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There's an infinite variety of yummy
flavored liqueurs out there, each of which can make a fine addition
to your bar. Other popular liqueurs you may want to consider adding,
besides the ones listed above, include: Chambord (raspberry liqueur),
Midori (melon liqueur), Grand Marnier (orange-flavored cognac liqueur),
a good chocolate-flavored liqueur (Godiva, Mozart), Peach Schnapps.
mixers + garnishes
Many of these
items will keep for a long-time when refrigerated – cocktail olives
+ onions, maraschino cherries, Rose’s lime juice, grenadine – and are
cheap to boot. Fresh fruits such as lemons, oranges and limes double
as both garnishes, and sources for fresh juice (you'll want to have
some kind of a citrus juicer, of course). If you've got fresh strawberries
and bananas too, fabulous, but let's face it, these fruits go bad fast.
Keep a frozen stash on hand for impromptu frozen daiquiris and other
frou-frou drinks. It’s also good to have a variety of juice and soda
on hand, since they’ll prove indispensable as mixers and also offer
the non-alchohol imbibers a tasty beverage alternative.
basic
….
lemons
limes
cocktail olives
sugar
coarse salt
fruit juices: Orange, cranberry, grapefruit.
fizzy mixers: Tonic water, cola, ginger ale. |
beyond
basic …
maraschino cherries,
stemmed
cocktail onions
oranges
strawberries
bananas
celery
milk +/or half-and-half
tabasco sauce
worcestershire sauce
fruit juices: pineapple, tomato
Rose’s lime juice
grenadine |
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