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Tequila Wiretap

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Tequila Wiretap

aka The Infante
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Something really crazy is happening… we are drinking tequila 💀 This cocktail is super unique. You want a clean, white tequila. It’s giving coconut and summer, but there is neither coconut nor summer in the cocktail. It is creamy without having any cream. You’d think the nutmeg would signal Christmas but it doesn’t (but it could…). This is one of the most enigmatic cocktails I have ever tasted. And it belongs… everywhere. 

what you need

for The Tequila Wiretap

*tasting notes of summer and getting into trouble in foreign countries

2oz white tequila (I used Casamigos)

1oz fresh lime juice

1oz orgeat syrup

1/2oz fresh blood orange juice

for the traditional Infante

*tasting notes of creamy July heat, a little bit like coconut even though there is none, and some say it tastes like soap (the same people who dislike cilantro…)

2oz white tequila (I used Casamigos)

1oz fresh lime juice

1oz orgeat syrup

1tsp rose water

how to make it

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ample ice. SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE. Pour into a little coup glass and top with some fresh grated nutmeg.

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Blood and Sand

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Blood and Sand

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Whether it is the last of the fall leaves or the #wintervibes, for whatever reason what I woke up craving today was a scotch-based beverage. Not bourbon. Scotch. And yes, when I say I woke up craving it, I mean to say I wanted scotch before coffee. Blood and Sand is a cocktail that’s been around since about 1930. I adjust it slightly to make it more to my liking – less sweet – and I also use a fairly smooth scotch (Scapa). Naturally, I garnished it with a caramelized blood orange slice. For studies in the blowtorch, see the Smoked Old Fashioned post.

what you need

1 3/4 oz scotch (I used Scapa)

1 3/4 oz fresh blood orange juice

3/4 oz sweet vermouth

1 tablespoon juice from your cocktail cherries of choice (I used Luxardo)

how to make it

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously with ice. Serve in your glass of choice and garnish with an orange twist or, if you prefer, a caramelized blood orange sliver. 

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Whiskey

Pretty soon, OneandahalfSlices is going to begin branching out into cocktails. One thing is for certain – there will be a lot of whiskey-based beverages. For that reason, I decided to kick off our foray into the vast and captivating world of libations with a What’s On My Whiskey Shelf post to familiarize you all with some of my favorites. So pick your favorite and get ready to whip up my signature drink – the Smoked Old Fashioned.

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May 14, 2021 4 Comments
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Bourbon and Blood

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Bourbon and Blood Cocktail

In the spirit of getting more cocktail recipes on the blog, Halloween, and using up the Solerno Blood Orange Liquor that I have moved exactly six times without touching a drop, I decided to experiment with a trendy, spooky cocktail. Naturally, I added my own twist by pulling out the blow torch and smoking the crap out of half my kitchen. I also dimmed the original recipe slightly so it was less sweet because Solerno can be a syrup-y addition to any cocktail. What remains is a still-sweet, slightly smoky, herbaceous, auntumn cocktail.

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what you need

1.5 oz bourbon or rye of choice (need some whisky recommendations? Check out my Whiskey post.)

1/2 oz Solerno Blood Orange Liquor

1/2 oz sweet vermouth

3 dashes bitters of choice (I used 1 dash Fee Brothers Black Walnut bitters and 2 dashes Reagan Orange Bitters)

Optional garnish: rosemary, thyme, tarragon, or a candied orange peel

how to make it

Start by smoking your glass. Don’t know how to smoke a cocktail? Check out the videos in the Smoked Old Fashioned post. I singed (not burned) a few rosemary sprigs several times under my cup and let it stand while I made the cocktail in a separate mason jar. My friend pointed out that the singed rosemary looks like a smoked a cockroach. I did not, in fact, smoke a cockroach…

In a separate vessel, mix all the ingredients together with large ice cubes and stir to combine. Upturn your smoky glass and immediately insert a large ice cube, spinning the ice cube a couple of times so the ice absorbs the smoke. Pour the cocktail over the top, garnish, and enjoy!
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Paper Plane

This cocktail has quickly become a favorite this summer after we ODed on Aperol Spritz’s early on thanks to my beautiful nephew and niece-in-law. The paper plane would be all too sweet if it weren’t for the bitterness added by, well, the bitters. As it stands, it’s a fresh, zesty, lemony, foamy, beautiful cocktail that will rival your summertime cosmo or G&T any day of the week. It is definitely here to stay. 

