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Category Archives: honeyed apricot & smoked hickory bitters
MxMo: Swizzles
It’s time for Mixology Monday again. This month’s theme comes from Fred Yarm, the Cocktail Virgin Slut himself. Fred’s theme is Swizzles: So what is a Swizzle? And what is a swizzle stick? The literary references to Swizzles seem to … Continue reading
Posted in absinthe, amontillado sherry, angostura bitters, blended scotch, boker's bitters, drambuie, falernum, ginger syrup, honeyed apricot & smoked hickory bitters, lime juice, mint, Mixology Monday, old tom gin, simple syrup, Uncategorized
Tagged burnt nail cocktail recipe, Mixology Monday, park life swizzle cocktail recipe
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Sazerac Alikes
There’s nothing like a good old-fashioned cocktail (of which, of course, an Old Fashioned is a great example ;)). Booze, sugar, and bitters, with maybe a twist and/or a teeny splash of an amaro or liqueur for interest. Having one … Continue reading
Posted in absinthe, aged rum, angostura bitters, apple liqueur, calvados, Cointreau, honeyed apricot & smoked hickory bitters, peychauds bitters, rye, simple syrup, Uncategorized
Tagged day job cocktail recipe, early release cocktail recipe, spiritopia apple liqueur, tesseract cocktail recipe
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So many bitters
Bitters. They’re an important cocktail ingredient, but sometimes they’re just glossed overĀ in terms of what they bring to the cocktail, or everyone just defaults to Angostura. Which is understandable because Angostura bitters are delicious. However, there are now a lot … Continue reading