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Income Tax Cocktail

April 14, 2013 | 2 Comments

This is a re-post.

1.5 oz Dry Gin
0.75 oz Dry Vermouth
0.75 oz Sweet Vermouth
0.50 oz Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass.
Stir with ice and strain into a coupe.
Garnish with an orange twist.

The Third Degree

March 29, 2011 | 12 Comments

4 oz Leopold’s Gin
2 oz Dry Vermouth
2 dashes of Kübler Absinthe

Stir with ice and strain into two coupes.

Makes two drinks

Note: The original version of this post accidentally included Sweet Vermouth instead of Dry Vermouth. An absolute gaff on our part — but, at least, that drink is tasty too.

Last week, Lesley and I packed up the toddler and winged our way north, cashing in the trip we had won as grand finalists in the POM Wonderful Dinner Party contest back in November. We had our selection of spots all around the country – anywhere POM had a partner in its chef series. Napa was not only the shortest distance for the lad’s first plane flight (being parents, we are prone to choose the path of least resistance), but it was also ‘home’ in some ways as both Lesley and I grew up in Northern California. Within hours of leaving our front door, we had loaded up our rental RAV4 and were off on a drinking tour which, despite our being in viticulture central, involved very little wine. As you may have guessed, we were there for the booze. Read More…