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Bar director Rob Krueger is charmed by the idea of a tiny Martini in a mini cocktail glass topped with a huge olive. Smaller-format Martinis are popping up on cocktail menus at bars, restaurants, and even homes across the country. Vance Henderson, national ambassador for Hendrick’s Gin, says the 1 to 1.5 People love cute stuff.”
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Sherry in particular, with its flavour enhancing powers of umami, makes a great stand-in for gin or whisky. Bamboo Fills a Martini-shaped hole without the large helping of gin. The Bamboo found its way into the cocktail canon in the late 19 th century, when it began gracing the bar at the Yokohama Grand Hotel.
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ounce Bourbon Cask Aged Dark Chocolate The chocolate makers at Raaka age single-origin Tanzanian cacao in bourbon casks for two months, yielding a decidedly grown-up chocolate bar with notes of oak and cherry. $7 . $5.95 /0.7
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