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Cocktail Recipe: Mai Tai

December 14, 2009

Iconic rum drinks are numerous. From the daiquiri to the mojito to the omnipresent “Rum & Coke” (or Cuba Libre if you’re going to do it properly), they’re everywhere. In 1944 one of the most iconic rum cocktails of all, perhaps only dwarfed by the daiquiri, was introduced by Victor “Trader Vic” Bergeron. The flagship [...]

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Mixology Monday: Dizzy Dairy

September 28, 2009

For a second there I was worried that Mixology Monday might miss the entire month of September. I’m sure you were worried too. And if you weren’t, just pretend that you were to make me feel better.
The fine folks at the eGullet forums are hosting this month’s virtual cocktail party. I often find myself filled [...]

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Cocktail Recipe: The White Zombie

July 3, 2009

Rum cream isn’t an ingredient I use a great deal of (unless I’m feeling rather decadent when getting my Saturday morning coffee). Last Fall, however, Rob V. Burr (aka Robert the Younger) of Gifted Rums asked me for my opinion on a Zombie recipe he had been working out, the White Zombie. The goal of [...]

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A Month of Mai Tais

January 26, 2009

It started with a single drink. I sat in the dining room of Luau in Beverly Hills as the waitress handed my companion and me our drinks. I was eager to try mine. Jeff “Beach Bum” Berry designed the bar menu, and this being our second round of drinks, I was prepared for another excellent [...]

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