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Date: July 26th, 2008

Apricot Kernels

26 July, 2008 (15:51) | DIY | 2 comments

Since someone asked me about this, I thought I should write it up.
You may have noted I used Apricot Kernels in my Orgeat.
A friend asked, “so the cyanide from the apricot kernels isn’t a problem in the orgeat?”
First, let me say I’m not a scientist or a doctor. Please take anything I say here [...]

Coronation Cocktail (No. 2)

26 July, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book | No comments

Coronation Cocktail (No. 2)
1 Dash Peppermint. (Brizard Creme de Menthe)
1 Dash Peach Bitters. (Fee’s)
3 Dashes Curacao (teaspoon Brizard Orange Curacao)
2/3 Brandy (1 1/2 oz Germain-Robin Fine Alembic Brandy)
Shake (stir, please) well and strain into cocktail glass.
Well, here’s another one that doesn’t add up to 1, again lending weight to the idea that the fractions in [...]