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3 May, 2013

Kahlua Midnight

Comments : 11 Posted in : Cocktail Recipes, Liqueurs on by : The Gourmez

Kahlua Midnight Mexico 35% ABV Kahlua Midnight strikes me as the serious older brother of the regular Kahlua we know and love. It’s a mix of rum and black coffee liqueur, and that appeals to me because I don’t take cream or sugar with my coffee, never mind that it still has sugar in there
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17 December, 2012

Nonfiction Bragging: My Winning Cocktail, the Frosty’s Chocolate Orange Martini at the Washington Duke Inn

Posted in : Announcements, Cocktail Recipes, Dining in Durham - NC, Restaurants on by : The Gourmez

Frosty’s Chocolate Orange Martini at the Washington Duke Inn For the month of December, you can order a cocktail of my very own creation at the Washington Duke Inn’s Fairview Dining Room and Bull Durham Bar. I won first place in their Blog Nog cocktail competition for my riff on a Terry’s chocolate orange. It’s
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14 November, 2012

RumChata

Comments : 8 Posted in : Cocktail Recipes, Liqueurs on by : The Gourmez

RumChata Wisconsin 13.5% ABV RumChata is a liqueur coming from the Agave Loco brand, and you can bet I squealed when I saw it on the shelf. Why? Because I love horchata, and an horchata made for imbibing sounded perfect to me. My expert background in foodie Spanish means I can translate their horchata con
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28 January, 2011

Winter Fruit Dreams

Posted in : Cocktail Recipes, Liqueurs, Rum on by : The Gourmez

Winter Fruit Dreams 2.5 shots of Trader Joe’s Pear Cider 1.5 shots of Bacardi Select Puerto Rican Rum 0.5 shot of St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur 0.25 shot of Joaquin’s Banana Liqueur Shake all the ingredients up with crushed ice then strain into a martini glass. On first sip, there’s too much banana, until I figure
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15 June, 2010

Fruit Tree in the Forest

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Fruit Tree in the Forest 2 shots New Amsterdam Gin 0.5 shot St. Germaine Elderflower Liquor 1 shot lemonade 2 shots Choya Ume Shake together the gin and elderflower and pour into a martini glass. Slowly pour the lemonade on top. Take a break to feed the cats who are complaining. Shake the Choya Ume
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18 May, 2010

Rum Bang Bang, My Place

Comments : 2 Posted in : Cocktail Recipes on by : The Gourmez

I’m really low on alcohol right now, so don’t judge me. It strikes me that nearly all of the self-made cocktails I’ve posted have been pretty bad, which is a shame, because I swear I can shake a good drink! I think I need people to randomly send me liquor samples so I can have
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