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Aviation Cocktail

Stevi March 28, 2010 BarSmarts, Education, Gin, Liqueurs 5 Comments

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I have successfully finished all the reading and online quizzes for BarSmarts Advanced. This means I can attend BarSmarts Live, when I’ll have to make drinks for people who know how they should taste. In preparation, I’m going to work through each of the 25 drinks every bartender should know. Some I have talked about previously, including the first in the list, the Aviation. 

The Aviation was created by Hugo Ensslin and appeared in his 1916 book, Recipes for Mixed Drinks. 

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The Air Florida

Stevi January 04, 2009 Gin, Liqueurs, Original 5 Comments

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As a home mixologist, sometimes I am faced with a request for a drink for which I don’t have all the ingredients on hand. The question then is whether to improvise or just make something else altogether.

Air Florida

Air Florida

This was the case the other night, when my co-taster asked for an Aviation. I had to tell him that I was out of both lemon juice and lime juice…. Continue Reading