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August 27, 2022 2 Comments
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Spiced Sangria

Surprisingly, Sangria creates the perfect canvas for a fall cocktail. Its summer value is still very much appreciated, but if you ask me, I vote it should be enjoyed year round. This Sangria is spiced with fall spices and ready to welcome in chillier weather. And it was the perfect entree into our inaugural Saturday Supper this year.

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October 10, 2023 1 Comment
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Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand Whether it is the last of the fall leaves or the #wintervibes, for whatever reason what I woke up craving today was a scotch-based beverage. Not bourbon. Scotch. And yes, when I say I woke up craving it, I mean to say I wanted scotch before coffee. Blood and Sand is a cocktail that’s been around since about 1930. I adjust it slightly to make it more to my liking – less

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November 20, 2022 No Comments

Sunshine Water

When the Winter begins to give way, I am overcome with gratitude for warm sun rays, vibrant cherry blossoms, and that lime-y green that we only see once a year for a few weeks when the natural world begins to emerge from its hibernation. That crisp, warming air calls for something fresh, something bright, something cleansing. That thing is Sunshine Water. During the pandemic, I got in the habit of making a pitcher of this stuff when I woke up in the mornings I worked from home, and sipping on it all day long. It is a great way to wake up the digestive system before coffee. I’ve always found that citrus has an energizing effect. So mix up a pitcher and enjoy on your next sunny day with the windows open! Also, check out the Windows Open playlist to accompany.

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April 9, 2021 No Comments
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Old Fashioned

For those of you who have tried my Smoked Old Fashioned, it occurred to me the other day that I hadn’t made it simple for everyone by just including a base Old Fashioned recipe. The Old Fashioned is one of the most quintessential cocktails, like the Manhattan or the Sazerac (my other two favorites). The Old Fashioned is the sweetest of the three and the most fruit-forward. It is also the least strong owing in part to the fact that it is served over a large ice cube. 

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March 27, 2022 4 Comments
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Aperol Spritz

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Classic Aperol Spritz

I am interrupting your regularly scheduled programming on this Easter weekend to declare Spring officially arrived here in Northern Virginia. And what better way to welcome and celebrate it than with a quintessentially summer cocktail? (I know, wishful thinking at it’s best.) So in honor of my lovely niece-in-law and nephew, I give you the Aperol Spritz, which I am now fully convinced is only complete alongside homemade pizza. Still working on the pizza but, for now, enjoy the drink! // Now, given that it is Easter weekend (🐇), I’ll urge all of you to channel your inner French gypsy and make my French Chocolate Cake this weekend for your festivities. Things you can look forward to from my Easter celebrations include baked chicken and authentic, versatile mole [moh-lay] sauce.

what you need

🍹 2 oz Aperol

🍊 1 oz blood orange or regular orange juice

🍾 Prosecco or sparkling of choice

🍊 (optional) 3 dashes citrus bitters like Reagan’s

how to make it

Pour Aperol, orange juice, and bitters into a large wine glass over ice. 

Top it off with sparkling of choice.

Stir, garnish with an orange slice, and serve up your own vibrant cup of summertime. 

