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  • Booze You Can Use: Have a Seelbach Cocktail

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    Bubbles. They instantly lift the spirit. Sometimes, however, you want bubbles, but you want something a tad more complex than a glass of champagne. Enter the Seelbach. On New Year's Eve, and on a subsequent visit to Pouring Ribbons in the East Village, I kept asking for champagne-based cocktails. There are many, but I was specific — no citrus. At one point I received the Seelbach cocktail, a lovely concoction that carries the name of the hotel in Lexington, Kentucky where it was created.

    Seelbach Cocktail
    1 oz. bourbon
    1/2 oz. Cointreau
    7 dashes Angostura bitters
    7 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
    Champagne

    Stir ingredients over ice, then then strain into a chilled flute and top with champagne. Garnish with a lemon twist.

  • Booze You Can Use: Cognac, Champagne and Chocolate

     

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    Three delicious things all in one place! Liquor.com is closing off the top floor of the Brandy Library for this private event on Monday, March 26, 2012 from 6:30-8:30pm. 

    You'll be able to walk around and visit the six tasting tables to sip and learn more about Cognac (hint: it's not just for sipping in front of a fireplace).  You'll also find cocktails at the bar, two champagnes, cheese, charcuterie, and a “cocoa sommelier” to help you pair the perfect chocolate with your beverages. As an extra bonus (and one of my favorite reasons to drink), a portion of the evening's proceeds will benefit City Harvest.

    Tickets are $55 and are available online.  Hope to see you there!