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Our friends over at Voga recently sent us some fun recipes for Easter.  This one really resonated!  I am a really big fan of wine based cocktails, punches and Moscato.  The Easter Sangria combines all three.  Plus, you get the added bonus of being able to wow your friends and relatives with that punch bowl your grandma gave you.  I grew up in the Midwest and no self respecting woman would be caught dead on … Read more

It’s Fall, dammit! Time to get cozy with some autumnal booze.

The great thing about this simple apple-vanilla bourbon is that it’s so flexible: You can drink it alone, in a Manhattan or in a new creation of your own. (To learn how to design your own recipes, check out our book: DIY Cocktails.)

Granny Smith apples give a bright, pie-like flavor to the infusion. You can use any kind of apple, but sweeter apples … Read more

Ingredients:
2 oz Espolón Tequila Reposado
1 oz fresh lime juice
.5 oz apple cider Vvnegar shrub
.5 oz Cardamaro Amaro
1 bar spoon apple butter infused agave nectar
4 muddled apple chunks
Apple cider foam, garnish
Blackstrap molasses, garnish

Directions:
Muddle apple chunks in bottom of a mixing glass. Shake all ingredients together with ice and
double strain in a rocks glass over ice. Top with apple cider foam and drizzle with Blackstrap
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Ingredients:
1 oz vodka
1 oz Hiram Walker Carmel Apple Liqueur
1 oz fresh sour mix (or high quality purchased mix)

Directions:
Pour into cocktail shaker, shake and pour into a martini glass. Garnish with apple slice.

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If you’re looking for something a little different for St. Patrick’s Day, this green sangria is a nice change of pace.… Read more

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Courtesy of SKYY Vodka.

Ingredients

1 tbsp. SKYY Infusions Ginger
1/3 cup and 0.5 tablespoons sugar
½ cup apple cider or apple juice
1 tbsp cider vinegar
1 lb small gala apples (about 4; left unpeeled)
1 frozen puff pastry sheet (from a 17 ¼-oz package), thawed
3 tbsp unsalted butter

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°F. Cook 1/3 cup sugar in a dry, 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, undisturbed, until it begins to melt. … Read more

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