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Caribou Lou

Caribou Lou

• 1 1/2 parts 151 proof rum • 1 part Malibu® coconut rum • 5 parts pineapple juice Preparation: Shake or serve up with ice in a highball glass. • 1 1/2 parts 151 proof rum • 1 part Malibu® coconut rum • 5 parts pineapple juice Preparation: Shake... 

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Introducing Hello Kitty Wine

Introducing Hello Kitty Wine

This is how teen pregnancies happen. [click for wallpaper size] This is how teen pregnancies happen. [click for wallpaper size] VIA: Introducing Hello Kitty Wine ... 

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2007 HammerSky Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles “Limited Resource”

2007 HammerSky Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles “Limited Resource”

HammerSky made just 137 cases of this Paso Robles cabernet, and that’s a shame. It’s a fruit-forward wine, one with lots of character but one which is still easy to drink. Made with 79% cabernet sauvignon, 16% merlot, and 5% cabernet franc,... 

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2007 HammerSky Vineyards Zinfandel Reserve Paso Robles

2007 HammerSky Vineyards Zinfandel Reserve Paso Robles

Yay, more zinfandel ! HammerSky made just 294 cases of this reserve Zin, a textbook example of California zinfandel that’s worth a look. Jammy with plums and cherries up front, it reveals an intricate structure underneath, with leather, tobacco,... 

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Sandeman Tawny Port 20 Years Old

Sandeman Tawny Port 20 Years Old

A good, old 20 year old tawny port with a ruddy brick-red color, Sandeman’s affordable porto is an easy and accessible entry to the style. Port’s traditional raisin and prune characteristics are present, but they are considerably muted beneath... 

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Van Gogh Wild Appel Vodka

Van Gogh Wild Appel Vodka

There are a lot of ways to get apple character into a cocktail — Calvados, apple juice, even Apple Pucker, God help you — and now Van Gogh adds “wild” apple to its lineup of flavored vodkas. Truth be told this isn’t my favorite... 

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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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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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2008 Sokol Blosser Pinot Gris Dundee Hills

2008 Sokol Blosser Pinot Gris Dundee Hills

Best known perhaps for its pinot noirs, Sokol Blosser also makes a variety of white wines. This crisp Oregon pinot gris offers sauvignon blanc-like character, with sharp minerals intermixed with some apple, apricot, and peach characteristics. The finish... 

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Caipirinha! Caipirissima! Caipiroska!

Caipirinha! Caipirissima! Caipiroska!

Caipirinha is simple and gorgeous cocktail from heritage Brazilian rum-like sugarcane based spirit cashaca. Caipirinha is simple and gorgeous cocktail from heritage Brazilian rum-like sugarcane based spirit cashaca. Caipirinha is traditional drink... 

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