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Top Spirits & Cocktails Of 2014
A fresh and herbaceous Savant Sour at Chicago’s CH Distillery At this time of the year, it seems to be the thing to make “Top ____ of 2014″ lists. I love a good list, and making one myself has given me...
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Postcard From Fiji: The Hibiscus Bleach
I asked the Nanuku resort’s bartender, Tila (affectionately known as “Tila Tequila”) to repeat the name of the cocktail she was making for me. “Hibiscus Bleach,” she said again. Still unwilling to...
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Cocktails: The Season For Unusual Citrus
Pink variegated lemon In Chicago, we’re slowly running out of seasonal produce to look forward to. We’re in the midst of kale, cabbage and carrots, and then there’s quite a dry spell until the first...
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The Best Things I Drank In 2015: Spirits & Cocktails
At this time of the year, it seems to be the thing to make “Top ____ of 2015″ lists. I love a good list, and making a few myself has given me the chance to reflect on the past year. I certainly did not...
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Cocktails In Belize
A “Spicy Mayan” cocktail at Belcampo Belize I must admit that I didn’t expect to enjoy much fine drinking in Belize. I knew the country made rum, and, for better or worse, cashew wine, but that...
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The Spirit Of The Moment: Mezcal
The author in a Guanajuato cantina, consuming mezcal in as manly a fashion as possible Just a couple of years ago, finding more than a handful of mezcals on a bar menu in the United States was rare...
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Summer Cocktails: 8 Easy And Unusual Recipes
This time of year, I find it especially satisfying to relax with a well-composed and well-chilled cocktail. There are certainly plenty of summery wines out there, but when the temperatures start...
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Beyond The Basic Margarita: Craft Cocktails In Mexico
Chilenito cocktails at Auberge Chileno Bay Mexico has many problems, but the lack of a national cocktail is not one of them. Everyone, in the U.S., at least, associates one cocktail, and one cocktail...
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Join The Gin & Tonic Revolution!
A cocktail as basic and familiar as the Gin & Tonic might seem an inappropriate topic for a blog about drinking the unusual and the obscure. But there’s been something of a Gin & Tonic...
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A Cocktail Hack: With A Twist
Those of us who live in the north could be forgiven for thinking that absolutely nothing is in season right now. Even ramps, the first vegetable of spring, are a good month away at least. But in fact,...
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