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  Christmas Cocktail: The Green Russian

  December 20, 2012 / Christmas, Cocktails, Common Man Cocktails, holiday, Recipes, video show

  A strange balance of mint and black licorice play a big role in the Green Russian design

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• ABV 24: Absinthe Curacao Frappe Cocktail

  April 18, 2010 / Absinthe, ABV, Recipes, video show

  We’re making the Absinthe Curacao Frappe Cocktail with four brands of absinthe. La Clandestine is a blanche (white) absinthe styles while the La Feé and Veux Carré are Verte (green) variants. The Lucid is considered a Verte but it sure looks and tastes more like a Blache.

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• ABV 23: Absinthe Tasting

  April 13, 2010 / Absinthe, Absinthe Fountains, Absinthe Glasses, Absinthe Spoons, ABV, video show

  We’re louching and tasting absinthe, four brands of absinthe both green and white: La Feé, Veux Carré, Lucid Superior and La Clandestine. La Clandestine are blanche (white) absinthe styles while the La Feé and Veux Carré are Verte (green) variants. The Lucid is considered a Verte but it sure looks and tastes more like a Blache.

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• Holland Gin Cocktail Recipe

  January 28, 2010 / Absinthe, Cocktails, Common Man Cocktails, Genever, Mixed Drinks, Recipes, video show

  We’re test driving a new form of vodka today, sweet tea vodka. We’re taking one of the recipes from Jeremiah Weed and putting it to to the test, mainly because it also included Bourbon. It’s a full new day, we’ve never had Knob Creek bourbon before and picked that up at the store as well (to use in an upcoming tasting on AlcoholsbyVolume). Show Links: Get The Recipe Bols Genever

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• Halloween Cocktail: Sour Witch

  October 29, 2009 / Absinthe, Cocktails, Common Man Cocktails, Halloween, Mixed Drinks, Recipes, video show, Wine

  The third halloween cocktail for 2009, we’re getting closer to the day so let’s really start cranking through some sillyness. This time we’re creating the Sour Witch, another Jonathan Pogash recipe using Lucid Absinthe and sour cherries. We opened a bottle of sparkling wine earlier in the week so we’re using it with this cocktail as well. Show Links: Print This Halloween Cocktail Jonathan Pogash’s website More info on Lucid Absinthe

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• Absinthe Tasting and HOWTO Video

  July 24, 2009 / Absinthe, Accessories, Common Man Cocktails, review, video show

  I’ve done some research on absinthe and tried to gather some information to share with the community to explain away the fears of the spirit. While some may dislike the taste all together, since it’s heavy in that anise/fennel flavoring, others have continually asked me “what is absinthe?” or commented on its legality. I’ve had folks post comments to some video’s telling me how I have to have it imported and cannot buy it in the United States, which is [...]

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