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Archive for January, 2009

  1. Commander’s Palace Martini

    2 table­spoons superfine sugar 1 lemon wedge 2 ounces vodka ½ ounce Sour Mix ½ ounce blue cura­cao 2 lemon wedges, squeezed and dropped into the shaker Splash of Sprite Lemon twist for gar­nish Place the sugar in a shal­low dish or saucer.  Wet half of the out­side rim of a rocks or mar­tini glass […]

    Posted by on January 27th, 2009 | No Comments

  2. Hibiscus Martini

    1.5 ounce Hibis­cus Tea (see below) 1.5 ounce Bom­bay Sap­phire 1.5 ounce fresh lime juice 1/2 ounce Sim­ple Syrup Place ice in a mar­tini glass to chill and set aside.  Com­bine ingre­di­ents in a cock­tail shaker with ice and

    Posted by on January 21st, 2009 | 3 Comments

  3. Manhattan

    2 ounces blended or straight whiskey 1 ounce Ital­ian sweet ver­mouth 2 dashes Angos­tura bit­ters 1 maraschino cheery for gar­nish Pour all the ingre­di­ents over ice in a mix­ing glass and stir as you would a Mar­tini.  Strain into… 

    Posted by on January 21st, 2009 | No Comments

  4. Manhattan

    2 ounces Maker’s Mark bour­bon 1 ounce Ital­ian sweet ver­mouth 2 dashes Angos­tura bit­ters 1 maraschino cherry for gar­nish Pour all the ingre­di­ents over ice in a mix­ing glass and stir as you would

    Posted by on January 19th, 2009 | No Comments

  5. Sazerac

    The Offi­cial cock­tail of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana 1 table­spoon Herb­saint or Absinthe 1 ½ ounces rye whiskey, prefer­ably Old Over­holt or Saz­erac rye ½ tea­spoon Sim­ple Syrup 4 to 5 dashes Peychaud’s bit­ters 2 dashes Angos­tura bit­ters 1 lemon twist with the white pith removed, for gar­nish Pour the Herbsaint/Absinthe into […]

    Posted by on January 16th, 2009 | 3 Comments

  6. The World In My Living Room – On TV & Otherwise

    I remem­ber being kept home from school to watch the men walk on the moon.  I remem­ber so much footage in New Orleans of Kennedy being shot – over and over – par­tic­u­larly when I was older and local DA Jim Gar­ri­son accused Clay Shaw of killing Pres­i­dent John F. Kennedy.

    Posted by Ti Adelaide Martin on January 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment

  7. Yes, We Can! Cokie Roberts: Drinkocracy

    Cokie Roberts takes a break from pol­i­tics to join Ti In The Land Of Cock­tails and talk about the state of the Drinkocracy.

    Posted by on January 16th, 2009 | 3 Comments

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