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Raiders of the Lost Cocktail - Apricot Brandy


Just as I was preparing for Mixology Monday came a reminder that I have another blog event I need to step up for: the third installment of Raiders of the Lost Cocktail.
The first round was devoted to Strega, and the winning cocktail was contributed by Anita and Cameron at Married…With Dinner (as if they haven’t […]

Raiders of the Lost Cocktail - A Winner!


Written by Contributor: Anita Crotty
It seems like ages ago that we chose Benedictine as the theme for the second edition of Raiders of the Lost Cocktail. As November wound down, tasty-sounding cocktails popped up in the comments section, and we all held our breath waiting for the judges to pronounce a winner. The silence was deafening.
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Raiders of the Lost Cocktail 2


Editor’s Note:  Please welcome our Guest Writer, Anita Crotty from Married with Dinner. 
Yours truly has been anointed the winner of the inaugural Raiders of the Lost Cocktail challenge, and therefore the decider of this month’s challenge ingredient. But please, don’t be too impressed by my gold-medal status: I was the only entrant who actually followed the rules. […]

Raiders of the Lost Cocktail #1


The objective of this exercise is to re-examine some of the slightly more obscure products which might be gathering dust on the shelves of bars across America (if not the world), and to see if our intrepid little band of explorers can uncover some forgotten gems of recipes which might breathe new life into those […]