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Boston Iced Coffee

The Boston Iced Coffee is a great drink to sip with friends or sitting by a fire. Make a cup for you and a friend.

Boston Iced Coffee is a cool warming drink. It's a great winter drink.

Boston Iced Coffee Ingredients

Boston Iced Coffee Drink Recipe

  1. chill fresh coffee
  2. pour all ingredients into a highball glass
  3. stir
  4. garnish with a lemon twist

Non Sequitur

The city recovered after 1800, becoming the transportation hub for the New England region with its network of railroads, and even more important, the intellectual, educational and medical center of the nation. Along with New York, Boston was the financial center of the United States in the 19th century, and was especially important in funding railroads nationwide.

Marnier Chocolate Bonbon

A drink with chocolate bonbon in the title has to have something going for it. Add Grand Marnier and you have fine drink. Top with fresh whipped cream and you have something special. When you make this drink use a good hot chocolate such as Godiva or other Chocolatier.

Marnier Chocolate Bonbon Ingredients

  • 1 oz. Grand Marnier
  • 1/2 oz. Tequila (Don Julio Anejo preferred)
  • 3 oz. hot chocolate
  • Layer of fresh cream

Marnier Chocolate Bonbon Directions

The hot chocolate should be a rich full flavored hot chocolate, preferably milk based.

  1. add hot chocolate to Irish coffee mug
  2. stir in Grand Marnier and tequila
  3. layer fresh whipped cream on the top

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What is a Bon bon – heaven on earth! Bon bon typically refers to a chocolate or a truffle confection. The term bon bon comes from the French and is actually simply a repetition of the word good. The bon bon to the French is a chocolate covered candy or truffle, often with a butter cream or fondant center. Sometimes bon bon merely refers to any candy, not necessarily covered with chocolate.

The first bonbons come from the 17th century when they were made at the royal court especially for children who were eating them and chanting bon, bon!, French for good, good!.

Bonbon is also a colloquial expression (as in, “She sat around all day eating bon-bons while her husband was at work.”). This sweet inspired Johann Strauss II to compose a waltz named, “Wiener Bonbons”.

Passion Ginger Margarita

A Passion Ginger Margarita is an exotic drink. Chances are you don’t have many of these ingredients in your home bar. All expect the most sophisticated cocktail lounges probably won’t have these ingredients. If you want to try a unique drink, spend some time gathering these mixers and give it a try.

Passion Ginger Margarita Ingredients

  • 2 oz. Tequila Blanco (Simbra Azul preferred)
  • 1/2 oz. Cointreau or triple sec
  • 1 oz. Boiron Passion Fruit Puree
  • 1/2 oz. Boiron Mango Puree
  • 1/4 oz. fresh ginger juice
  • 1/2 oz. Monin Passion Fruit Syrup
  • 6 crushed coriander seeds
  • 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice

Passion Ginger Margarita Directions

  1. using a tumbler or tall glass, rim edge with Jamaica Salt
  2. add ice to shaker
  3. add all ingredients (any order)
  4. shake drink well until liquid is cold
  5. carefully pour into grass being mindful of not disturbing rum

Non Sequitur

Ginger is a tuber that is consumed whole as a delicacy, medicine, or spice. It is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale. It lends its name to its genus and family (Zingiberaceae). Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal.

Ginger is native to India and China. It takes its name from the Sanskrit word stringa-vera, which means “with a body like a horn”, as in antlers. Ginger has been important in Chinese medicine for many centuries, and is mentioned in the writings of Confucius.

Urban Dictionary: A human, characterized by pale skin, freckles and bright red hair. “Gingers” are generally considered to be inferior to their more melanin-rich brethren, and thus deservingly discriminated against. Gingers are thought to have no souls. The condition, “gingervitis” is genetic and incurable.

“Ginger” the actress: Tina Louise (born February 11, 1934) is an American actress, singer and author. She played the “movie star” Ginger Grant on the television situation comedy Gilligan’s Island.

Rum Butter Cider Drink Recipe


 This unique drink will warm you up in the winter time. This unusually drink has a memorable flavor and is great to impress decrementing guests. If you can find Bols and Zacapa, it will make this drink even better.

Rum Butter Cider Ingredients

  • 1 oz. Grand Marnier
  • 1 oz. Butterscotch Liqueur (Bols preferred)
  • 1 1/2 oz. Rum (Zacapa 23 Year Rum preferred)
  • 4 oz. hot apple cider

Rum Butter Cider Directions

  1. Add Grand Marnier, Butterscotch Liqueur, and rum to Irish Coffee mug or a traditional coffed mug
  2. stir in apple cider
  3. garnish with cinnamon stick

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Cider is made from apple juice which has undergone two different kinds of fermentation. The first fermentation is carried out by yeasts which have either been added deliberately or which are naturally present on the apple skins. This fermentation converts sugars to ethanol and the higher alcohols (fusel alcohols). The second fermentation, the malo-lactic fermentation converts L(-)-malic acid to L(+)-lactic acid and carbon dioxide. This fermentation is carried out by lactic acid bacteria which are present in the apple juice and also in the area in which the fermentation is carried out. The malo-lactic fermentation can occur concurrently with the yeast fermentation but more often it is delayed until the fully fermented cider reaches 15 C, normally in the late spring or early summer of the year following that in which the cider was made.

