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The Margarita – A Classic and A (More) Seasonal Riff

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The margarita is one of the most classic cocktails in existence. They can be expertly-crafted, intriguing libations. They can also be sickly-sweet frozen sludge that comes out of a machine somebody paid way too much money for based on an old song. (If we’re talking margarita songs, I prefer the one from Mas Ysa on … Read more

Weird Booze History – “What do you want, an egg in your beer?”

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Standing around the kitchen when we were in Denver for Thanksgiving, my sister-in-law asks me out of nowhere if I know anything about putting a raw egg in beer. At the time, I didn’t. My first thought was “like in Rocky?” but then I remembered that’s just a pure breakfast shake. I said then that … Read more