Creole Cocktail
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Recipes for Mixed Drinks
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whiskey
Ingredient: whiskey
What it is: WhiskeyBroad category of alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and corn (maize). Most whiskies are aged in wooden casks (generally oak), the exception being some corn whiskeys.
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Italian vermouth
Substitution:
vermouth
Ingredient: Italian vermouth
What it is: VermouthFortified wine, flavored with aromatic herbs and spices ("aromatized" in the trade) such as cardamom, cinn
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Bénédictine
Substitution:
Chartreuse
Substitution:
Chartreuse (yellow)
Ingredient: Bénédictine
What it is: LiqueurHerbal liqueur invented by Alexandre Legrand (who later changed his name later to Alexandre Le Grand) in the 19th century and produced in France. The recipe contains 27 plants and spices.
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Amer Picon
Ingredient: Amer Picon
Also Known As: Sirop de Picon, Picon club What it is: BittersCaramel-coloured, flavoured bitters drunk as an apéritif, which traditionally accompanies beer in the east and north of France. It is made from a base of fresh oranges which are dried and mixed with a solution of alcohol which is distilled. Picon also contains gentian and quinquina in equal measures. Sugar, syrup and caramel are added last.
Stir well in a mixing glass with cracked ice, strain and serve with a twist of lemon peel on top.
