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Maximilian Affair Cocktail
Thursday, November 9, 2023
3 min read

Mezcal Cocktail with St. Germain – Maximilian Affair Cocktail

The Maximilian Affair cocktail salutes Mexico and France by combining the tastes of smoky Mexican mezcal with the sweet floral French elderflower liqueur. It’s a surprising combination that works great together. Which is odd, considering that it was named for an historic event that took place in Mexico in the 1860’s which wasn’t so sweet. The Maximilian Affair involved an Austrian Archduke and an attempt by those meddling French to rule Mexico.
Halloween Cocktail - Corpse Reviver No.2
Thursday, October 26, 2023
2 min read

The Corpse Reviver No. 2 – Halloween Cocktail

The Corpse Reviver No. 2 is the perfect Halloween cocktail. Or maybe, like it's original intent, it is the perfect AFTER-Halloween cocktail, when you need a bit of "the hair of the dog" to revive you. In fact, it used to be served as a "breakfast cocktail" to cure you after a night of debauchery. Even though I said that I was putting my gin away until warm weather returns, this gin, Cointreau, Lillet Blanc and absinthe cocktail is really delicious AND has the creepy name to commemorate either Hallow's Eve or The Day of the Dead.
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