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Martinez

by Dennis Mayer on May 22nd, 2012 | Cocktails, Liquor, Martinis
I stumbled across today's recipe while looking for something to do with the bottle of maraschino liqueur I bought to experiment with the Brandy Crusta. Maraschino isn't a bad ingredient to work with, but its charms are best experienced in small doses. A splash of maraschino can add a sweet complexity with a bit of bitter cherry flavor, but too much can dominate the balance of an otherwise well-thought-out  cocktail.

A hundred years ago, maraschino would have been a common ingredient behind any good bar, and was often paired with vermouth to sweeten up a drink. This brings
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Rhubarb Cocktails?

After a long winter, rhubarb is now in season.  Is there a way to use this first sign of the growing season in a cocktail?


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Yuengling, Premium

by J Frazzetta on May 21st, 2012 | Beer
Bottle/Tap: Can

This week I bring you a tale of two cans born of the same brewery and vying for some attention.  Which can was better, you ask?  That depends on your taste buds, Avid Reader, and what you choose to wet your whistle with on a warm spring evening.  I am no stranger to the flagship brew from America’s oldest brewery and I was interested to get acquainted with its younger, slimmer brother.  To stop them from fighting I put them both in the fridge for a time out and then found my Yuengling pint glass waiting for
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2009 Chateau Moulin Boyer Bordeaux

by Dennis Mayer on May 18th, 2012 | Red Wine, Wine
I wrote a couple of weeks ago that when buying a blend, like bordeaux, you should focus less on vineyards/wine producers, and more on the vintages that produce good blends from all wineries. I'll try to put that theory to the test today by comparing one 2009 economically priced bordeaux Chateau Moulin Boyer's 2009 imprint (on sale for $11 at my local wine shop) against a Chateau La Grange De Grenet from the same year that I reviewed in the aforementioned column last month.

Before cracking open the bottle, the Moulin Boyer is a bit of a mystery. I
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Bacardi Dragon Berry Rum

by James Maynard on May 16th, 2012 | Liquor
Bacardi introduced their dragon berry rum flavor late last year, and it is a smooth, though pungent spirit, which could have a multitude of uses. Retailing for about $12-14 a bottle, this is a wholly reasonable rum for the cost.

I still clearly remember the first time I tried a dragon berry. I saw them in a grocery store and I was awed by the strange way they looked. They are about the size of a mango, colored rosy to bright red with hues of pink spread throughout. The fruits have little green petals growing upwards, toward the top of
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