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Hemingway Daiquiri

May 26, 2010

Hemingway Daiquiri 2 oz White Rum .75 oz Lime Juice 1 tsp Maraschino 1 tsp Grapefruit Juice 1 tsp Sugar Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Serve frappe. (Download) Daiquiris, Daiquiris everywhere and oh so many to drink. These days there are more Daiquiri “variations” than you can shake a Japanese [...]

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Daiquiri

May 17, 2010

Daiquiri 2 oz Rum .75 oz Lime Juice 1 tsp Sugar Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. In the world of rum there are iconic drinks and then there are ICONIC drinks. While most people may not be familiar with the Palmetto or the Twelve Mile Limit, just about everyone [...]

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El Presidente

October 12, 2009

The El Presidente is a Cuban-born cocktail from the Dark Days of American tippling – Prohibition. The history of the cocktail is somewhat hazy, with several different bartenders credited with creating it in honor one or more Cuban presidents in various different bars. The drink has often been lamented as a lost treasure from the [...]

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Rum 101: Rum In The USA (Part 1)

June 30, 2009

When most people think of spirits in the United States, they think of Rye, Bourbon, or Tennessee Sour Mash – the Holy Trinity of American Whiskey. What they don’t realize is that another spirit has defined the US – and pretty much the entirety of the Western Hemisphere – almost since Europeans first set foot [...]

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