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Stephen Crane’s Scorpion Bowl

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During a recent talk here in Portland at the Great American Distiller’s Festival, I shared a few stories and told of the time when Stephen Crane’s Luau coming into town began the “Big Showdown” of the Exotic restaurant chains.  Stephen Crane’s Luau had been a big hit in Beverly Hills, and when he joined forces [...]

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Disturbing Juice Information

As pointed out to me by Craig, over at Boing Boing they’ve got an excerpt from a Boston Globe  interview with the author of Squeezed: What You Don’t Know About Orange Juice. What isn’t straightforward about orange juice? HAMILTON: It’s a heavily processed product. It’s heavily engineered as well. In the process of pasteurizing, juice [...]

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Easy Tiki Drinks, The Derby Daiquiri

Welcome to the first part on a series of Easy Tiki Drinks. Tiki Mixology has gotten a bad rap over the years.  The complexity of the concoctions and obscurity of ingredients have deemed Tiki drinks a no-go for home mixologists and bartenders alike.  That most damned ingredient, effort, can be a bitch to wrangle.  As [...]

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My kingdom for a sour orange!

Alrighty, the first Mixology Monday for Trader Tiki! Hooray! This MxMo theme, hosted by The Intoxicated Zodiac, is ORANGE! Dear lordy, what am I in for? Well, I figured I’d put my bout into the foray with a listing and review of all Orange items in my bar, including two types of orange fruits! I [...]

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Out in Orbit, the Jupiter Cocktail

There was a post about this, that or the other… oh yes, the obscure ingredient Parfait Amour. Well, having had an unopened bottle on my shelf for quite some time, I finally felt inspired after reading through this archived post on Cocktail Chronicles. And so, finally hearing the satisfying snap of a newly opened bottle, [...]

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