Gin & It

This simple cocktail is standart woman cocktail as specify many authors. Equal parts of gin and sweet vermouth (It) and some interesting for garnish. My favorite Salvatore “Maestro” Calabrese garnish own Gin & It with a maraschino cherry... 

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Blood and Sand

In first sight the Blood and Sand Cocktail has awful composition - scotch, cherry-brandy liqueur, sweet vermouth (that’s enough!) and orange juice. In first sight the Blood and Sand Cocktail has awful composition - scotch, cherry-brandy liqueur,... 

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Old Pal

This cocktail has so familiar name but great composition. The Old Pal Cocktail recipe was found on the CocktailDB This cocktail has so familiar name but great composition. The Old Pal Cocktail recipe was found on the CocktailDB. Some times ago I found... 

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Recipe: The Corned Beef Collins

St. Patrick’s Day is always good for dozens of recipe submissions from companies hopeful to have their (invariably green) cocktails featured here. None have come anywhere close to the audacity of Richard Blais’s concoction, which is reprinted... 

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The Professional Bartender’s Handbook

What a strange little tome we have hear. All business, this book claims to offer “a recipe for every drink known–including tricks and games to impress your guests.” Do professional bartenders engage in tricks and games? For most that... 

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MxMo XLVI: Absinthe - Chrysanthemum Cocktail

The theme of MxMo MxMo XLVI (February 2010), which hosted at Thinking of Drinking (actually it is a great blog with great name, the name of this blog is (realy!) the description of my life), is Absinthe. Great choice, Sonja! The absinthe is one of the... 

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MxMo XLVI: Absinthe - Chrysanthemum Cocktail

The theme of MxMo MxMo XLVI (February 2010), which hosted at Thinking of Drinking (actually it is a great blog with great name, the name of this blog is (realy!) the description of my life), is Absinthe. Great choice, Sonja! The absinthe is one of the... 

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Happy Saint Valentine`s Day - Golden Cadillac and Creme Brulee Martini

The Golden Cadillac Cocktail is one of the famous after-dinner cocktail from Alexander`s family. It was invented at Poor Red`s Saloon in El Dorado, California, near Sutter`s Mill, which was Gold Rush territory, hence the name (or only half of the name... 

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Paradise

The Paradise Cocktail was invented by Harry Craddock and it is a pure classic. This cocktail has absolutely classic composition - gin as main alcohol, apricot brandy (actually is not a brandy, it is sweet fruit liqueur) as sweetener and orange juice... 

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Colour Theme - Red Cocktails

Whatever your theme, whether you’re planning a girls’ night in or a gory Halloween party, we’ve the cocktail recipes for you! F… Whatever your theme, whether you’re planning a girls’ night in or a gory Halloween party,... 

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