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lapsang martinez

2 oz Beefeater 24 Gin1 oz Lillet Rouge1/2 oz Lapsang Souchong Tea SyrupShake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist. Recipe was provided by the bartender serving it, although I found a 1 1/2:1:1/4 recipe in one of... about 2 hours ago From cocktail virgin slut

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death by misadventure

2 oz Sobieski Vanilla Vodka1 1/2 oz Meletti3/4 oz Lemon Juice3 dash Fee's Whiskey Barrel Bitters3 dash Peychaud's BittersShake with ice and strain into a Collins glass filled with fresh ice cubes. Top with ~2 oz Rogue Dead Guy Ale, and add a... about 3 hours ago From cocktail virgin slut

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SideBlog: The Best Comment SPAM Evar!

This is the best Comment SPAM I’ve ever received. I had to approve it… to save a life! Leave A Comment©2010 The Pegu Blog. All Rights Reserved. About 9 hours ago From The Pegu Blog

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#FF@TheEdisonLA: Win Dinner & Drinks at the Edison Downtown

Cocktail at the Edison I’ve got another special Edison Downtown giveaway for you. More nights of cocktailing and dining! And this one is only for Twitter and Facebook users. Sorry, non social media types. To promote their #FF@TheEdisonLA summer... 1 day ago From Caroline on Crack

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:: best of tales of the cocktail 2010 pt 2 of 2 ::

Continuing on with some of the superlative moments from my experiences at Tales of the Cocktail this year:• Best Antiques: Vintage hand blown absinthe glasses from the 19th century at Lucullus Antiques. Amazing specimens especially since some... 1 day ago From cocktail virgin slut

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Southern Tier Brewing Company at Rattle N Hum Bar NYC

There are many advantages to living in the New York City metro area, and one of them is the quick rise of the craft beer scene. Bars such as Rattle N Hum are popping up all over NYC, boasting good beer, good food, and good times. You’ll be... 1 day ago From Mutineer Magazine

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Dan Dunn’s Ten Barchetypes List is Missing Number 11

Dan Dunn, of Playboy’s The Smoking Jacket (the articles sometimes really are worth reading) offers up his Top Ten Barchetypes. Writing a post on someone else’s meme-ish post for easy content should be in every blogger’s bag of... 2 days ago From The Pegu Blog

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Urban Hike: Colorado Boulevard From Eagle Rock to Arcadia

Peacock in Arcadia I thought H.C. of LA/OC Foodventures was crazy. He had planned an urban hike from Glendale to Arcadia in the heat of July this past Sunday. It would be 14 miles of Colorado Boulevard. And as with most urban hikes, the stretch... 2 days ago From Caroline on Crack

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I’m an OCI ninja now

So for those of you who don’t know, I’ve made a bit of a career change recently. While I’m lucky enough to have the chance to write (especially for About.com), I’ve been in transition with my career for a little over a year now. A few... 2 days ago From My Life On The Rocks

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The 2010 Northwest Spirits and Mixology Show

Today before work I swung by the first annual Northwest Spirits and Mixology Show held at the very cool Jupiter Hotel. While it was blazing hot, a number of great spirits (and one or two not-so-great) were pouring samples under a tent. This was... 2 days ago From My Life On The Rocks

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The Mysteries and Secrets of Distilling in Cognac, the Cellar Master’s Esse...

Michael Dietsch is a bartender between gigs, a writer with an attitude, and an editor with a fast red pen. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and blogs about spirits and cocktails at A Dash of Bitters. This one’s quite a mouthful… Sunday... 3 days ago From Tales of the Cocktail

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What Camper Drank

Exactly how many cocktails does one consume at Tales of the Cocktail? Camper English from Alcademics sought to answer that question by sending a Twitter message every time he had one. Now he’s compiled them to find the answer: Up to 35 drinks... 3 days ago From Tales of the Cocktail

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The Happening: Foodportunity Seattle & Portland

Foodportunity, and event bringing food & bev industry peeps together for fun, tasting, and networking Related posts:The Happening: Seattle Beer Week 2010 The Happening: BLEND in Seattle The Seattle Food and Wine Experience About 2 hours ago From Mutineer Magazine

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appalachian flip

2 oz Root Liqueur1/2 oz Rich Demerara Syrup1 Whole EggShake once without ice and once with, strain into a fizz glass, and top with pale ale (Sierra Nevada).Normally, I do not like to post recipes that require specialized ingredients that I have... about 4 hours ago From cocktail virgin slut