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Ruby Star Cocktail

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Ruby Star Cocktail

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I’ll be honest… I only made this cocktail because it sounded like something you would buy at the Saloon in Stardew Valley. Come on, this is totally a Harvest Moon drink. The Star Ruby is probably some super rare, possibly hybridized fruit that can only be harvested on the fourth and sixth days of summer from a purple tree that grows by the lake. You can see it, right? Right. Then that fruit is used to make the Star Ruby cocktail… or the Ruby Star cocktail… it’s unclear. Also, I am still on a mission to use up this Solerno blood orange liquor. Apparently, this is somewhat of a signature cocktail for Solerno. It kind of drinks like a deeper, more profound Cosmo. It is originally made with gin so I followed suit but enjoyed it more when I adjusted the portions and substituted in Cognac. My version is below. Alongside the City of Jewels Cocktail these are both great experimental cocktail options!

what you need

2 oz gin or cognac (I prefer cognac; The Botanist gin is pictured)

2 oz blood orange juice

1 1/2 oz Lillet

1 oz Solerno Blood Orange Liquor

how to make it

Combine all ingredients in cocktail shaker with a lot of ice. Shake well until combined and pour into chilled, rimmed cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange peel.
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City of Jewels Sidecar

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'City of Jewels' Sidecar

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This is a unique, festive twist on a classic Sidecar cocktail, which makes it great for the holidays. We incorporate the lavish blood orange to elevate the flavors. A classic Sidecar contains cognac, orange liquor, and lemon juice. Here, we substitute blood orange juice for lemon juice and use Solerno blood orange liquor instead of Cointreau. 

[ sidenote on the definition of Cognac… Cognac is brandy made in the region of Cognac, France. Brandy – a distilled wine spirit – can be made anywhere. This is similar to Champagne which can only be made in the Champagne region of France. It goes by other names (Cava (Spain), Prosecco (Italy)) when produced elsewhere ]

As we get close to the holidays, we are all looking for the something special to put on the table. For some, it’s a fun side dish. For others, it’s the centerpiece (a Christmas goose or rack of lamb). Still for others, it will be that speakeasy-grade cocktail that people will remember for years to come. This is that cocktail. 

Not to get all Yogic on you guys, but Manipura, the third chakra associated with the fire element, is translated from Sanskrit to mean “City of Jewels.” In Vinyasa yoga classes, it is frequently the chakra associated with the intensity of holding positions, such as planks, to generate ‘burn’ within the workout. I called this Sidecar The City of Jewels because it has that intensity, that sweet, intricate balance of citrus and velvet smooth. Plus, the rim is sparkly.

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what you need

1 1/2 oz Brandy or Cognac of choice (Courvoisier will do just fine)

3/4 oz Solerno blood orange liquor

3/4 oz blood orange juice

Garnish: Blood orange wedge, thyme sprig, and/or cinnamon sugar rim

how to make it

If you want to rim your cocktail glass, run the blood orange around the edge then dip it in a cinnamon/sugar mixture. 

Combine all liquids in a cocktail shaker with a thyme sprig, if desired, and shake vigorously with ice.

Pour into cocktail glass, garnish, and serve!
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Spiced Sangria

Surprisingly, Sangria creates the perfect canvas for a fall cocktail. Its summer value is still very much appreciated, but if you ask me, I vote it should be enjoyed year round. This Sangria is spiced with fall spices and ready to welcome in chillier weather. And it was the perfect entree into our inaugural Saturday Supper this year.

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October 10, 2023 1 Comment
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Fire Cider

I would like to say Happy Holidays this year with a little immunity boost🎄Germs abound in flu season and you can have this simple witch’s brew on hand to combat viruses, bacteria, parasites, and inflammation 🌶️This tonic has got all the goods, so head to the store, grab your ingredients of choice, and whip this up 30 days before deep winter ❄️

In good health, OneandahalfSlices

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December 15, 2024 1 Comment
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Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand Whether it is the last of the fall leaves or the #wintervibes, for whatever reason what I woke up craving today was a scotch-based beverage. Not bourbon. Scotch. And yes, when I say I woke up craving it, I mean to say I wanted scotch before coffee. Blood and Sand is a cocktail that’s been around since about 1930. I adjust it slightly to make it more to my liking – less

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