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A bottle of the same wine or beer you drink every evening at home, or would you opt for The Salty Sailor, a cocktail that partners with a renowned distillery to deliver the flavors of locally sourced sea salt, tangy citrus vodka and a splash of ocean-inspired botanicals? Of course, some will opt for the same old drink they’re used to.
A Japanese Gin & Tonic,” they respond, hands already busy prepping the next drink. At Temple Records, Midori acts as the sweetening agent in the Off Minor, a gin-based cocktail that fuses flavors like garden basil, tangy yuzu, and absinthe. What is this?” you ask the bartender. “A The color is a bonus.” We were not wrong.”
A modest list of ingredients leaves room for the gin or vodka to take center stage, that’s why we recommend selecting high quality spirits for this savory Classic Dirty Martini. The post Classic Dirty Martini appeared first on Casual Mixologist. Stir rapidly with a mixing spoon to chill. Garnish with olives on skewer.
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At any rate, Spain is the topic of this piece, and the way that the Gin and Tonic is made in Spain, brings me back to the Spaghetti Western genre. New ideas are hard to come by when you’re slogging through that 1000th Vodka Soda with Lemon. Spain is the precipice from which the Gin and Tonic takes its path. How boring!
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Another popular mocktail is a Long Island Iced Tea, but with a caffeine-free substitute like ‘Dr Pepper’ in place of the traditional vodka and White Horse scotch. Now you don’t have to feel like a dork when you sit down with your drinking friends who order craft beer and forbidden booze instead of fruit-filled kombucha, and turmeric milk.
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