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Friday Cocktail Hour: A Gibson
Another classic: The Gibson/Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman The creators of last week's cocktail on fat-washed spirits, schmaltz, and rye, noted that the onion (which worked perfectly with the schmaltzy...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Perfect Mojito
Mojito. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. I love the clean and pure daiquiri, nothing more than a rum sour. I love a mint julep for its power and herbal freshness. But one thing I don't like is large...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: Old Infatuation
Wilmer Nolasco, a server and bartender at 'Cue in the West Village, makes a fat-washed Rye Manhattan. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. Lollygagging in the West Village a few weeks ago, Donna and her pal...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Southside
Simple, delicious, dangerous: The Southside. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. Mint is still in full flourish here and, having just had two splendid events in Chicago (and one in Milwaukee) I'm reposting...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Cobbler
The sherry cobbler from Bellocq. Today's cocktail is a new one for me, via Emilia via Pableaux (see below). It's a sherry and fruit cocktail from the early 19th century called a Cobbler. A Google...
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Friday Cocktail: The Old-Fashionedw/Homemade Bitters
Ingredients for homemade bitters: the woody shreds are Angelica root, the bitter component, along with aromatics, star anise, pepper, cloves, allspice. Photos by Donna Turner Ruhlman Straining bitters...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Greyhound
The classic Greyhound. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. I’m continuing the citrus binge as it’s a remedy for the winter blasts we’ve been getting. My favorite vodka mixer had long been grapefruit...
View ArticleFriday Cocktail Hour: The Diamondback
One final cocktail using applejack, simply from a couple of web searches. This is my final post until after Labor Day, so I wanted a cocktail that packed a wallop. With three high-proof spirits, the...
View ArticlePimm’s Cup
When I first posted this, a year ago in May, I was dreaming of warm weather. Now it’s the end of August, summer winding down, so wanted to re-post this most excellent warm summer evening cocktail,...
View ArticleHoliday Classic: Aged Eggnog
I am traveling once again, but when I arrive back home I’ll be making my aged eggnog in preparation for the holidays. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do. -MR Plan ahead! Not long after I...
View ArticleThe Greyhound
The grapefruit, as I’ve mentioned before, was my introduction to the notion of seasonal. It was 1989, I was not yet 26, and I’d moved into a little bungalow on the sweet island of Palm Beach to work on...
View ArticleThe Boulevardier
Happy Friday, all. Reposting this cocktail as I’ve been ordering it recently and enjoying it immensely. It remains a perfect cocktail for a chilly spring evening. I love how various flavoring...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Perfect Mojito
Mojito. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. I love the clean and pure daiquiri, nothing more than a rum sour. I love a mint julep for its power and herbal freshness. But one thing I don't like is large...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: Old Infatuation
Wilmer Nolasco, a server and bartender at 'Cue in the West Village, makes a fat-washed Rye Manhattan. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. Lollygagging in the West Village a few weeks ago, Donna and her pal...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Southside
Simple, delicious, dangerous: The Southside. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. Mint is still in full flourish here and, having just had two splendid events in Chicago (and one in Milwaukee) I'm reposting...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Cobbler
The sherry cobbler from Bellocq. Today's cocktail is a new one for me, via Emilia via Pableaux (see below). It's a sherry and fruit cocktail from the early 19th century called a Cobbler. A Google...
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Friday Cocktail: The Old-Fashionedw/Homemade Bitters
Ingredients for homemade bitters: the woody shreds are Angelica root, the bitter component, along with aromatics, star anise, pepper, cloves, allspice. Photos by Donna Turner Ruhlman Straining bitters...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Greyhound
The classic Greyhound. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. I’m continuing the citrus binge as it’s a remedy for the winter blasts we’ve been getting. My favorite vodka mixer had long been grapefruit...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Diamondback
Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman One final cocktail using applejack, simply from a couple of web searches. This is my final post until after Labor Day, so I wanted a cocktail that packed a wallop. With...
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