Lovers of Peruvian Pisco Sours have reason to celebrate the country’s cocktail on February 5 – World Pisco Sour Day. Believed to be first made in the early 1920s in Lima by an American bartender Victor Vaughn Morris, Pisco Sour is a classic Peruvian cocktail that has gained popularity around the world. Also, the century-old […]
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The trick to wine is – enjoyment. Drink what you love with what you love and with those that you love!With that said, there are a few general rules, such as not serving a wooded Chardonnay too cold and Shiraz or a Cabernet Sauvignon too warm…so let’s start with bubbles. I believe all bubbles should
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New York’s claim to the shaken and stirred (and a personal favorite during the holiday season including Thanksgiving) made with American whiskey and Italian vermouth, perked up with a few dashes of aromatic bitters, is not just timeless and tasty, but the very definition of what a cocktail should be. Don’t Miss: Christine Sharma and Alan
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In this session let us look at a basic bar setup with a list of essential ingredients and equipment to make great cocktails. In future sessions, we will cover cocktails and use some videos to explain the actual making. You could also be making cocktails for family and friends and putting up pictures like this.
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For the drinkers among us, the curious and the blissfully unaware, I thought it might be a good idea to deciphering some of the mysteries of those numbers you often find on the labels of the containers that deliver our ‘medicine’!! But let’s start with the basics of “standard” drink size. Of course, this varies
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Sparkling wine or champagne and freshly squeezed orange juice are combined to make this easy, breezy, light, and fizzy classic breakfast cocktail. Yes you heard that right, Mimosas are consumed mostly with breakfast, and why not especially if it transforms a simple morning meal into a special event. Grand Marnier or bitters can also be
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“Too much of anything is bad but too much good whiskey is barely enough”. So a few years back, when I left for a tour of Scotland’s single malt distilleries, I knew I’d return a whisky lover. My favorite journeys are those that have led me to unpack a culture through its food and drink.
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New York’s claim to the shaken and stirred (and a personal favorite) made with American whiskey and Italian vermouth, perked up with a few dashes of aromatic bitters, is not just timeless and tasty, but the very definition of what a cocktail should be. Historians have debated about the drink’s origin for centuries. Some believe
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Back in the 1630s, when Italy was in the grips of a plague – Italian wine merchants invented a nifty way of selling their wares without spreading disease. These Burchette del vino or ‘wine windows’ are tiny openings in the sides of buildings where drinks could be purchased in a socially-distant, contact-free way. ‘They passed
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