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Larry’s Pick-me-up
Always trust and use the ingredients at hand. Melba gets inspired to substitute a lambic for Champagne in a classic Prohibition-era cocktail.
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The Year of the Dragon
This year, the [Chinese New Year][2] begins on January 23 and lasts for 15 days. It is a celebration in which millions—excuse me—billions of people participate. Let’s make some cocktails that will go well with the festivities. It’s easy; start…
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Please Return, Poe Toaster
For 60 years, in the wee hours of the morning, a man dressed in black would come to Westminster Hall and Burying Ground in Baltimore, Maryland. He sought out one grave, that of the great American author, Edgar Allan Poe.…
![Chalfonte Cognac gift set; two 2oz snifters and a 375l bottle of Chalfonte VSOP](https://i0.wp.com/drunkandunemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/chalfonte-set.jpg?fit=360%2C311&ssl=1)
Chalfonte Cognac
Brandy is a funny liqueur; it has a remarkable flavor, if you can get beyond it’s alcoholic breath. I’m [trying][kirsch], but so far I’ve had little success with it. Santa was very nice to me, as I noted, and I…