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Soft Machine

Posted in Aperol, Cantaloupe, St Germain, Tequila on August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Soft Machine 1.5 oz Cazadores Reposado Tequila 0.5 oz St. Germain 0.5 oz Aperol 1 oz Cantaloupe Purée Cantaloupe Purée Cut off the seeds and the rind of the cantaloupe, and puree the hell out of it in a blender. When there are no chunks left at all, you’re ready to go. Don’t bother trying […]

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Year of the Flood

Posted in Benedictine, Bourbon, Raspberry Vanilla Syrup, Tequila on August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Year of the Flood 1.5 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon 0.5 oz Cazadores Reposado Tequila 1 oz Raspberry Vanilla Syrup 0.5 oz Benedictine Shake well and serve over ice. NOTES: Pretty tasty. I really like the taste of this syrup, but if we’re being honest, the follow-up drink was just 1 oz of the syrup and […]

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Hurricane Project: Raspberry Vanilla Syrup

Posted in Raspberry Vanilla Syrup on August 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Like the majority of Philadelphia (and the east coast), we’re barricaded in the apartment, waiting out this hurricane  everyone keeps talking about. In anticipation of the drinks we will doubtlessly get to making in the near future, we decided to try out a new syrup. Raspberry Vanilla Syrup 1/2 pint Raspberries 1/2 cup water 2 […]

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After the Quake

Posted in Absinthe, Amaro Montenegro, Grenadine, Orange Bitters, Rhuby on August 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

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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A Look Inside Hop Sing Laundromat

Posted in Bar Reviews, Miscellany on August 22, 2011 | 8 Comments »

For a few hours on Saturday, Jen and I had a chance to sit down and talk with Lêe, the man behind the soon-to-open Hop Sing Laundromat in Chinatown. Reporting isn’t really our thing, but we’re pretty excited to see what kind of place Hop Sing turns into so we thought we’d share it here. […]

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RHUBY + Bluecoat Gin = match made in Heaven.

Posted in Angostura, Black Pepper Tincture, Gin, Rhuby on August 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »

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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RHUBY Experiment: Pale Fire

Posted in Orange Bitters, Rhuby, Rum, Strawberries, Vanilla Syrup on August 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »

After weeks and weeks of anticipation for Art in the Age’s newest spirit RHUBY, Jon surprised me with a brand new bottle that he had literally snatched from the hands of a clerk at our local Wine and Spirits store. We had been waiting for a while to try their new liquor, being huge fans […]

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Common Sense

Posted in Bourbon, Cherry Heering, Grand Marnier, Rhuby, Vanilla Syrup on August 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »

After being teased with advance ads for over a month, we were finally able to get our hands on a bottle of RHUBY, Art In The Age’s newest liqueur. We sat down to try it out by itself first. I will say it’s not quite the sipping spirit that I found ROOT to be, mostly […]

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Closing Time

Posted in Benedictine, Celery Bitters, Corn Syrup, Corn Whiskey, Vodka on August 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »

This weekend, Philadelphia Distilling had a contest that invited people to come up with recipes for their new booze, Shine, including one of their other spirits (Vieux Carre Absinthe, Penn 1681 Vodka & Bluecoat Gin) for the chance to win a free bottle of Shine. Here’s the one we came up with! 1 oz Shine […]

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The Sun Also Rises

Posted in Green Chartreuse, Molasses Bitters, Rum, Snap on August 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

1 oz SNAP 0.5 oz Mount Gay Light Rum 0.25 Oz Green Chartreuse 1 oz Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice 4 drops Molasses Bitters Combine all ingredients with ice and shake well. Pour over an ice cube and spray drink with the oils from a slice of orange peel. I wrapped the orange peel around candied […]

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