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Oriental

By jmtakashima • Cocktails, Bachelorette Party, Whiskey

Something unique for our whiskey drinkers – Bourbon with a hint of citrus and sweet vermouth.
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Orangesicle

By jmtakashima • Frozen Drinks, Spring, Summer

This drink is almost frozen but not quite, with crushed ice and Orange and Vanilla flavors it will have you remembering those hot summers days when you were a kid.
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Orange Crush

By jmtakashima • Cocktails, Tropicals, Luau

A tall cocktail perfect for afternoons by the pool or out on the dock. Also a perfect way to kick your brunch cocktails up a notch since it make up perfectly as a batch.
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Orange Cardamon Gin And Tonic

By jmtakashima • New Years Eve, Father's Day, Bunch

Orange Cardamon Gin And Tonic is a great winter drink for Gin lovers. The Root liqueur gives it a botanical spicy flavor like root beer and the Dry Fly Gin has just the right balance, not too much juniper, to blend it all together. Adding notes of orange citrus makes it the perfect winter drink. Experiment with the Gins if you prefer a London Dry style but we really liked the smoothness of this drink. It could convert a few non-Gin drinkers!

Orange Buck

By jmtakashima • Mothers Day, Bunch, Gin

The Orange Buck is a great drink, tart and refreshing. We made this one with fresh squeezed organic juice to it was very tart. If you want more sweetness you can add 1/2 oz of simple syrup for a slightly sweeter taste.

Once Upon a Peach

By jmtakashima • Spring, Summer, Cocktails

Delightful spring cocktail with fresh white peaches, Vodka and St Germain. This is one for any party.
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Old Fashion

By jmtakashima • Whiskey, Fall, Winter

The original Old Fashioned recipe would have used whiskeys available in America in the late 1800’s, either Bourbon or Rye Whiskey. The first recipe is from 1895. But in some regions, especially Wisconsin, brandy is substituted for whiskey (sometimes called a Brandy Old Fashioned). Eventually the use of other spirits became common, such as a gin recipe becoming popularized in the late 1940s. The first mention of the drink was for a Bourbon whiskey cocktail in the 1880s, at the Pendennis Club, a gentlemen’s club in Louisville, Kentucky.

Common garnishes for an Old Fashioned include an orange slice or a maraschino cherry, although these modifications came around 1930, sometime after the original recipe was invented. The practice of muddling orange and other fruit gained prevalence as late as the 1990s. In muddling the fruit make sure to muddle the fruit but try not to muddle the peel too much. You want to release the oils and fruit flavor but not a lot of the acid. As with spirit only drinks what whiskey/brandy you make this drink with matters. The fun is in trying to find which one you really like!

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