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Cocktails tend to get named after they’ve been concocted. Yet, um, something about the label on this new organic mezcal, Enmascarado, has inspired me to create a new cocktail around an already-decided name: The Safe Word. Of course, depending on the company, you can always say it’s a play on the famous prohibition-era cocktail, The Last Word.
Sure, Cinco de Mayo is a holiday commemorating the improbable victory in battle of a brave band of Mexican soldiers over a much larger French army in 1862. But more importantly, it’s that day of the year when Americans bail early from work to go guzzle tequila drinks at happy hour. And drink to the collective cinco-ing of our mayo. This [...] Okay, it’s St. Patrick’s Day, which means you’ll likely be drinking and it’ll most likely be some hue of green. Trouble is, green beer is, well, beer (often crappy beer) colored with green food coloring. Most cocktails served today also tend to achieve their emerald color from chemicals not found in nature. That’s why I’m going with [...] Seems not a week goes by I hear of another tequila that’s gone organic… Cheers and welcome to these newest two – Azunia Tequila and Tequila Alquimia (is it just me, or does this sound curiously like the Spanish word for drunkorexia?)
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