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Blood Orange French 75

Blood Orange French 75

Happy New Year’s Eve! I’m posting this fizzy pink cocktail far too late for you to make it tonight, I know. Please accept my apologies. Resolution No. 1: Start planning ahead. I can’t say I’m sad for the year to end because I’m busy looking forward to the year ahead. 2011 has been a year [...]

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rosemary gin fizz recipe

Rosemary Gin Fizz

I hope you are all feeling warm, merry and bright. I feel a bit sacrilegious sharing a cocktail recipe the day before Christmas (must be my Protestant upbringing) but I owe you a holiday cocktail. If family time is getting the best of you, run to the store for some gin, club soda, lemon and [...]

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basil gimlet recipe

Basil Gimlet

Since yesterday’s post was all about pesto, I thought it fitting that today’s cocktail contain basil as well. Hence I made a basil gimlet. Traditional gimlets are made of gin, lime and simple syrup, shaken with ice and strained into a martini glass. They’re similar to gin martinis, but with lime juice instead of vermouth. [...]

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beautiful red bell cocktail, inspired by Manifesto in Kansas City

Beautiful Red Bell Cocktail

The beautiful red bell is a delightful cocktail made at Manifesto, a modern day speakeasy in Kansas City, Missouri. I first experienced it in February, when I was in town to visit my friend Jordan and her husband. She had talked up Manifesto and her favorite drink, the beautiful red bell, over the weekend. Curiosity [...]

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