Once cider is in a fermentation tank, it cannot be moved, because this will stir up sediments. After around two months, the cider is carefully decanted and the container is cleaned to remove sediment. The cider can age in an oak barrel, or be placed back in the fermentation tank, as long as it is meticulously cleaned. At this stage, the hard cider will taste very sharp and raw; the flavor will mellow as it ages.

Chambord Manhattan

The Chambord Manhattan is super simple drink to make. It’s very stylish and taste. Due to it’s red color, it’s a great drink for a Christmas or New Years party or anytime. It’s also a nice drink to add to a Martini Party.

Chambord Manhattan Ingredients

  • 2 oz. bourbon
  • 1 oz. Chambord
  • dash of bitters
  • cherry with stem

Chambord Manhattan Directions

  1. add ice to a drink shaker
  2. add bourbon and chambord
  3. add dash of bitters
  4. shake well until liquid is cold
  5. fill martini glass
  6. sink a cherry in glass

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Chambord is the premium black raspberry liqueur with a fine French heritage. Chambord stands alone in its category — and in its iconic, captivating packaging. For the person who appreciates a life full of great experiences, Chambord is the essential spirit that elevates and brings magic to cocktailing and culinary experiences. Captivating to the most discerning palate, Chambord tempts and rewards experimentation.

The Chateau of Chambord in one of the loveliest Renaissance buildings in the Valley of the Loire. Chambord, chateau, park, and village in the department of Loire-et-Cher in central France. The chateau of Chambord was a retreat for French kings, especially Louis XIV It was under his auspices that French dramatist Moliure’s Monsieur de Pourceaugnac and Le bourgeois Gentilhomme were first produced there.

French Kiss Drink Recipe

The French Kiss drink is easy to make and a unique drink to add to your home bar menu or a great way to start off a romantic evening.

  • 1 oz. Chambord
  • 1 oz. vodka
  • 1 oz. dark crème de cacao
  • 1.5 oz half and half

Directions

  1. add ice to a drink shaker
  2. all all ingredients
  3. shake well until shaker feels cold
  4. strain into martini glass
  5. garnish with Hershey’s Kiss or strawberrys

Non Sequitur

A long time ago, scientists proclaimed that people found kissing pleasurable because when the two lips met during kissing, an electric current was generated.

We now know this to be completely untrue but new studies have shown that when two people embrace, hormones are released into the blood stream which immediately induces a sense of euphoria when you feed on the sweetness of your mouth.

A French kiss, tongue kiss, pash, snog or deep kiss is a passionate romantic or sexual kiss in which one participant’s tongue touches the other’s tongue (or lips) and usually enters his/her mouth.

Although family members may sometimes kiss on the lips, a kiss using the tongue almost always indicates a romantic relationship. French kissing stimulates the lips, tongue and mouth, which are all areas very sensitive to touch. It is considered by many to be both very pleasurable and highly intimate.

Coquito Drink Recipe

If you don’t want to make homemade Coquito, there are many commercially available products. Coquito is an eggnog-like alcoholic beverage traditionally served in Puerto Rico. The drink is commonly associated with the Christmas holidays, where it is traditionally served along with other holiday food.

  • 28 oz. coconut milk
  • 2 cups rum
  • 14 oz. condensed milk
  • 4 egg yolks* or egg substitute.

Directions

  1. add all ingredients in blender
  2. blend until well mixed
  3. pour into a bottle and refrigerate until cold
  4. serve in small glasses
  5. sprinkle top lightly with nutmeg

Non Sequitur

Is it safe to eat raw egg yokes?
Opinions are divided on this, certainly many recipes require the use of raw egg yolks, but if the chickens producing the eggs are infected with salmonella, it has been found that this bacteria can also be present in the body of the eggs that that chicken produces leading to food poisoning.
The consensus is that provided that you are fit and healthy and the eggs are fresh (and preferably free range produced) it is OK to eat them raw, but if you are a baby, sick, pregnant or elderly & frail then perhaps you should avoid them

How to make Coquito

Baileys Spiced Coffee

The idea of mixing Bailey’s Irish Cream and pear-flavored liqueur might sound odd but this drink recipe is a nice change for someone who normally drinks Baileys straight up and it’s pretty good. If you don’t have Baileys with a Hint of Coffee, you can try a splash of Kahlua.

