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Porto Rico
June 5, 2017 Karin

RECIPE: Porto Rico

This drink really is called a Porto Rico. That’s not a typo, or a quirk of the mixology lexicon.

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My Own Cocktail
May 29, 2017 Karin

RECIPE: My Own Cocktail

In the interests of clarity (and for new readers of this blog) this isn’t MY own cocktail. It’s my Great Great Uncle’s from The Mixing Master, his c. 1933 unpublished mixing guide.

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Virgin's Peril
May 19, 2017 Karin

RECIPE: Virgin’s Peril

The problem with this cocktail — or the advantage of it, depending on your viewpoint — is that it’s very easy to drink.

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Whisky Fizz
May 11, 2017 Karin

RECIPE: Whisky Fizz

…To me, fizzes are basically sours in a good mood.

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Perfect Cocktail
May 3, 2017 Karin

RECIPE: Perfect Cocktail

… an “easy cocktail” that is also happily the Perfect Cocktail.

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Blue Blazer
April 30, 2017 Karin

RECIPE: Blue Blazer

“…this will look like a stream of fire…”

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April 27, 2017 Karin

MYSTERY MIXER: Five Fruits Syrup

Hmmmm….Five Fruits Syrup. Anyone?

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Brandy Sour
April 27, 2017 Karin

RECIPE: Brandy Sour

I figured I’d start simple. And what could be simpler than a Brandy Sour?

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