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Colleen's Cocktails Blog June 2006 Archive

By Colleen Graham, About.com Guide to Cocktails

Quick Fact Friday: Speed Pouring

Friday June 30, 2006
Anyone in the know knows the beauty of the speed pourer. The main benefits of the speed pourer is that it streamlines the flow of liquid coming out of the ... Read More

Independence Day Party

Thursday June 29, 2006
The Fourth of July happens to fall on a Tuesday this year and a lot of people are choosing to celebrate over the weekend. With these extra days there is ... Read More

Zygo- The Underground Energy Vodka Emerges

Sunday June 25, 2006
Let's get a little more sophisticated than the Jäger Bomb, shall we? How about taking the Taurine in Red Bull, adding Yerba Mate, Guarana and D-Ribose to a super-premium potato ... Read More

Han-Made Vodka

Friday June 23, 2006
For a taste a little out of the ordinary, let's go Oriental. We're all probably famililar with the distinct taste of Sake and one of my personal favorites is a ... Read More

Raving for Raspberry

Thursday June 22, 2006
With the resurgence of flavored liquors and new liqueurs we have some great flavor options to spice up the average cocktail and raspberries are one of the fruits making a ... Read More

Attention Beer Barons

Sunday June 18, 2006
For all you beer drinkers out there I'd like to direct you over to one of About.com's newest sites: Beer. Bryce Eddings is sharing his passion for beer, homebrewing and ... Read More

The Big Boy Toy of the Cocktail World

Friday June 16, 2006
If you're still stuck on finding a great present for dad, I've got one for you. A gas-powered blender that allows you to make frozen cocktails anywhere you go. The ... Read More

Frozen Summer

Wednesday June 14, 2006
The way it's looking it may end up being one of the hottest summers many of us have seen and we all need to do everything we can to stay ... Read More

For the Manly Man

Tuesday June 13, 2006
Father's Day is just around the corner (Sunday the 18th) and it's time to give Dad the royal treatment. Take him out for a round of golf or a day ... Read More

The Real Gibson Story

Friday June 9, 2006
Here's the common story of how the Martini came to be garnished with a cocktail onion and thus known as a Gibson... Sometime in the 1930's a magazine illustrator named Charles ... Read More

Real Flavors, Real Vodkas

Wednesday June 7, 2006
One of the developing trends in the world of spirits today is flavored liquors. Many distillers are trying to add fruit and other flavors to vodka, rum and gin and ... Read More

New Original Recipes

Saturday June 3, 2006
To create a new cocktail you'll need: 3-ounces of creativity, 2-ounces of knowledge of various spirits, a dash of need for something new and a lot of booze. Okay, so ... Read More

Travel and Regional Specialties?

Friday June 2, 2006
Driving across the US is a long standing tradition and many people are choosing to follow this tradition this summer despite the high gas prices. We are very lucky to ... Read More

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