Baileys Spiced Coffee Recipe

  • 2 oz. Baileys with a Hint of Coffee
  • 1 oz. pear-flavored liqueur

Directions

  1. layer pear-flavored liqueur first
  2. top with Baileys with a Hint of coffee
  3. garnish with nutmeg and a grind of seasoned pepper

There are many pear flavored liqueurs here’s a partial list: Kruskovac, Poire Williams Liqueur, Belle de Brillet, Rothman & Winter Orchard Pear, Kammer Williams Pear, Xante Pear. There are a number of pear brandy’s the might work in this drink. Experiment and find what you like.

Non Sequitur

Baileys Irish Cream is an Irish whiskey and cream based liqueur tha is made by Gilbeys of Ireland. The trademark is currently owned by Diageo. It has a declared alcohol content of 17% alcohol by volume. Baileys is currently produced in Belfast.

According to the manufacturer, Baileys has a shelf life of 24 months but no one has tested that theory since Baileys is so good, it usually gets drank rather quickly. It should be stored between 5 and 25 degrees Celsius, or 41 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.

Calories in Baileys Irish Cream

Assuming a size of 1.5 oz or 43g:

  • Fat: 5.7 g
  • Total Carbs: 11 g
  • Protein: 1.3 g
  • Calories: 144

Glogg / Mulled Wine Recipe

Glogg is drink often consumed around the holidays and Christmas time. This mulled wine recipe or Glögg is tasty and not very difficult to make. It’ll likely require a trip to the store to get the right ingredient but it will be worth it. Glögg (Glogg) is a Swedish drink for a cold winter evening. It is heated, spiced and sweetened wine, a bit like the German Glühwein. Enjoy.

  • 12 oz. SKYY vodka
  • 1 bottle (750 ml) dry red wine
  • 1.5 tbsp. mulling spices
  • 1 tsp. fresh orange zest
  • 2 tbsp. sugar
  • 2 tbsp. blanched almonds
  • 4 tbsp. raisins

Directions

  1. wrap mulling spices in cheesecloth.
  2. in a large saucepan, combine the wine, SKYY vodka, cheesecloth with mulling spices, orange zest, and sugar.
  3. allow to very lightly simmer over medium heat for at least 30 minutes (do not boil).
  4. discard the mulling spices.
  5. Drop a few raisins and almonds at the bottom of each mug and top with the hot liquid.

Non Sequitur

Glogg is a traditional drink of the Swedish & Finnish Advent season – Advent being the six weeks leading up to the Birth of Christ on the 25th of December. Glogg is traditionally made with red wine, and each small glass has a few almonds and raisins in it as well as the drink. December in this region is a dark, wintry time, and this hot drink helps keep the spirits cheered.

Glogg’s origins are with mulled wine – wine heated with spices. Mulled wine was known to medieval Europeans and celebrated from at least 400AD. In the 1800s, a special mulled wine was popular in Europe known as “Glühwein”, which began to incorporate the special Glogg ingredients – raisins and almonds. Glogg also tends to have more sugar as well as a heavier alcohol content. Given the frigid winters seen in Scandanavia, this can be quite necessary!

Christmas Punch Recipe

This Christmas Punch recipe is good anytime of the year and is great at a Christmas or New Years party. It can easily be updated to suit your taste. Change the amount of fruit juice and rum to give a different flavor. You can also replace all or some the lemon juice with lime juice. With a full bottle of rum, this little fruit punch can give a big punch!

  • 1/2 cup table sugar
  • 2 cups low-pulp or regular orange juice
  • 2/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1 bottle light rum (750 milliliter)
  • 1 oz triple sec liqueur
  • 1 orange, sliced into rounds
  • 1 lemon, sliced into rounds
  • 4 ounce jar of maraschino cherries and juice
  • 8 ounce can of pineapple chunks
  • 1 liter carbonated water
  • ice

Directions

You’ll need a large punch bowl. Be sure the ice is fresh. Old ice can give your punch a freezer taste.

  1. combine table sugar, orange juice, and lemon juice.
  2. stir until sugar is desolved
  3. add and stir in cherries, triple sec, and rum.
  4. add/float in pinapple, orange and lemon slices
  5. refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours to help the flavors to meld
  6. add carbonated water
  7. add ice just before serving

Non Sequitur

Different countries traditionally serve vastly different kinds of Christmas punches. In England, for example, some families serve wassail, which is a warm mixture of red wine and fruit juices. Traditional wassail may also include ale.
Punches Round The World
United States: Christmas Punch
England: Wassail
Mexico: Ponche Navideno
Germany: Feuerzangenbowle
Denmark: Glogg
Italy: Wine

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