Liquor 101: Liquor Reviews

03 Mar Lyon Sailor Reserve Rum + Old Chesapeake Cocktail Recipe

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Lyon Sailor Reserve 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. The sad news is that after today, we're out...

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02 Mar Lyon Overproof Oak Rum + Last Shore Cocktail Recipe

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Lyon Overproof Oak 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 oak rum, and then mix it...

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01 Mar Lyon Overproof White Rum + El Presidente Cocktail Recipe

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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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27 Feb Say Hello to Lyon Rum

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

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Say Hello to Lyon Rum When we lived in Boston, some of our favorite days were what we called 'Beach and Rides.' On Monday holidays, or when the weekend weather was particularly beautiful--especially at the beginning of the summer when we were celebrating the new warmth or...

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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

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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

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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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20 Feb Fasel Shenstone Brings the Aperitivo to America

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

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Fasel Shenstone Brings the Aperitivo to America We've recently made a new friend, and we want you to know all about them. Like most friendships, this one is built on a common interest, fortified wines. We know you're not supposed to have favorites, and all of...

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