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  • alex smith

    Ingredients:
    2 oz. Cruzan Single Barrel Rum (or other good quality gold rum)
    .25 oz. Cane Syrup
    .25 oz. Lemon Juice
    .25 oz. Campari

    Instructions:
    Combine all ingredients, shake with ice & strain into cocktail coupe. Garnish with a wide lemon zest.

    John Dietl

    1.5 oz. London Dry Gin
    0.5 oz. Bonded Apple Brandy
    1 tsp. simple syrup (1-to-1 sugar to water)
    4 drops Orange Bitters
    1 lemon twist

    Instructions:
    1. Pour the Gin, the Apple Brandy, the simple syrup, and the bitters into a mixing vessel.
    2. Stir with ice.
    3. Strain into a cocktail glass.
    4. Garnish with a lemon twist.

    Winner: John Dietl
    Score: 5-0
    Game Summary: Smith's drink looked good on paper. It even smelled good. But on the tongue it was flat and one note. Dietl's drink was light and refreshing, like water chestnuts in a stir fry. A very strong cocktail.

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    2.20.10

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