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After a surprisingly high number of suggestions to do so, we decided to try our hand at some beer cocktails. Being fall (and considering it was already in our fridge), we started with a pumpkin beer that neither of us had ever tried: Stegmaier Pumpkin Ale. I was a little surprised by the results, specifically […]

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Lords of Misrule 1.5 oz Vodka 0.25 oz Vieux Carre Absinthe 1 oz Grapefruit Clove Syrup 2 dashes Rhubarb Bitters Shake ingredients well with ice and pour into a champagne glass. Top with seltzer and garnish with orange peel. NOTES: Pretty damn good. I had been trying to think of something to make with a […]

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For the past 6 months, a few people have been telling me I NEED to try Becherovka. It’s a bitter liqueur from the Czech Republic somewhere between an Amaro and Jagermeister. It’s got a bit of an anise taste to it, but not as strong as Jager, and a lot of cinnamon. As a drink […]

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The Thousand Autumns 1.5 oz Rittenhouse Rye 1 oz Vanilla Pumpkin Syrup 0.5 Creme de Cacao 0.75 Domaine de Canton 2 Dashes Aztec Chocolate Bitters Shake well with ice and serve up. Garnish with a vanilla bean dipped in the leftover pumpkin purée from making the syrup. NOTES: I liked this one a lot. I’m […]

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  The first time I came to Philly I was introduced to water ice, which was not quite like anything I had tasted before. Sure, I’d had crappy Italian ices from the freezer at the grocery store, but nothing as delicious and refreshing as a water ice.  So this cocktail is my nod to one […]

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Foobooz is running a contest this week to come up with an official Philly cocktail, so naturally we thought it’d be fun to throw our hats in the ring and try to come up with something. I went with one on the fancy side, and one simple and dirty. It seemed appropriate.   Riot Punch […]

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Hot Water Music 2 oz Hendricks Gin 0.5 oz St. Germain 0.25 Creme de Violette 0.25 Getreide Kümmel liquor 2 dashes Angostura bitters Top with soda water Stir ingredients well with ice. Serve over small or crushed ice. Probably garnish with some kind of edible flower or something like that. NOTES: Tried to come up […]

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Light Boxes 1.5 oz 10 Cane Rum 1 oz Applejack 0.5 oz Domaine de Canton 0.25 oz Lemon Juice 5 drops Lemon Clove Tincture Shake ingredients well and serve up with a twist of lemon. NOTES: A good start, but definitely not there yet. It smelled great, and it had a lot of the elements […]

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In honor of surviving the Great Quake of 2011, I made a little post quake cocktail featuring RHUBY because we’re still enamored with it. After the Quake 1.5 oz RHUBY 1 oz Amaro Montenegro 1 oz homemade grenadine 2 dashes West Indian Orange Bitters Vieux Carre Absinthe Rinse Rinse a coupe with a few drops […]

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Still doing more experimenting with RHUBY here at HomeSpeakeasy!  Like I said yesterday, I was really excited to start mixing it with some gin as well as a tincture of peppercorns I made.  After letting the tincture soak for a day, I decided to throw all these things together and see what happened.  The result […]

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