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Dice of Jade

So last week we posted a longdrink in which we used overproof Ron Esclavo. Today we want to showcase the same rum in a stiffer drink. When developing this recipe we were inspired by the classic Jade cocktail, but we swapped out quite a few things and played a bit with the ratios. What we did keep from the original was crème de menthe, a mint liqueur that works best in smaller quantities, but if used correctly it can lift a drink to cocktail heaven.⁠ ⁠ Ron Esclavo's overproof rum is potent at 57,

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Jul 16, 2020 — 1 min read

The Post Sunset

We thought it was fun with Limoncello in a cocktail. We happen to have a bottle in our cabinets, that we’ve so far only enjoyed neat, but now it was time to put it to test in a cocktail. We also thought a recipe based on two lime wedges sounded…fun…and challenging. How much juice does one wedge hold? It turned out our wedges were quite juicy, so we ended up with just the right amount of lime juice to balance the super sweet Limoncello. This is probably the key, we can see how this recipe could

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Nov 3, 2018 — 1 min read