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Don’t Wake Me While I’m Sleeping
Forgive me Mixology Monday for I have sinned. It has been many years since my last post and your wake brings me back. You were a fantastic host. We wake you with ourselves woke – in some areas sleeping...
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Púkel Punch
Púkel Punch ½ oz Zwack or other herbal/kräuter liqueur ½ oz lime juice ½ oz passion fruit syrup ½ oz aged Jamaica rum (Appleton Extra) 1½ oz aged Virgin Islands rum (Cruzan) dash bitters / 8 drops...
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The Concert Feature
If you were lucky and happened to be at Disneyland when the Carnation ice-cream stations at the Plaza Gardens were open, you would have the treat of enjoying Fantasia ice cream. This mixture of...
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Dark Magic
In 2006, I visited The Hukilau in Florida and attended a seminar put on by Jeff ‘Beachbum’ Berry named “Our Father Donn,” which further inspired me on my own cocktail studies. I had been making drinks...
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Pineapple Right-Side Up
Falernum, vanilla, and passionfruit really support the baked good spice feeling. Paired with the molasses notes from the Coruba they really shine. Pineapple upside-down cake in a Tiki Drink? Oh yes....
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Candied Grapefruit Peel
Ingredients: 4 medium to large white grapefruit2 Cups granulated Sugar (plus a few cups for coating)1 Cup Water This recipe is all about technique and steps. There are three large steps: The...
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Rumscullion
In the heady days of 2008 when we were all into brown, bitter, and stirred I developed this recipe looking to create a taste reminiscent of San Pellegrino’s Chinotto. I also was inspired at the time...
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E. californica
The ShakeStir community is hosting a cocktail contest for Callisto Rum, a new dry-style botanical rum. I know there is and has been a large mixological movement in dry, botanical, [bitter,] and...
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(and) Knobs is Thirteen
Cribbage is the main card game we play in the Monkey Hut. The math and permutations of scoring your hand in combination with the jargon and language had me hooked from childhood: It’s a family game...
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The Zombie Colonel
Back in the early zealous days of my study of historical tropical exotics, Beachcomber’s Rum Barrel was facinating to me by its balance and interesting equal measures. The main success of this...
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