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Manhattan with Brandied Cherry

August 31, 2012

This is one man of a Manhattan with home-made brandied cherries. It looks and tastes deliciously sophisticated. I love cherries, but I hate those sickly sweet red ones, that they give you in cheap cocktails. They just taste of sugar and have a really weird texture. I sometimes wonder if they’re even cherries… So for this recipe, I decided to soak some fresh cherries in brandy, cinnamon, and orange zest to create the most fantastic cocktail cherry. Continue Reading…
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Prohibition Tea

January 16, 2012

It’s that time of the year again folks, Prohibition Day! On the 16th of January 1920, Prohibition officially began in the United States. Today, I am marking that anniversary with my own version of Prohibition Tea made with Tennessee Whiskey. With the rise of Gin Tea, I thought Whiskey deserved a similar treatment. There’s something kind of nice about cocktails served in fancy tea cups.

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I’m Just An Old Fashioned Girl

December 9, 2011

When we were in America we picked up a rather large bottle of Woodford Reserve Bourbon…..which can only mean one thing, ‘Old Fashioned’ time. This cocktail is probably one of the oldest in the book, but definitely one of my favourites. Continue Reading…

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Raspberry Mule

March 19, 2011

I’m not the biggest cocktail fan, as I find most cocktails too sweet, but I love a raspberry mule as it’s refreshingly tart. You can make a raspberry mule extra icy with frozen raspberries. You can also make it extra healthy by omitting the vodka! Continue Reading…