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When we were first offered these review samples of Tequila Caramels, nobody on the staff wanted to try them. Tequila and caramel just doesn’t sound very appetizing. Since I enjoy a good margarita and have been known to do a tequila shot or two from Read More...
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Filed under: Spirits , Tequila , Mexico , Raising the Bar , Summer I've got a bias against infusions. I admit it, and I feel so much better for having gotten that off my chest. Why the bias? I'm not sure. Maybe it has something to do with altering the Read More...
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Filed under: Juice , Snacks , Spirit of Summer , Sugar , Tequila , Summer For me, the beginning of every season conjures up images from my childhood. The changing of the seasons makes me sensitive to the passing of time. And so, while opening the freezer Read More...
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Filed under: Parties , Recipes , Cocktails , America , Spirits , Liquor Cabinet , Tequila , Festivals , Mexico , Celebrations , Holidays , Raising the Bar Despite evidence to the contrary, Cinco de Mayo is not Spanish for 'another excuse to get totally Read More...
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Before I’m accused of being unspeakably lame for blogging about a cocktail that: has been featured on the menu of one of the world’s most talked-about cocktail bars for the better part of a year, and
has already had more than its fair share Read More...
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Just a quick word before I move on: viruses suck.
Now that I’ve explained my absence from posting for much of the past week, I’ll note that while I was under the weather the San Francisco Chronicle scooped me on a topic I’ve been really Read More...
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Filed under: Whisky , Vodka , Business , Gin , Rum , Trends , Did you know? , America , Spirits , Liquor Cabinet , Liqueurs , Tequila , Brandy Over the past year I have mentioned that the micro-distillery movement in the US has started to pick up rapidly Read More...
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Eeks, did this Mixology Monday fall into a busy time for me. Fortunately, host Natalie over at The Liquid Muse picked pairings as the theme, and since eating and drinking are two of the things I actually make time for in my day, it shouldn’t be Read More...
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While I’ve already posted my welcome note to autumn, today was the official last day of summer, and it kind of, almost felt that way in Seattle. To truly, finally usher out the season, I decided to follow Marleigh’s lead and finish off the Read More...
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Earlier this summer, I decided the time had come for me to finally start wrestling with tequila cocktails. Until then, tequila had been a big blind spot for me, so over the past few months, I’ve tried to clear that up by playing with different bottlings Read More...
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This past week has been one long series of ibuprofin tabs and shots of Robitussin. But it’s Friday night, dammit, and Labor Day weekend to boot, so I’m shrugging off the damn virus for a few hours to start digging in the liquor cabinet.
This Read More...
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Filed under: Parties , Juice , Hors D'oeuvres , Fruit , Cocktails , Gin , How To , Happy Hour , America , Spirits , Tequila Wow. Is it late August already? No matter how much we pout, the Summer is coming to a close. The days get shorter, the temperature Read More...
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Earlier this summer, I mentioned that I was playing with an old recipe from Charles H. Baker’s The Gentleman’s Companion, for an intriguing home-infused concoction called Tequila por Mi Amante — or, Tequila for my beloved. What I haven’t Read More...
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Tequila por Mi Amante, or Tequila for My Beloved; Mexico City, 1937
This is a prepared beverage requiring patience and from three to four weeks.
Tequila, 1 pint
Ripe strawberries, 1 quart, cut in halves
Wash and stem the berries, put into an airtight Read More...
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Filed under: Restaurants , Business , Cocktails , Health & Medical There's an "America's Favorite Neighbor" joke in here somewhere but I can't think of one at the moment. A 2 year-old was accidentally served a margarita in his drink instead of the Read More...
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