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A Shot of Jacob Briars and Sebastian Reaburn

Michael Lazar (Stirred, Not Shaken), mad kitchen scientist cum bartender, is responsible for testing and tasting all the cocktail recipes and homemade ingredients in the book “Left Coast Libations.” I previewed Jacob and Sebastian’s... about 5 hours ago From Tales of the Cocktail

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BrewPub4U: What Every Wedding and Business Conference Needs

I went to my friends’ wedding a few short weeks ago. Something that I have always loved about weddings, picnics, business retreats, and other like events isn’t just the community, but the community filled with far more alcohol than we could... about 9 hours ago From Mutineer Magazine

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Nemeth’s Ten Lessons from Tales

Nick Nemeth (Cocktails and Cordials) is a writer, bartender, and mystery man in Ontario, Canada. Nick runs down his ten lessons from TOTC2010. 1 day ago From Tales of the Cocktail

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Whyte & Mackay Create Scotch Blends for Formula 1 Team

While advocates against alcohol advertising in motorsports have been pressing for years for the elimination of such sponsorships, there are a few teams out there, in a multitude of motorsports, which carry the colors of both popular and... 1 day ago From Mutineer Magazine

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Beer + Reggae + ’80s Dance Party = New Red Stripe “Ambassador Say Relax...

Last week, Red Stripe Beer announced the world premiere of the Red Stripe Ambassador’s “Ambassador Say Relax” video, a reggae remake of the popular ’80s song “Relax” (originally recorded by Frankie Goes to Hollywood). “Red Stripe... 1 day ago From Mutineer Magazine

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astro shrink says time for a mocktail

Yes, in the midst of the Grand Cross, Grand Square, prophesied bedlam and potential world turmoil, women everywhere are having wild mood swings. Fluctuations, deficiencies, and excesses in hormones cause changes in the mind, body, and emotions.... 1 day ago From Intoxicated Zodiac

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Craft Beer Radar: Notable Upcoming Beer Releases

Welcome to the first of what I hope will be an informative weekly post about some of the more noteworthy just announced, upcoming beer releases. I am proud to join the extremely passionate team of fine beverage champions here at Mutineer – vive... 1 day ago From Mutineer Magazine

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Andrew B Can Open a Beer Faster Than You

Or at least he thinks he can in the below video. But he is challenging you to prove him wrong. So, if you’re tough enough, film yourself and then let him know. I’m just happy I can have an open beer served to me really darn fast (and without... 2 days ago From Spiked Punch

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8 Things I Learned At Tales of the Cocktail 2010

Matt Robold is an Orange County, California-based blogger with a passion for rum, an interest he indulges on his blog Rum Dood. This has been my third straight year attending Tales of the Cocktail. Every year presents me with new experiences, new... 2 days ago From Tales of the Cocktail

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Tales 2010 Summary — Darcy O’Neil

At the Art of Drink, Darcy sums up his Tales 2010 experiences: Wow, what a week. This year was bigger and better than last year. In fact there were so many people I wanted to have a drink with that there just was enough time. But I did manage to... 2 days ago From Tales of the Cocktail

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Highlights of LA Street Food Fest Summer Tasting Event

Nguyen Tran of Starry Kitchen sporting a banana costume and a big smile. Back in February of this year, the first LA Street Food Fest took place: 30 food trucks, a donation-based cash beer and wine bar and over 10,000 attendees. Suffice it to... 2 days ago From Caroline on Crack

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The Mysteries and Secrets of Distilling in Cognac, the Cellar Master’s Esse...

Unless otherwise noted, text and photos copyright © 2010 Michael Dietsch. All rights reserved. No reproduction permitted without prior consent.The Mysteries and Secrets of Distilling in Cognac, the Cellar Master’s Essential Work and... 3 days ago From A Dash of Bitters

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Pepsi Rekindles Cola Wars

You may or may not be old enough to remember the classic Pepsi commercial from 1995 that features a Pepsi driver dropping into a diner for a bite and meeting a Coke delivery driver at the lunch counter. They hit it off just great until the Pepsi... 3 days ago From Mutineer Magazine

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Things I Learned, or Relearned, at Tales 2010

