Previously published in 2014 I discovered the Mandarine Napoléon for the first time while working at a Swiss/French restaurant in the 1980s. The Mandarine Napoléon is an exquisite orange liqueur, a blend of mandarins and 10 year old Cognac. It…
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A Dash Of Cocktail History
Golden Cadillac The Golden Cadillac is a modern classic from the 1950s era. The cocktail was created at Poor Red’s Bar-B-Q located in the little town of El Dorado, California. Perhaps inspired by the Alexander from the early 20th century,…
How to ‘WOW’ guests for your Halloween party?
About Us Cocktail Hunter is the result of the efforts of Micheline Ouimet to create a more intuitive format for presenting cocktail recipes. She developed the visual recipe format and found that it was effective not only as a learning…
10 Most Annoying Cocktail Trends
Annoying Cocktail Trends Older post but still relevant It is always fun to satisfy our curiosity when looking into what’s hot and what’s not in the cocktail culture. Zagat is one of the largest user-generated rating guides for restaurants and…
Absinthe Substitutes
ABSINTHE SUBSTITUTES (re-posting from the archive) Absinthe is an old, traditional herbal liqueur that has a strong licorice flavour from anise seeds. The drink was in vogue in the late 19th century, and is the ancestor of today’s anise liqueurs.…
Cocktails and Music
Cocktail Hour and Music Background music sets the mood for a cocktail party, romantic soirée, or just an easy going evening. Enjoying a great cocktail and listening to music has long been a wonderful mix. This is my jam.com is…
Imbibers’ Summer Reading
It’s summer, the workload lighter and the chance to have an afternoon off to relax with a book is significantly higher. Alcohol is a tasty subject and here are five books that serve up a dash of drink history. They…
Cachaça Brazil’s National Spirit
Cachaça (pronounced ka-sha-sah) is a Brazilian spirit. Cachaça is distilled from fermented juice of fresh sugar cane. It is the third most widely consumed spirit in the world, and over 1.5 billion liters of Cachaça are produced each year, mainly…
Vana Tallinn Liqueur – It’s Estonian!
Vana Tallinn Rum-Based Liqueur (originally posted in 2015) A while back doing research, I read about this premium liqueur Vana Tallinn. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to taste it at a liquor industry product tasting event. I…
Smirnoff Zero Sugar Infusions Vodka
Introducing Zero Sugar, One-Hundred Percent Flavour Vodka Oooh… How Sweet Is That! The Makers of the World’s No.1 Vodka Launch Three Delicious Flavor Variants – Cucumber & Lime, Watermelon & Mint and Strawberry & RoseZero sugar, one-hundred percent flavour –…