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Clarification and High-Acid Stirred Drinks With Theo Ouya of Bar Contra

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The New York-based food scientist, bartender, and technologist pioneered techniques like centrifuge clarification, force carbonation, rapid infusion, liquid nitrogen chilling, and nitro-muddling, just to name a few. I have kept a bottle of lemon cordial in my home fridge for well over a year with no spoilage or noticeable change in flavor.

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We Asked 18 Bartenders: What’s One Drink That Should Be Retired From Cocktail Menus? (2024)

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Known for its high alcohol content, it’s a drink that often sacrifices quality for potency, making it unbalanced and muddled. It’s strong and flavorful without overwhelming the palate.” [In our Spicy Margarita ], we use blanco tequila and draw spice from yuzu kosho while most bars will use jalapeño or a spicy tincture.”

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Fall Drinks Fit For Thanksgiving 2024

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Allspice dram 3 drops Thyme tincture** Club soda Instructions Use a fine strainer and pour the pear triple syrup into a shaker. Add the gin, lemon juice, allspice dram, thyme tincture. For Thyme tincture Combine 50g fresh thyme leaves, 50g dried thyme leaves and 400g 100-proof vodka in a mason jar. Honey 2 oz.

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5 Cocktails to Make With Amaro Nonino

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You might even have a bottle of it on your home bar thanks to a certain popular orange-pink drink. It begins with a base of bourbon, toasted pecan orgeat, sherry , and Amaro Nonino before sesame oil, vanilla tincture, and Himalayan salt tincture are added to the shaker. And, more importantly, what cocktails can you make with it?

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Capturing California in Cocktails With Tone Arasa and Nicholas Torres of True Laurel

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We can do lacto fermentations, plus more tinctures and infusions stuff that takes a tremendous amount of time and patience. The finished cocktail is individually bottled with a juicy, aromatic young redwood sprig. But for those of you without access to liquid nitrogen, traditional muddling will do just fine.

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