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Classic Recipe: Pegu Club Cocktail

Classic Recipe: Pegu Club Cocktail

Ted Haigh reminds us in Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails that there’s a reason why the Pegu Club in New York has its name. Pegu Club Cocktail 1 1/2 oz Ted Haigh reminds us in Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails that there’s... 

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Fever Stimulation Beverages

Fever Stimulation Beverages

Tonight you’ll be consuming vast quantities of alcohol (remember one for your homies at Drinkhacker, y’all), so what better way to prep for the festivities than by downing something to up the level of your game. That’s the theory, anyway,... 

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Happy New Year! (Arctic Cosmo Martini)

Happy New Year! (Arctic Cosmo Martini)

Happy New Year! This beautiful holiday is excellent cause for great party with best cocktail in the world. But for party we need especial cocktail with a little festivity. Like this Finlandia Arctic Cosmo Martini! Finlandia Arctic Cosmo Martini 50 ml... 

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Vermont Spirits Limited Release Vodka

Vermont Spirits Limited Release Vodka

Vermont Spirits already makes two vodkas with the strangest source material around — milk sugar and maple sap — and now it’s gone the “limited edition” route. Vermont’s Limited Release Vodka is also made of maple sap,... 

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2007 Picket Fence Pinot Noir Rodgers Creek Sonoma Coast

2007 Picket Fence Pinot Noir Rodgers Creek Sonoma Coast

Newly released, this Sonoma Coast pinot is a rather archetypal version of the grape and the region, an earthy, chewy wine with a plummy, almost prunish, core — but with a twist. Newly released, this Sonoma Coast pinot is a rather archetypal version... 

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Tempra Tantrum Wines

Tempra Tantrum Wines

It’s not a bad idea at its core: Take Spain’s national grape, tempranillo, and blend it with grapes that American consumers might actually know, and sell the concoctions as double-varietal bottlings. Tempra Tantrum (get it?) takes cabernet... 

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Recipe: Aperol Spritz

Recipe: Aperol Spritz

I’m calling it now: This will be the “it” cocktail of 2010. Very simple to make, nicely bittersweet, beautiful to look at, and easy to drink, especially as an aperitif. I’m calling it now: This will be the “it” cocktail... 

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Pierre Ferrand Reserve Cognac

Pierre Ferrand Reserve Cognac

On the heels of Pierre Ferrand’s 10-year-old Ambre , I gave the distillery’s 20-year-old Reserve cognac a try. I was less of a fan of this edition of Ferrand’s brandy, which is considerably darker in color but comes off as a bit brutish... 

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Do You Need a White Wine Aerator?

Do You Need a White Wine Aerator?

I’m a fan of Vinturi’s Wine Aerator , a now much-copied gadget that instantly aerates your wine as you pour it through the device and into your glass. Handy, convenient, and quite the conversation piece. Seeking to expand its empire, Vinturi... 

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4 Orange Vodka

4 Orange Vodka

4 Orange Vodka: Orange-flavored vodka, right? Wrong: Vodka made out of oranges. Nothing but Florida oranges (four varieties of ‘em, hence the name) 4 Orange Vodka: Orange-flavored vodka, right? Wrong: Vodka made out of oranges. Nothing but Florida... 

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