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#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 13 - The Martinez

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#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 13 - The Martinez

From the success of the Manhattan sprang other cocktails with sweet vermouth. While many of the details changed, the formula was a simple one: equal parts vermouth and spirit, something sweet, and bitters. The Martinez was the next big hit that came out of this formula. Gin shows up again in #100DaysOfCocktails.

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#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 10 - Gin Daisy

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#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 10 - Gin Daisy

The Daisy is a class of cocktail all its own. It is very similar to a Fix, with the only difference being the sweetening syrup you use. Professor Jerry Thomas used orange liqueur and gum syrup. Later recipes call for grenadine or raspberry syrup. #100DaysOfCocktails used the grenadine, and the flavor is outstanding. 

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#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 9 - Tom Collins

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#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 9 - Tom Collins

Sours are a very easy class of cocktails to create. Lemon + sugar + spirit. If you add soda water (or "charged" water) you can turn it into a Collins. John and Tom were the original Collins boys, but it seems only Tom made it to modern menus. #100DaysOfCocktails looks at how Tom earned his place.

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#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 8 - The Negroni

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#100DaysOfCocktails - Day 8 - The Negroni

When Count Negroni returned to Italy from the western United States, he was looking for something to quench his big thirst. The Americano was not going to cut it, so the bartender added gin instead of soda water. #100DaysOfCocktails looks at another giant in the cocktail realm, the Negroni.