martini
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Make It Personal With the Gibson Cocktail
My idea of wisdom is knowing better than to judge how somebody orders their martini*. It’s a deeply personal thing. Among the most classic of classic stirred-up cocktails, the martini has perhaps the most forgiving dress code of any. So, it pains me when someone sheepishly admits that they like olives and a twist in…
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Flirt With the Zeitgeist Over Espresso Martinis
Espresso Martinis are really having a moment right now. I know this not because I’m diligently on the pulse of cocktail culture, with my social media feeds filled with the Hear Ye Hear Ye of libation trends (as it probably should be), but because my gorgeous and affable editor, Claire, graciously enlightened me earlier this…
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Have an Affair With Gloria
Congratulations. You’ve graduated to the phase of drinking where you can say with confidence that the Negroni is one of your favourite cocktails. The road to full appreciation of this most perfect drink was not always a straightforward one, but once you got hooked on the bitter ambrosia you couldn’t get enough! You ordered it…
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Make a Gin Old Fashioned With Lemon Syrup
Old fashioneds are usually dark drinks made with brown liquors, but the basic format — booze, sugar, bitters, ice — can be applied to any high-quality spirit, even pale ones. Really good gin does not need much else — that’s why martinis are so widely-loved — but the beauty of a gin old fashioned, or…