy Martini. The recipe is from McCormick, which uses its McCormick Pure Peppermint Extract to create the mintiness. Note that Peppermint Paddy, not Peppermint Patty or Peppermint Pattie, is the right name for this drink. Peppermint Patty, the Peanuts…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Irish Cereal Milk

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Cereal milk with a shot of Irish whiskey. Photo courtesy Lexington Brass | NYC.   You might not drink this Irish Cereal Milk cocktail for breakfast; or then, you might. But it sure is a fun snack for after work, or even dessert on St. Patrick’s Day. The recipe comes from Lexington Brass restaurant in…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Mardi Gras Colored Cocktails

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Mardi Gras is Tuesday, March 4th. You may not want to celebrate Mardi Gras in the traditional way, with Cajun and Creole cuisine, a King Cake and long strands of party beads. But you can serve classic New Orleans cocktails like the Hurricane, which has its own special hurricane lamp-shaped glass; or the Sazerac, the…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Margarita Day

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What’s your idea of the perfect Margarita? In anticipation of National Margarita Day, February 22nd, Milagro Tequila asked 100 Margarita drinkers, 51 men and 49 women, to share their preferences. Ninety-one percent of them prefer Margaritas made with fresh ingredients over those made with a pre-packaged mix. One third of respondents prefer drinking their Margarita…
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