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  1. Spice of Love Sangria

    1 cup straw­ber­ries, sliced well 1 cup apple juice 1/3 cup Triple Sec 1/2 cup sugar (or 1/4 cup) 2 whole cloves 1–2 seed­less blood oranges, each cut into 16 wedges 1 bot­tle fruity red wine 2 (3 inch) cin­na­mon sticks 1 lemon, cut into 8 wedges Com­bine all ingre­di­ents in a large pitcher (suspend […]

    Posted by on January 13th, 2011 | 1 Comment

  2. New Summer Bar Menu at the Swizzle Stick!

    Wel­come to a lit­tle bar in the Land of Cock­tails. The Swiz­zle Stick Bar takes their cock­tails seri­ously, “we think life is meant to be lived not endured.”  Bar Chef Lu Brow, firmly estab­lished at the fore­front of push­ing the New Orleans cock­tail scene of recent years to a new level, intro­duces her next summer […]

    Posted by on July 8th, 2009 | 4 Comments

  3. Boris Karloff Welcome Cocktail

    1 ounce St. Ger­main Elder­flower Liqueur 1/2 ounce Ply­mouth gin 1 ounce Kaf­fir lime juice 1 table­spoon sugar 1 egg white 1/2 ounce sours

    Posted by on July 8th, 2009 | No Comments

  4. Spirited Dinner at Cafe Adelaide

    Buy your tick­ets now for a night of din­ner pair­ings pre­sented at 25 New Orleans restau­rants includ­ing Cafe Ade­laide. The Spir­ited Din­ners will take place Thurs­day, July 9, 2009.  Read on for more infor­ma­tion and the Cafe Ade­laide menu.  To make your reser­va­tions call Cafe Ade­laide at (504) 595‑3305.

    Posted by Cocktail Chicks on July 8th, 2009 | No Comments

  5. Ladies Who Launch

    The Cock­tail Chicks, friends and cock­tail com­mu­nity gath­ered to cel­e­brate the launch of www.inthelandofcocktails.com and another oppor­tu­nity to renew and rebuild our host city, New Orleans. Fun, feath­ers, some stand­ing on the bar and, of course… great food and cocktails. 

    Posted by on February 19th, 2009 | 2 Comments

  6. 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

  7. Simple Syrup

    2 cups boil­ing water 2 cups sugar Place sugar in a heat­proof con­tainer.  Add the boil­ing water and stir until dis­solved.  Let cool to room tem­per­a­ture.  The cooled syrup will keep, refrig­er­ated, in a jar or con­tainer for up to a month.  Makes 2 cups.

    Posted by on December 8th, 2008 | No Comments

  8. Old Fashioned

    1 tea­spoon sugar 2 dashes of Angos­tura bit­ters 2 orange slices 2 maraschino cher­ries Water or soda water 2 ounces bour­bon In the bot­tom of an Old Fash­ioned glass, care­fully muddle the 

    Posted by on November 22nd, 2008 | No Comments

  9. Redheaded Stepchild

    Makes 1 cock­tail 1 tea­spoon superfine sugar 1 tea­spoon cayenne pep­per 1 lemon wedge 2 ounces peach brandy 1 ounce Cal­va­dos 1 ounce orange juice Com­bine the sugar and cayenne pep­per on a saucer and mix well. Wet half of the rim of a chilled Mar­tini glass with the lemon wedge and dip into the […]

    Posted by on October 28th, 2008 | No Comments

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