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Archive for December, 2011

Nog the Halls

Posted in Bourbon, Heavy Cream, Rum, Whole Egg on December 22, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Last week, I wrote a holiday themed classic cocktail post for Drink Philly, featuring some of my favorite recipes. I made almost all of them for our holiday cocktail party on Friday, but I ended up tweaking the eggnog recipe last minute because I found an almost empty bottle of ROOT in the back of […]

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Philly Homegrown

Posted in Bar Reviews, Miscellany on December 20, 2011 | 3 Comments »

The holidays are here, which means it’s time for getting together with friends and family, celebrating the past year and toasting the new one to come. For us, there’s no better way to do this than with a delicious cocktail at one of Philly’s amazing bars and restaurants.  Philly Homegrown, a food and drink blog […]

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The Orchard Keeper

Posted in Apple Brandy, Autumn Spice Bitters, Bourbon, Walnut Liqueur on December 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »

The Orchard Keeper 1.5 oz Eagle Rare Bourbon 0.5 oz Laird’s 100 Proof Apple Brandy 0.25 oz Nocello Walnut Liqueur 1 oz Grenadine 3 drops Autumn Spice Bitters Shake ingredients well with cracked ice and strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with candied ginger and cinnamon. NOTES: This one is […]

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Against the Day

Posted in Cinnamon Tincture, Gin, Luxardo, Maraschino Cherries, Strega on December 9, 2011 | 4 Comments »

1.5 oz Bluecoat Gin 0.5 oz Strega 0.5 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur 0.5 oz lemon juice 3 drops Cinnamon tincture Shake ingredients well and pour over crushed ice. Top with soda (not too much. 2 oz max) water and stir briefly. Garnish with a maraschino cherry. NOTES: I liked this one a lot. I’m finding […]

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