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Daiquiri became popular in the 1940s. Wartime rationing made whiskey, vodka, etc., hard to come by, yet because of Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor policy (which opened up trade and travel …
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This is one of those cocktails that you forget until you have another one.  They are so good, just the right balance of sweet and sour.  Depending on the Gin you use you can play up the different notes of earthiness.
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A fruity summery cocktail the Slow Motion goes great with summer parties, makes a great punch or just a pitcher for a few friends.  Perfect for a pool or end of summer party.
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Singapore Sling is a South-East Asian cocktail that was invented in the early 1900’s by Ngiam Tong Boon, a bartender working at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel Singapore. Originally made with Gin, Cherry Heering, Bénédictine, and fresh pineapple juice, primarily from regional pineapples which have a different flavor and when shaken create a foamy top on the drink. While you don’t need fresh pineapple juice using 100% juice that is not canned gives this drink a much better taste. If you want to go all out the flavor of fresh pineapple is easy to make if you have a juicer. Most readily available pineapples are from Dole from Hawaii and are still very good but if you are a purist you can look for Sarawak pineapples which may be available at specialty produce houses or grocery stores like Fresh Market or Whole Foods.
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There are many stories claiming to describe the origin of the Sex on the Beach. One claims that the cocktail originated in Florida in the spring of 1987 based on the timing of the introduction of Peach Schnapps.
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Many drinks are an offshoot of the Gin and Vodka drinks out of the 20’s and 30’s that are part of the Cap Codder family which is Vodka and Cranberry. There are many variations on this drink like the Bay Breeze, Sea Breeze, (Vodka, Grapefruit and Cranberry), Greyhound… Any way you look at it these drinks remind you of summer by the sea! 
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Legend has it, Rum Runners were invented in the late 1950’s at the Holiday Isle Tiki Bar in Islamorada, Florida. Supposedly, the bar had an excess of rum and certain liqueurs, hence all the somewhat bizarre number of liqueurs that are included in almost any recipe out there for a Rum Runner, that needed to be gotten rid of to make room in the liquor closet. They named the drink after the real “Rum Runners” that inhabited the Florida Keys in the early days running Rum in from Cuba and the islands.  Many changes are made as the Rum Runner passed through time. Most recipes are altered by using different amounts of the same ingredients. Sometimes an ingredient may be substituted or changed and the recipe will remain intact. The only ingredient that remains sacred is of course the Rum. 
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Very festive and great for a batch recipe – Make a lot of each color and put it in the freezer to hold, salt the glasses and when guests come over use and ice cream scoop to layer the colors.  Yummy!
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Find a pool and a friend, this one is great with both.  Makes 2 icey frozen cocktails that punk just enough punch.  We used the Whole Fruit Sorbet and fresh lemon juice to make this the perfect frozen summer cocktail.
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We love a good Mojito and this is one of them. We used the 1883 Mojito syrup and fresh raspberries to really make this cocktail really pop. Enjoy…
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