Margarita Shake Up
Los Conejos, Albuquerque This agave bar represents breadth and variety, with more than 70 varieties of mezcal on its menu. “We want our drinks to show that agave spirits are more than just shots…
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Tag: Craft Cocktails
Try These Inventive Craft Cocktails
Rolling Still’s craft cocktails are available at the distillery and to go. MIXOLOGIST CHRIS MILLIGAN put his 31 years of bar knowledge into the lineup of artistic take-home cocktails at Rolling Still…
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Sweet and Sour Botanical Syrups
Fruity flavors zest up Monique Carr’s concoctions. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. THE MORNING SUN WARMS THE bosque near Albuquerque, catching the ruby-red skins of wild currants, ripe and juicy for…
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Recipe: Sparkling Pomegranate Snowflake Mocktail
Try this mocktail recipe from Preggatinis: Mixology for the Mom-to-Be. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. WITH THE DAWN OF A NEW YEAR, many may feel compelled to consider cutting out the drink for a while…
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Little Toad Creek Offers Craft Cocktails in a Can
Little Toad Creek's three varieties of canned cocktails are all based on traditional ginger and lime flavors of the mule. Courtesy of Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery/Travis Lewis. TERESA…
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Holiday Spirits from Local Distilleries
Finding the perfect holiday spirit is easy with these local distilleries. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. COLIN KEEGAN STARTED Santa Fe Spirits in 2010 to turn his apple crop into a smooth and hearty…
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Recipe: Pomegranate Mimosa
Above: ¡Que Fancy! and Pomegranate Mimosas are great champagne cocktails. Photographs by Douglas Merriam. My pomegranate tree in Albuquerque usually delivers 20 pounds of fruit in the fall, much of…
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Recipe: ¡Qué Fancy!
Above: ¡Que Fancy! and Pomegranate Mimosas are great champagne cocktails. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. Santa Fe Spirits’ Atapiño liqueur really does taste just like toasted piñon nuts. I like to…
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Dry Point Distillers Mesilla Toddy
Above: Get warm from the inside out with this hyperlocal toddy. Photograph courtesy of Dry Point Distillers. Serves 1 1 1/2 ounces Los Pasos Sangiovese Brandy, by Dry Point Distillers 1/2 ounce…
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Local Spirit
Above: GlenWillis American single-malt whiskey makes a fine old-fashioned. Photograph courtesy of Glencoe Distillery. I had no idea what to order, so Sherry Barrow, co-owner of Glencoe Distillery…
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