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Why Are Kalamatas the Black Sheep of Martini Olives?

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that’s made them the black sheep of the garnish game all these years? Salt is a natural pairing with tequila,” he says. “If If I was gonna go a little off script and do something different, I think I’d go with an aged tequila.” What about the beloved black olive, though?

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The Ultimate Gift Guide for Bartenders

A Bar Above

You can add a little oak aging to that really high-alcohol blanco tequila or create a batch of barrel aged Manhattans for your Super Bowl party. Consider this set of three strainers , a heavyweight bar mixing spoon set , or even some cocktail picks to step up their garnish game. The options for barrel aging are endless.