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The Lion’s Tail

Tarus May 14, 2015May 16, 2015 Bourbon, Liqueurs, Stars - 5

In order to try Allspice Dram, I decided to make The Lion’s Tail: 2.00 ounces bourbon 0.75 ounce Allspice Dram (or less, to taste) 0.50 ounce fresh lime juice 0.50 tablespoon simple syrup (or less, to taste) 2 dashes Angostura…

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The Seelbach Cocktail

Tarus January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 Bourbon, Brandy/Vermouth/Wine, Liqueurs, Stars - 4

Champagne is tightly associated with New Year’s, and it also happens to be an ingredient in classic drinks such as the Seelbach Cocktail: 1.0 ounce bourbon (venerable Old Forester was specified) 0.5 ounce Cointreau 7 dashes Angostura bitters 7 dashes…

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The Boulevardier

Tarus November 17, 2014November 17, 2014 Bourbon, Brandy/Vermouth/Wine, Liqueurs, Stars - 4

Of the 87 or so recipes in the book, I’ve seen a handful of them in the wild. This is one of them. According to the text, the cocktail was the signature drink of Erskine Gwynne who was an “expatriate…

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The Avenue

Tarus November 14, 2014December 15, 2014 Bourbon, Brandy/Vermouth/Wine, Stars - 3

I almost wanted to call this drink “The Amazon” since I had to order most of the ingredients on-line. 1 ounce bourbon 1 ounce Calvados 1 ounce passion fruit juice or nectar 1 dash real pomegranate grenadine 1 dash orange…

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