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  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 glass with the lemon wedge and dip it into the sugar.  […]

    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 | No 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 a rocks glass and swirl to

    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

  8. Champagne Wishes and Holiday Dreams

    The hol­i­days have now washed over us and that can only mean one thing: the cham­pagne flowed.  Whether we toasted with fam­ily, rang in the New Year with friends, or stole away for an inti­mate party for two, good bub­bly always brings a unique touch of class and sexy fun to any gathering.

    Posted by D. Yueh on January 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment

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