Dry January Mocktail Recipes Including A Coffee Mocktail

Whether you’re embracing Dry January or simply in the mood for a zero-proof mocktail, these refreshing drinks are made with a base of sparkling water and infused simple syrup. With flavored simple syrup and sparkling water, these recipes are proof (no pun intended) that mocktails can be just as fun and fancy as cocktails. Thanks…
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Cherry-Lime Shortbread Recipe, National Shortbread Day & All Cookie Holidays

January 6th is National Shortbread Day, celebrating Scotland’s great contribution to cookiedom*. The classic Scottish cookie (or biscuit, the term used for cookies in the U.K.) recipe is traditionally one part white sugar, two parts butter, three to four parts plain wheat flour, and a bit of salt—but no leavening†. Over the centuries, the buttery…
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Absenthe Brand Absinthe For The Creative People In Your Life

Do you need a special gift for a creative person? How about a bottle of absinthe (photo #1), a green spirit (it’s not a liqueur, as it has no added sugar) that’s distilled from herbs and botanicals? That person should also like licorice. Absinthe is an anise-flavored‡ spirit (check out the difference between anise and…
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Pechuga Mezcal: A Perfect Spirit For Thanksgiving (And Beyond)

[1] Bring a bottle of Pechuga Convite to Thanksgiving dinner (photos #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 © Convite Mezcal). [2] This bottle style, fancifully styled with a turkey (a stylist’s prop), is reserved for Convite’s Wild Agave expressions, each highlighting a different agave variety. [3] Pechuga Convite was awarded a silver in this…
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Southwestern Chai: Spicy Chai With New Mexico Chimayo Chiles

Since the early 1900s, the British-owned Indian Tea Association began to promote their version of chai—which began as an ancient ayurvedic beverage of a mixture of spices and herbs called masala, brewed in water. The origins of that beverage can be traced back 5,000 years, when Indian emperors drank a caffeine-free spiced drink to stay…
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