Well, I thought I had been making the classic Martinez recipe, but it turns out I had the gin and vermouth quantities mostly reversed, ending up with something more like an augmented Martini (recall t
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Aviation Cocktail
The Aviation Cocktail is a classic drink – one of those created by some bartender at a fancy hotel in New York during the early 20th century like a thousand other drinks. The drink has an unusual flav
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Welcomed Pause
Last night I had dinner at the Bramble & Hare, a fairly serious mixological establishment, and started with a Welcomed Pause. In both name and ingredients, this suited my mood. Basically it’s gin
Dry Martini
[Note: for our one-stop-shop of Martini preparation info, check out our Classic Martini post]The original Martini recipe actually called for Italian (sweet) vermouth. The Dry Martini was a variation t
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Income Tax Cocktail
I was browsing recipes on Imbibe and came up with this tasty drink, the Income Tax Cocktail. It’s the weekend, so I thought I’d make it a little bigger than the recipe – here’s what I did: 2 oz Plymou