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more development

20-Aug-09

improved sunrise take #2
1/2 oz tequila
1/2 oz lillet
1/4 oz luxardo orange
this is not very good at all. made drinkable (but not good) with a couple dashes of lemon.
here’s the bourbon and branch ‘improved sunrise‘.
loma bonita burner take #2
1 oz tequila
1/4 oz lemon
1/4 oz syrup
1 chunk pineapple
1 sliver jalepeno
its possible that the jalepeno had been [...]

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cocktail basics

16-Mar-09

balance
the key to a good cocktail is BALANCE. here’s a basic cocktail recipe, from the “sour” family (eg, margarita, cosmo, sidecar, daiquiri, etc) to illustrate that point.
basic cocktail 1
2 oz base spirit (approx 80 proof)
1 oz acid (usually lemon or lime)
1 oz 1:1 simple syrup (that is, 1 part water, 1 part sugar, shaken [...]

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