Do you host tastings/get-together's at your home? I've recently gotten some really good beer (Belgian's mostly in those 750-ml wine bottles) and have been meeting friends once a week for dinner and drinks. Sometimes we switch it up with wine...
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We inherited some alcohol from our friends who were moving out of state and it includes a bottle of triple sec and a bottle of gold tequila. I saw a lot of recipes online and there seems to be some...
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My 21st birthday is coming up, and I may be the only college junior in America to have never had an alcoholic beverage before. My lifetime experience with alcohol consists of a few sips from my parents' wine at special...
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I love champage and am always looking for a new twist on drinking it. My favorite is a dry Champagne with a bit of Raspberry Vodka, a splash of soda water, garnished with raspberries. Does anyone else have any interesting...
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I attempted homemade kahlua last weekend. When I went to the ABC store, I couldn't remember how much vodka I needed, so I bought the biggest bottle of cheap vodka I could find – and I only needed 2 cups....
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I'm going to a potluck next Friday with the theme "Culinary Intoxication" (give us a break--we're college students!). The food doesn't have to be literally "intoxicating" per se, but it needs to include alcohol in part of the cooking process....
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What's your favorite cocktail? What must you always have in your home liquor cabinet? What do you always order out? I'm in a rut and sick of the vodka-tonics, vodka-cranberries, beers... Every time I read Paul Clarke's articles on SE,...
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A friend gave me a bottle of real absinthe the other day. There's so much stuff on it, what with the sugar cubes and the special absinthe spoon (which I do not own) and the water being added drop by...
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It is an unopened Christmas gift. I have a rare occasional drink and have used Triple Sec in recipes, but I understand this is stronger. If one were to drink this as an apéritif or digestif, what is the proper...
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What are some good options in a darker beer without getting something that's overly bitter. I enjoy Guinness, but want to look around. There's just no many good options at my local store, so I'm looking for suggestions. Boddingtons has...
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