Tag Archives: juice

Fending off Scurvy a Drink at a Time

Posted on 01/07/2015 by

Grapefruits are wonderful at this time of year so we’ve been making a lot of drinks that use their juice as the main ingredient. Two of our favorite grapefruit drinks to make for crowds are the Blinder (above) and the … Continue reading →

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Ahoy Skipper

Posted on 03/06/2014 by

Drink enough of these and you too may be marooned on a lonely island after a two-hour tour. The Skipper 3 oz rye whiskey 1 oz dry vermouth 4 oz fresh orange juice 4 drops grenadine Fill mixing glass with … Continue reading →

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Pomegranate is for Lovers

Posted on 02/13/2014 by

You can make your own juice for this drink, if you really love someone. We won’t tell if you use store-bought for your Valentine though. The recipe, which calls for vanilla vodka, coffee and chocolate liqueurs as well as pomegranate … Continue reading →

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Pomegranate Rosewater Cocktails

Posted on 01/09/2014 by

We’re on a pink kick with our cocktails. When they taste this good who can blame us? To make your own pomegranate juice, remove the seeds from a pomegranate and place in a sealed plastic bag. Crush with a crab … Continue reading →

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The Gin Blossom

Posted on 09/12/2013 by

If the drink title has you humming a tune from the 1990s we apologize. Actually, we don’t, that was a good decade for music. If you’re too young to remember the ’90s, please don’t tell us. The Gin Blossom 1 … Continue reading →

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When Zombies Attack: A Movie, Music and Cocktail Marathon

Posted on 10/25/2012 by

Since we won’t have a weekly cocktail post until after Halloween — longer if there’s a zombie apocalypse and the power goes out — we’re posting our scariest drink yet a few days early. Scary as in that’s a lot … Continue reading →

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Salty Dogs

Posted on 07/12/2012 by

While our dogs can be quite ornery, we’re looking at you Coltrane, it’s a Wednesday so we’re of course talking cocktails. This is a simple one. We used 100 percent juice. (It was on sale!) But fresh is always best. … Continue reading →

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