With a little baking soda, you can turn sparkling water into club soda.
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Fever-Tree Premium Artisanal Mixers: A review and interview
As you folks know I really enjoy premium spirits. I'm a quality over quantity kind of guy, and was brought up from a young age to really enjoy life and all it has to offer. I was taught that when we celebrate we should pull out the champagne, when we want to relax then sip something sublime. The thing is that most mixers just don't do justice to a fine liquor. For the past few months I have been seeking out premium mixers, especially tonic water and hard to find ones like bitter lemon. I finally narrowed down the field to the top few, but none were what I would call premium. I then caught news about some new mixers coming to market. Several are just in test stages and one that seems very promising is in the pre-production phase and will be coming out later this spring. (Yes I will have a review and interview with the creator)
I had heard about Fever-Tree premium mixers from the UK but they haven't been available in the US. For the past 18 months they have been taking Europe by storm, but with always a limited availability. Well now things have changed and they are coming to the US market. I was sent some samples to try a few weeks ago, but a severe bout of the flu had me on my back for almost two weeks. Finally, with great anticipation, I felt well enough to open them up, and I am so glad I did.
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Retro Cocktails: The Highball
Do people still drink this? It's a classic drink (I remember it was a mainstay in my family
years ago, when we had any kind of holiday party), but I don't think I've heard anyone order one in 20 years.
Esquire has the classic
recipe. It sounds simple, but if you get the mix wrong, it just won't come out right:
- use a tall, narrow mouth glass, at least 12 oz.
- put in two or three ice cubes
- pour in whiskey (you can use something else, but it's what is usually used)
- pour in seltzer or club soda.
Should be served cold so the ice doesn't melt. And don't stir it!
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