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Blood and Sand

There aren't all that many classic cocktails that feature scotch as the base spirit. We tend to assume that this is both because scotch already had a long history of both quality (and plenty of fans), but also because many scotch whiskies are so potent that they overshadow other ingredients…

Ti’ Punch

Ti punch - short for "petit punch" - is a rum drink that is especially popular in the French Caribbean. As you might expect, given that the drink comes from an area that specializes in the production of rhum agricole, it features rum agricole. The drink is a simple one…

How to Make a Grass Skirt Tiki Garnish

The garnishes of tiki drinks are often just as important as the drinks themselves, so you'll find that tiki bars work a lot harder on garnishes than most "regular" bars do. Tiki drinks are topped with pineapple spears, towers of fruit and fresh flowers - and, of course, the tiki…

Blue Hawaii

The Blue Hawaii is a cocktail that is all about the color - and while some people might feel like blue isn't a color that belongs in food, I tend to think that there is nothing wrong with playing with your food a little bit, even if that means turning…