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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Thirty One: Jade Sky
It seems like just two weeks ago that Diageo’s Reserve Brands division named Aristotelis Papadopoulos as the World Class Bartender of 2009. But two weeks is a long time in the cut-throat world of cocktail competitions and the search for … Continue reading
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Tagged cucumber, Pampero, peach bitters, rum, sugar cane syrup, World Class
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Thirty: A walk in the clouds
New Zealand. The land of the long white cloud, famed throughout the world for its zeals and their newness, and if there’s any justice in the world, 42 Below Vodka. 42 Below Vodka. The world’s most awarded vodka, according to, … Continue reading
Twenty Nine: 2000 Man
Change, it has been said, is a good thing. The world turns and becomes new. I’ve just started a new job. After more than three years in one place, I felt it was time to seek a new challenge and … Continue reading
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Tagged 42 Below, absinthe, Chambord, Cocktail Grand Prix, Cocktail World Cup, competitions, Element 8, Havana Club, La Fée, Navan, orgeat, rum
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Twenty Eight: Downtown Rio
One last blast on the cachaca front – it turns out that I’ve only got two weeks to put together a recipe for the 2010 Cocktail World Cup, so the next batch of drinks are going to be more focused … Continue reading
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Tagged Abelha, cachaca, Maraschino, orange bitters, vermouth
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Dressed for summer
Zubrowka is famously susceptible to the extremes of the Scottish summer. Appropriate cover is essential to make sure that rare creature makes it through to autumn.
Twenty Seven: Cherry Republic
Today is Bastille Day, the annual French celebration of storming prisons and liberating hundreds of deserving criminals. As we speak, this year’s breakout has seen no less than four hundred benefit fraudsters, petty thieves and mimes flood the cafés and … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 Juillet, Bastille Day, cocktails, Cognac
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Twenty Six: Federação
We’ve been experiencing a small technical issue, so bear with us. We’re trying to find a way to kick off another post about cachaca and, of course, the obvious thing to do is make a joke about Brazil’s notable exports … Continue reading
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Tagged Abelha, cachaca, Peychaud's Bitters, sugar cane syrup
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Twenty Four & Twenty Five: Colisão & Plantação
I’ve been thinking a lot about cachaca recently. This is not unconnected to receiving a couple of samples from Anthony at Abelha Cachaca the other day. It might be the third most popular spirit in the world, but cachaca is … Continue reading
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Tagged Abelha, cachaca, cocktails, grapefruit, Maraschino, mint
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Happy birthday America!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRGUqd_M6Mg] It’s been 233 years since the bouncing baby United States of America declared its independence from the United Kingdom, and it’s been thirteen years since a hardy band of patriots led by no less than the US President repelled … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Mixology, Recipes
Tagged 4th July, Bombay Sapphire, cocktails, gin, Independence Day
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