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Aperitif & Wine Cocktails

Wine Corks 006 photo copyright Cheri Loughlin

So many cocktails are created with the foundation of strong spirits such as vodka, gin, whiskies, etc. It is easy to forget there are other spirited choices for cocktail creation. The industry is seeing an upswing in beer cocktails, wine

Create a Cocktail: Dubonnet Rouge, Cointreau & Kahlua

Dubonnet Rouge - Cointreau - Kahlua Especial 006 photo copyright Cheri Loughlin

I recently posted a photograph of three spirits (Dubonnet Rouge, Cointreau and Kahlua Especial) to The Intoxicologist Facebook page to encourage a little cocktail creativity. The directive: What cocktail would you create using these three ingredients plus base spirit and / or mix-ins such as juices, syrups, etc.? The following three recipes were shared in response.

Dubonnet Rouge: Classic & Contemporary

Dubonnet Rouge 002 photo copyright Cheri Loughlin

Dubonnet Rouge blends herbs, spices and fruit peels together with medicinal quinine and fortified wine. Although it was originally purposed to ward off disease by making the ingestion of quinine more pleasant just as other spirits of the past, Dubonnet

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