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Hatozaki Whisky is a great Japanese whisky made at Kaikyo Distillery, and owned by Akashi-Tai Sake brewery. It was a perfect whisky base in this tropical cocktail. A refreshing sip.   We love tropical drinks like Pineapple Express Punch and Rum Mint Julep. Aside from the fact that they taste amazing, they can transport us …

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The purported inventor of this classic cocktail was Ernest Hemingway. He was a champion drinker and recommended drinking 3-5 of these slowly. You may want to do less than 5!   Ernest Hemingway loved drinking as much as he did writing. His advice, circa 1935 with this cocktail: “Pour one jigger absinthe into a Champagne …

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In typical tiki construction, this Ancient Mariner cocktail recipe was developed by Jeff Beachbum Berry. A split rum based cocktail, with light and dark rums and allspice dram is a winner!   This tropical cocktail has a split rum base, meaning part Jamaican rum, part demerara rum. It also has fresh citrus juices (lime and …

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These wine cocktail recipes using CK Mondavi and Family wines, and are not Sangria, which is what most people turn to. They are the best wine cocktails that you should be making at home. So easy for summer and for summer entertaining!   So, this summer is weird. We aren’t traveling, and only seeing people …

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This 135 East Gin cocktail is full of flavor from this small batch dry gin. Made at 135 degrees east longitude from Akashi Meridian, at the Kaikyo Distillery, this Japanese artisan gin is a traditional London Dry Gin mixed with Japanese botanicals. A great small batch dry gin!   It’s almost the weekend – let’s …

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This raspberry margarita is a delicious summer cocktail recipe. We add the sweet flavor of raspberries to a smoky margarita. This will make a fan of even the most reluctant mezcal drinkers in your life.   So, how many times in your life have you had a premixed bottled margarita? How many times have you …

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