Archive for January, 2009
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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 […]
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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
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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…
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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
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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 […]
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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.
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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.