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Month: November 2014

Orange Tincture

Tarus November 29, 2014February 5, 2015 Ingredients

In my research into vintage cocktails you sometimes come across an ingredient that simply can’t be purchased anymore. In those cases you either search for a substitute or make one. As part of a recipe I need something called “orange…

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The Jack Rose Cocktail

Tarus November 26, 2014 Brandy/Vermouth/Wine, Stars - 1

When you have a bar in your living room, you end up collecting bottles of spirits. Some are gifts, some are random purchases and some end up there when people move and don’t want to ship the bottles, etc. Thus…

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The Straits Sling

Tarus November 25, 2014 Gin, Liqueurs, Stars - 4

Andrea works in a larger city than where we live and they have an ABC store that stocks a greater variety of things. Last night she brought home a bottle of Bénédictine (which I would have to order locally) and…

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Park Avenue Cocktail

Tarus November 24, 2014November 24, 2014 Brandy/Vermouth/Wine, Gin, Liqueurs, Stars - 4

In my previous post I was lamenting the fact that I had returned from a trip and while I wanted to try a new cocktail, I was out of fresh fruit which limited my choices. The next morning I was…

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Lucien Gaudin Cocktail

Tarus November 22, 2014 Brandy/Vermouth/Wine, Gin, Liqueurs, Stars - 5

I had just come back from a trip to Germany, and even though my body was supposed to be at four in the morning, I found myself a little too wired to sleep. I figured a nice cocktail would be…

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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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Life is Beautiful

Tarus November 11, 2014November 14, 2014 Brandy/Vermouth/Wine, Liqueurs, Rye, Stars - 5

It may seem funny that my second cocktail post doesn’t come from the book that inspired the website, but my love of cocktails was inspired by a number of people as well, including my friends Demetri and Cat in Chicago.…

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