Donna Corleone

A while ago i was infatuated with making various infusions. One of the results was grappa infused with chamomile and dried apricots.
So when i stumbled on a recipe that sounded nice and involved grappa i decided to give it a try.
Well this was one of the tastiest drinks i ever made! Crazy aromatic… Intoxicating… Over [...]

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Tarragon Snap-Pea irinha!

As one might notice i’m into unusual ingredients in cocktails. And what can be more unusual than snap peas! Introducing tarragon snap-pea irinha: a smart riff on caipirinha:

The original recipe didn’t call for any herbs but to me pea just called for either mint (classic) or tarragon. Here is my formula but all credit [...]

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Lovagely

I’m a poor gardener: and the only plant that hasn’t failed me is lovage. It comes back year after year, just begging to be used more.
So here’s to you lovage!

A simple gin and tonic base. Dash of Peychaud bitters. A muddled celery stalk. Lovage straw adds its subtle anise/celery flavor. Quite an elegant drink.

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Poquito Picante

A great list of ingredients and a clever name. Add to this a
recommendation from a friend and the drink of the night is pretty much sealed.

The original recipe calls for Tanqueray but Hendricks works well considering its obvious cucumber background. The drink is a bit sweet but so pleasantly so…
Ingredients in my version:
6 to [...]

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Green-Eye Sour

My first serious attempt in creating a cocktail. I wanted to experiment with lemon thyme and chartreuse. The inspiration came from the Green-Eye Daiquiri. I chose a daiquiri formula from The Joy of Mixology: liked the ratio and also how Regan suggested to serve the drink in an ice-filled wine glass. And instead of rum [...]

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