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August 20, 2010 Spirits
Texas Spirit
Later, there would be a booming distillery. There would be artesian springs and copper stills and 11 employees, all cranking... Read more »
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August 16, 2010 Spirits
The Truth About Gin
Ever since juniper got involved with alcohol -- we're talking 11th century, here -- gin has been soaking hearts and minds, high... Read more »
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August 13, 2010 Entertaining
5 Most Haunted Bars in the US
The good news about Friday the 13th is that it's still Friday -- it's socially acceptable to start drinking off the day's bad... Read more »
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August 11, 2010 Cocktail Recipes
Tea Time
Forget using tea just as a mixer. It's time to graduate to at-home infusions, steeping your spirits in a calming, cleansing,... Read more »
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August 7, 2010 Bartending
Do It Yourself
Everybody's growing their own. There are beehives on Brooklyn rooftops and micro-green gardens in Portland windowsills.... Read more »
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August 5, 2010 Entertaining
Juiced Up
The Bellini began in Italy, at Harry's Bar, that venerable Venetian icon that played host to Hemingway and Welles. Since its... Read more »
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August 3, 2010 Bartending
The Shakedown
You denied yourself ice cream all summer long. There were burgers, sure, and certainly booze, but you staved off the milkshake... Read more »
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July 31, 2010 Spirits
Cherry Bomb
It's a bit of a time machine. Adding a bottle of maraschino liqueur to your home bar opens the door to long-forgotten... Read more »
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July 30, 2010 Entertaining
Blending In
The blender gets a bad rap. Many a mixologist won't allow the appliance behind their bar, thanks to its association with... Read more »
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July 28, 2010 Entertaining
Hair of the Dog
It's the great equalizer, really. The morning hours don't care whether you started last night with a Manhattan or a martini, a... Read more »
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July 24, 2010 Spirits
National Tequila Day
Raise your glass, let's make a toast. Here's to the margarita, frozen or on the rocks, the savior of happy hours and hot days... Read more »
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July 23, 2010 Cocktail Recipes
Raise the Kamikaze
There's something about the Kamikaze that just screams amateur hour. 2 for 1 special. Bowling alley bar. It's one of those... Read more »
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July 21, 2010 Entertaining
Lime Light
If you want people in period dress at your Mad Men premiere party, you'd best meet them halfway with some era-appropriate... Read more »
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July 17, 2010 Cocktail Recipes
Enter The Zombie
More hardcore than the Mai Tai, The Zombie's legend begins in the 1930s, when Don the Beachcomber first mixed the brutal... Read more »
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July 15, 2010 Spirits
Bitter Truth
It's 1820. A German doctor lights out for Venezuela, to join Simon Bolivar's fight against Spain. It's not long before he's... Read more »


