A few choice cocktails that will go down easy.
Posts by Jake Lahne:
Cocktails 101: The Tom Collins
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Raise high your Collins glass, carpenters. Feel like an honorary member of the Glass family while you sip this delightful summer beverage.
Cocktails 101: Cameron’s Kick
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Thirsting for something beyond green beer this St. Paddy’s Day? Look no further.
Cocktails 101: The Negroni
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Jake continues to reveal the path to becoming an alky, albeit one with refinement and taste. This week: an introdution to a lovable eccentric — the Negroni.
Cocktails 101: The Sidecar
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Jake schools us on a cocktail that’s pH balanced to be delicious.
Cocktails 101: The Margarita
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Jake continues your education on proper drinking. This week, we work on rehabilitating a badly mismanaged favorite, The Hold Steady the margarita.
Cocktails 101: The Manhattan
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Jake discusses the makings of an American classic — the Manhattan.
Cocktails 101: The (Whiskey) Old Fashioned
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Jake espouses the virtues of a good old fashioned Old-Fashioned.
Cocktails 101: The Daiquiri
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Who says daiquiris are only for vacationing housewives? Jake doesn’t.
Cocktails 101: the Whiskey Skin
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In which Jake imparts the drinkable wisdom of the ages. The first of a series spotlighting our liquored-up heritage. Recipes included.