Can Irish People Drink Tequila Like They Mean It?
Can Irish people drink tequila like they mean it? No salt, no lime, no sangrita, no excuses. Just straight Mexican gold (or silver). Let's watch!
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A Green-Juice Cocktail With Fresh Kale And Mezcal
It’s hard to ignore the proliferation of juicing and its effects on our culture. While cocktails are not technically in line with that lifestyle, spirited drinks have historically kept people healthy over the past few centuries; see the cinchona bark found in a gin & tonic being used to ward off malaria, or limes preventing scurvy for sailors. Fresh…
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Drinking Tequila On The Day Of The Dead? Keep It In The Family.
Most people can agree that tequila is changing. No longer perceived as mere fuel for frat parties and spring breaks, the spirit is gaining respect as one that can be sipped and appreciated. But with this shift in perception comes a new image, the vanguards of which are a pretty highfalutin bunch. Hip-hop moguls, leading…
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Infographic: All Sorts Of Facts About Tequila That Will Help You Drink Smarter
In 2012, tequila accounted for eight percent of total spirits sales in bars and restaurants. That’s a sizable number, but we honestly wish it were higher. We love tequila here at Food Republic. Also see: this, this and this. But on Cinco de Mayo, the unofficial day to drink the stuff, that number increases significantly.…
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El Guapo Cocktail Recipe With Mezcal
Finding a good spicy drink in the cocktail lexicon can be a challenge, which is why so many stick to their Bloody Marys. But looking outside of this brunch staple, there are some great choices that can be found thanks to our neighbors to the south and their delicious agave-based spirits. Finding a perfect balance,…
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Tandoori Tequila Cocktail Recipe
Pairing Indian food with cocktails is notoriously tricky business. Throw a liquor notoriously hard to pair with anything but tacos in the mix, and you've really got your work cut out for you. Thankfully for the world, Aliya LeeKong and the rest of the team at NYC desi khanna palace Junoon have solved the problem…
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How To Mix Cocktails In The Great Outdoors
With the start of a busy grilling season upon us, the key to good drinking is often finding something that is easy and refreshing. For many, the idea of weaving cocktails into that equation, especially with large groups, is a daunting prospect that often leads to simply going out and purchasing a sixer of beer…
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Broadway's Alibi Cocktail
We're all about brunch drinks — we'll even drink our veggies. Rather than the old standby of tomato juice and vodka this weekend, we're switching the vegetable and the booze and really turning things on their heads. We discovered the Broadway's Alibi a couple of weekends ago at Forty Four at the Royalton Hotel —…
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Invasión Francesa Cocktail Recipe
If you love springtime as much as we do and really want to honor the history of the holiday, try the Invasión Francesa Cocktail. The drink represents Chef Julian Medina's signature cooking style of elevating traditional Mexican flavors and ingredients. He adds fresh tarragon and spring peas to the cocktail for a seasonal riff on…
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Tequila Made To Ruin You For All Others
If you’re the sort of tequila purist who is known to bemoan the growing American domination of the industry, you may be wary of Tequila DeLeón. Like Herradura, which was bought several years ago by spirits and wine giant Brown-Forman, and El Tesoro, bought more recently by Beam Global, DeLeón was once a small, independently…
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