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• ABV 28: American Gin Cocktails

  May 3, 2010 / ABV, video show

  We’re making the Grass Skirt recipe for each american gin we’re tasting, that list includes: No. 209 Distillery, Bluecoat, Amsterdam and Brave Spirit’s Standing Guard Gin

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• ABV 27: American Gin Tasting

  April 28, 2010 / ABV, Gin, review

  American Gin, what’s the difference between a gin made in America and the long understood London Dry version? We’ve noticed a lot more citrus aroma’s in these gins compared to other London styles, but it doesn’t end there! Which do we like the best?

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• Satan’s Whiskers

  February 21, 2010 / Cocktails, Common Man Cocktails, Gin, Recipes, Vermouth, video show

  While we’ve never met Satan, here are his whiskers! Not sure where the name arrived from but this is a gin-style cocktail with both sweet and dry vermouth and a bit of grand marnier (yes, the recipe notes spelled it wrong). Show Links: Get The Recipe Party Paddle!!! Donations!!!

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  Top 12 Cocktail Gifts For Christmas and The Holidays

  November 25, 2009 / 10 cane, Absinthe, Absinthe Dripper/Brouilleurs, Accessories, Agave, Alcohol, Baileys, Bison Grass, Bourbon, Cocktails, Don Q, Feature, France, g'vine, holiday, Light Rum, Mixed Drinks, Organic, Recipes, Reposado, Rum, Spirits, Tequila, Top Shelf, VeeV Açai, Vodka, Żubrówka

  We are blessed throughout the year with great spirits, cocktails and accessories. Since our primary focus is reviewing “everyday drinking” equipment and spirits, we receive a lot of products to sit down and work with so we believe it’s time to build our holiday gift list. This list is good for the cocktail drinker, the spirit enthusiast and other great holiday gift ideas! Buy anything on this list and you’ll be the most respected and intelligent gift-giver at the event. [...]

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  Absinthe Minded Martini Recipe [video]

  July 10, 2009 / Absinthe, Cocktails, Common Man Cocktails, Gin, Grand Marnier, martini, Mixed Drinks, Recipes, Vermouth, video show

  The absinthe minded martini is a classy little cocktail with a pretty look and feel. Use your favorite gin, we’re using bluecoat gin as it gives off a great orange zest profile. This cocktail will give you a neat black liquorice style finish, so make sure you’re ready for it, absinthe is definitely showing itself within this drink. This cocktail makes absinthe drinkers and gin drinkers get together for great big hugs. Check us out at Everydaydrinkers.tv to see the [...]

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  Bluecoat American Dry Gin Review

  June 23, 2009 / Gin, review

  We’re going to dive right into an American Dry gin, based much off the classic London Dry Gin. Bluecoat arrives in a beautiful blue bottle and contains a gin with many organic components. Bluecoat has organic juniper berries, organic citrus peels and other organic materials. Hopefully this gives off a more natural tasting profile. Bluecoat pours clear as water but can be distinguished from the liquid based on its “legs.” When rolling the spirit around the glass, a thin coating [...]

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