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  1. And They’re Off.…..!

    “Civ­i­liza­tion begins with dis­til­la­tion.”  William Faulkner Faulkner, from the very begin­ning of his career, drank while he wrote.  He claimed, “I usu­ally write at night.  I always keep my whiskey within reach.”   I con­fess, over the years I have shared this writ­ing rit­ual with him.  It has made for some very inter­est­ing con­ver­sa­tions with network […]

    Posted by on April 25th, 2011 | 7 Comments

  2. Our Lu Brow is mixologist of the month

    Our own Lu Brow has been named mixol­o­gist of the month by Wine Enthu­si­ast Mag­a­zine.  Stop by the Swiz­zle Stick Bar and have her make you one of my Sum­mer favorites, an Oh Mai or an Oops!

    Posted by stacey on August 30th, 2010 | No Comments

  3. Dale DeGroff’s Whiskey Smash

    2 slices lemon 6–8 mint leaves ½ ounce orange cura­cao 1/2 ounce sim­ple syrup 2 ounces Maker’s Mark Mud­dle lemon, mint, orange cura­cao and sim­ple syrup in a cock­tail shaker.  Add Maker’s Mark and ice and shake well.  Strain into a rocks glass.  Fill with crushed ice and gar­nish with a big piece of mint. — […]

    Posted by on July 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

  4. Mint Julep (Dale DeGroff)

    (from Dale DeGroff’s book “The Essen­tial Cock­tail”) 2 sprigs of mint, prefer­ably perky look­ing spearmint 3/4 ounce of sim­ple syrup 2 1/2 ounces bonded bour­bon (like Old Forester, Book­ers, Blanton’s or Maker’s Mark) Pow­dered sugar, for dust­ing, optional Gen­tly bruise 1 of the mint sprigs in the bot­tom of a mix­ing glass with syrup – […]

    Posted by on May 1st, 2009 | No Comments

  5. 11 Eco Friendly Ways to Drink It Up (They’re All Green!)

    Happy Earth Day!  Imbib­ing respon­si­bly means that you are of legal age, you don’t drink and drive, AND you choose to drink or make your bev­er­ages from sus­tain­able liquors and ingre­di­ents (that means you’re abid­ing by the law, keep­ing safe and ensur­ing plan­e­tary health– good for you!).  So be safe and be green (here are […]

    Posted by on April 22nd, 2009 | 2 Comments

  6. 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

  7. The Oops

    1 oz Maker’s Mark 1 oz Grand Marnier 1/2 oz fresh lime juice 3 dashes Peychaud’s bit­ters 1/4 oz Cherry Heer­ing Chill a mar­tini glass.  Shake all ingre­di­ents in a cock­tail shaker and strain into the mar­tini glass.  Gar­nish with an orange peel.

    Posted by on November 4th, 2008 | 1 Comment

  8. SWIZZLE THE VOTE!

    Inter­est­ing time to launch our lat­est adven­ture – Elec­tion 2008. No mat­ter your take on things it has been long… very long. And far more inter­est­ing than usual. All fac­tors call­ing for a seri­ous cocktail.

    Posted by Ti Adelaide Martin on November 4th, 2008 | 1 Comment

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