Unless otherwise noted, text and photos copyright © 2010 Michael Dietsch. All rights reserved. No reproduction permitted without prior consent.Things I Learned, or Relearned, at Tales 2010 Enough already with the early-morning Tuesday... about 2 hours ago From A Dash of Bitters

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August Wine Events

Summer is the season of wine festivals, and over the next few weeks, several events will be happening across the country that are worth checking out. First off is the Wine Festival at Steamboat,... About 5 hours ago From Imbibe Magazine

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spanish cobbler

2 oz Dry Sack Medium Sherry3/4 oz Dos Maderas 5+3 Rum1/2 oz Pineapple SyrupShake with ice, and strain into a rock glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with raspberries.On Wednesday at Tales of the Cocktail was the one day where we had very... about 7 hours ago From cocktail virgin slut

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Fresh Summer Produce Makes a Cocktail Swing: Part III: Watermelon and The Gin...

A seasonal miniseries showing you how to use farm-fresh ingredients in your cocktails.by Steve SchulSteve shares his love for using seasonal ingredients in his signature cocktail. I just love watermelon at its peak during the summer, when one... about 9 hours ago From Cocktail Buzz

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Antioxidants FTW: Phillips Distilling Company Introduces UV Sweet Green Tea V...

In college, I had a friend that mixed a “diet cocktail” of vodka and fresh brewed green tea (sugarless tea, mind you). Needless to say, I found the combination to be rather unpalatable (okay, it was absolutely terrible). Don’t get me wrong,... about 23 hours ago From Mutineer Magazine

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Craft Beer Has Come A Long Way

I spotted this poster this morning hanging in the front window of a drug store on 14th street in Manhattan. Duane Reade is a big chain, over 250 stores in the city, recently acquired by national giant Walgreens. It stopped me in my tracks. To... 1 day ago From Forbes: The Booze Blog

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Bacardi Ad: The Outsider

Unless otherwise noted, text and photos copyright © 2010 Michael Dietsch. All rights reserved. No reproduction permitted without prior consent.Bacardi Ad: The Outsider Number 4 in Bacardi’s series of short films/long ads has hit YouTube... 1 day ago From A Dash of Bitters

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Some Post-Tales Reflections on The American Bartender of The Year

Ted Munat is a Seattle-based fan of good spirits and a co-author of Left Coast Libations, available right-the-hell-now at leftcoastlibations.com. He blogs at Le Mixeur. My last day in New Orleans was Sunday, July 25th. That day at noon, being a... 1 day ago From Tales of the Cocktail

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Chris Spradley To Compete On Gordon Ramsay’s MasterChef TONIGHT!

Tonight one of our favorite beer bloggers and good friend, Chris Spradley, will be making an appearance on Gordon Ramsay’s newest FOX reality cooking show, MasterChef. MasterChef conducted a nationwide search for the best amateur home cooks in... 1 day ago From Mutineer Magazine

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:: best of tales of the cocktail 2010 pt 1 of 2 ::

We just got home from Tales of the Cocktail last night. Those 6 days were an epic marathon of socializing, learning, tasting, drinking, eating, and swag wrangling. This was all at the expense of sleep for I got up at 8am regardless of how late... 2 days ago From cocktail virgin slut

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Tool Academy

In our July/August cover story on summer cocktails, bartender Elizabeth Markham (formerly of Beaker and Flask in Portland, Ore.) created a garden-fresh Julep with spearmint, genever and white Port.... 2 days ago From Imbibe Magazine

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Dry Fly Distillery Releases Limited Wheat Whiskey

This past Saturday July 24th, Dry Fly Distillery of Spokane, Washington released its limited supply of locally sourced Wheat Whiskey to the world. Okay, maybe not the world, but to those fortunate enough to live close enough to the distillery to... 2 days ago From Mutineer Magazine

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Oregon Halts Oregon Homebrewers Rights

Oregon has always been a progressive state. For instance, Oregonians had prohibition years before it became a federal law. Now if that isn’t progressive, what else would be? How about if people could make beer, wine, etc. in their own homes,... 2 days ago From Mutineer Magazine

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Beefeater is a Winner With "Summer Edition"

Beefeater Gin has done it again!  Created by Master Distiller Desmond Payne, Beefeater's new  "Summer Edition" gin could turn even the biggest gin-hater into a gin junkie. It's made with nine botanicals from around the world including... 2 days ago From Forbes: The Booze Blog