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Cocktails For Your Golden Globe Awards Soiree!

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Tonight is the night that Hollywood’s best and brightest film and television actors gather to see who will take home one of the highest honors in the industry. Whether you’ll be tuning in to catch the celebrations or just to watch Ricky Gervais take jabs at celebs, we’ve got you covered on the cocktail front. Check out these awesome recipes guaranteed to make you feel like a star.

    The Heartthrob — toast to good-looking celebrities

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Happy National Hot Toddy Day!

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Hot toddies make the perfect drink for wet or cold weather! There are lots of different ways to prepare the traditional cocktail from the Northern British style of boiling water, whisky with sugar or honey to the Southern style that uses hot tea instead of water. 

To help us celebrate National Hot Toddy Day, our friends over at Tequila REVOLUCION showed us how to put a twist on the classic toddy. Enjoy!

    Amor Caliente — 

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DOTW Giveaway!

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Here at Drink of the Week, we believe that sharing is caring. And what better way to show that we care about our readers cocktail creating fun than to give you guys a copy of our book DIY Cocktails

To enter, check out some of our favorite recipes for National Apricot Day and leave a comment with the recipe that sounds the best to you!… Read more

National Apricot Day!

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The apricot, a relative of the plum and the peach, has been a food staple in many cultures for a very long time. This sweet, bright-colored fruit is packed full of beta-carotene, fiber, antioxidants like vitamin A and also makes for a tasty ingredient in cocktails! Check out some of our favorite recipes:

    Apricot Fizz — this cocktail is light, refreshing and full of flavor with rum and cherry bitters.
    The Bubbly Apricot — you

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DOTW Giveaway!

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We want you to start out the new year with a copy of our awesome book DIY Cocktails and a prize from our vault of goodies

To enter, check out our cocktail suggestions for National Hot Tea Month and leave a comment to let us know which one was your favorite! 

Contest ends January 8th. Good luck!… Read more

January is National Hot Tea Month

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January is National Hot Tea Month and there’s no better way to celebrate than to jump right in and start enjoying some piping hot cocktails!

Tea dates as far back as the 10th century and has been a popular beverage in many cultures. It’s packed with antioxidants, flavonoids and has even been proven to improve the body’s natural defenses against bacteria and viruses. So, while you’re digging into these recipes remember that you’re also doing Read more

DOTW Giveaway!

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Our favorite thing about ringing in the new year is the exciting possibility of starting over again with a fresh outlook and renewed sense of purpose. To help kickstart your new year, we would like to give you some goodies including a new copy of our book DIY Cocktails! 

To enter, check out the Top Ten Drinks of 2011 and leave a comment to let us know which one was your favorite! 

Contest ends January … Read more

Grilled Quail with Maker’s Mark Glazed Turnips

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Created by Chef Brian Bistrong
Serves 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes. Cook Time: 15 minutes. Level: Easy.

Ingredients:
4 pieces semi-boneless quail
8 pieces baby turnips, peeled and sliced thinly into rounds
4 pieces scallions, white and green, sliced into 1” pieces
2 tablespoons Maker’s Mark®
2 teaspoons butter
1/3 cup strong chicken stock
Salt and pepper
Zest of ½ lemon
Vegetable oil

Directions:
    1.    Pat the quail dry with a paper towel and then … Read more

Cocktails A Vampire Would Kill For

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Time is winding down as the clock ticks closer and closer to the release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part I and the collective sigh of millions of rejoicing fans as Bella and Edward meet onscreen again after the agonizing wait between films. As the countdown continues, we’ve gathered some of our favorite drinks that will definitely aid in getting your gears into vampire-mode. Take a look at all these bloody drinks and … Read more

Halloween Punch Recipes

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Don’t get stuck behind the bar at your Halloween party! Grab that punch bowl, mix up one of these and you’re set.

Here are devilish punch recipes that will satisfy your cocktail needs while letting you enjoy the night:

    Bloody Rum Punch
    Spirited Punch
    Jack-o-Lantern Punch
    Vampire’s Punch
    Witch’s Brew
    Flaming Tiki Pumpkin Punch
    Italian Halloween Punch
    Bloody Black Currant Punch
    Wicked Apple Punch
    Dragon Blood Punch

Even more Halloween Punch Recipes!Read more