In The Spotlight

1. Top 10 Cocktails of 2009

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   I was mulling over different ideas for an end-of-year post and landed on this fun list while looking at the year's site activity. This list is as democratic as they come; it's basically the top cocktails determined by views. The biggest surprise? The sidecar at #1, glad to see. It was always Rachel’s favorite. It ...Read More

2. April Fool's

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   Seems like a good day for drinking? This day is one of fun, merriment and hoaxes. Of course, I have to work. Apple Fool's Ingredients 1 shot (1 ½ oz) of sour apple schnapps½ oz grenadineLemonade Instructions Fill a tall glass tumbler with ice. Add Sour Apple schnapps and grenadine. Fill remainder of tumbler with lemonade. Serve. Trickster Ingredients 1 shot (1 ½ oz) of ...Read More

3. Three Olives Loopy Vodka Review

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   They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and yet we often neglect it for lack of time or convenience in the morning. That could all change once you try this new flavor from the fine folks at Proximo Spirits. Proximo is the parent company of Three Olives vodka, America's fastest growing ...Read More

4. How to measure in 'parts'

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   Normal people measure things in ounces, cups, tablespoons and other recognizable increments. Cocktail people often use "parts" instead, which puts the recipe in the form of a ratio. A part can be any type of measurement. All you have to do is assign a measurement increment to be a part—for example, one part equals one ounce—then ...Read More

5. Celebrity Drinking Games

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   What could be more fun? Star Jones drinking game from PerezHilton.com Tara Reid drinking game from Liquid Generation Da Vinci Code drinking game from iVillage Futurerama drinking game from College Humor Simpsons drinking game from Real Beer The OC drinking game from the OC Files Top Gun drinking game from Barney's Blog The David Caruso drinking game from LAist Movie drinking games from Cracked ...Read More