Cocktail Recipes

01 Mar Lyon Overproof White Rum + El Presidente Cocktail Recipe

Posted at 07:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Recipes: Classic, Liquor 101, Liquor 101: Liquor Reviews by Roberts & June

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Lyon Overproof White Rum This week we're celebrating the fresh, clean-slate revival of American rums by tasting and mixing with some rums given to us by Lyon Distilling, a craft rum maker in Saint Michaels on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Today, we'll taste their overproof silver, and then mix it...

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28 Feb Lyon White and Dark Rums + Mai Tai Cocktail Recipe

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Lyon White and Dark Rums This week we're celebrating the fresh, clean-slate revival of American rums by tasting and mixing with some rums given to us by Lyon Distilling, a craft rum maker in Saint Michaels on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Today, we'll taste their silver and dark rum,...

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24 Feb Rinomato Orange Liqueur + the Rinomato Sling Cocktail Recipe

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Rinomato Orange Liqueur We've spent our week tasting bottles sent to us by our new friends at Fasel Shenstone, and comparing them to similar old favorites. We have to say that Fasel Shenstone has done quite well; the worst they've done in any round is a...

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23 Feb Mancino Bianco Vermouth + Bianco & Bitters Drink Recipe

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Mancino Bianco Vermouth Our new friends at Fasel Shenstone recently sent us several bottles of their artisanal fortified wines, and we took that as the perfect opportunity to place an addendum on our earliest set of posts, a vermouth tournament. Today we have an epic battle of two...

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22 Feb Yzaguirre Reserva Vermouth + Vermouth & Tonic Drink Recipe

Posted at 07:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Recipes: R&J Original, Liquor 101, Liquor 101: Liquor Reviews by Roberts & June

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Yzaguirre Reserva Vermouth As we mentioned earlier this week, our new friends at Fasel Shenstone sent us some Spanish vermouths and a couple of other bottles recently. We've been using these newly discovered vermouths as an opportunity to add a bit of an addendum to our...

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21 Feb Reviewing our Vermouth Taste-off + Creole Cocktail Recipe

Posted at 07:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Recipes: Classic, Liquor 101, Liquor 101: Liquor Reviews by Roberts & June

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Reviewing our Vermouth Taste-off As we mentioned yesterday, fortified wine importer Fasel Shenstone was kind enough recently to send us a sampling of their products. Since trying out new fortified ones is one of our favorite things to do, this made us very happy. One of the...

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17 Feb ‘Empty the Bar’ Goodbye Party + Bon Voyage Cocktail Recipe

Posted at 07:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Recipes: R&J Original, Party Tips by Roberts & June

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'Empty the Bar' Goodbye Party One of the best things about DC is the opportunity it gives to meet the most amazing people. Smart, interesting people, incredibly devoted to making the world a better place are drawn here from all over the country and all over the...

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15 Feb Quaker Strength Whiskey + Copperhead Cocktail Recipe

Posted at 07:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Recipes: R&J Original, Liquor 101, Liquor 101: Liquor Reviews by Roberts & June

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Quaker Strength Whiskey We mentioned last week that Wigle Whiskey is releasing a series of whiskeys exploring the theme, 'Whiskey is beer, distilled,' by building whiskey off of popular beer styles. Last week, we tasted a Belgian-style triple whiskey; this week, we have an oatmeal stout whiskey....

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14 Feb ‘I Lillet You’ Valentine’s Day Cocktail Recipe

Posted at 07:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Recipes: R&J Original, Liquor 101, Liquor 101: Liquor Reviews by Roberts & June

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'I Lillet You' Valentine's Day Cocktail Recipe We mentioned in a previous post that we felt proud to come out of our visit to Astor Wines with only 3 bottles: a favorite we've had a hard time finding, something we've wanted to try but can't find,...

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13 Feb Where You Should Be Drinking: Boston’s Porto + Greek Negroni Cocktail Recipe

Posted at 07:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Recipes: Modern, Where to Drink, Where to Drink: Boston by Roberts & June

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Where You Should Be Drinking: Boston's Porto We've told you probably endlessly how we lived in Boston for many years. We've been in the District for long enough that we should probably stop mentioning Boston, right? Well it still holds such a fond place in our...

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