Spirited
Gifts Win potential business
affiliates with these liquor gift baskets, which
features a variety of gourmet goods, wines and liquors.
Spirited Gifts
The Perfect Manhattan
The Perfect Manhattan
Bartender Toomey shake an imperfect cocktail with this story of a sexy
young mixologist's fabulous but sordid summer working in the Hamptons.
Mixing The Ultimate Manhattan requires impeccable taste, inexhaustible
patience and a modicum of skill. Your choice of a great Bourbon demonstrates
your taste. This classic big city taste appeals to every bourbon lover.
Imagine every glass of spirits you imbibe being more delicious than ever
before! That's the miracle of Riedel's extraordinary Vinum crystal
stemware. Each glass is beautiful to behold, as soft as silk and a joy to
drink from. Moreover, all Vinum stems are completely dishwasher safe. Buy It, Now!
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Serve up your best Manhattans in this set of six multi-colored glasses -
your guests will like the glasses as much as the drinks! The thin stems
are hand painted in Italy in two-tone stripes, and then fired at
extremely high temperatures for color adhesion. Large selection of
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At your next cocktail party,
impress friends with your talents and taste using this polished Boston
shaker set complete with jigger and bar strainer. The perfect mix when you
measure using the glass. It gives you measurements in U.S. or Metric. The
stainless shaker holds enough for two or more drinks. Pair it with a
favorite brand of gin or vodka and you have a great gift! Buy It, Now!
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Our martini board is geared toward
the more traditional martini lover. We have selected some items we have
found complement a good martini. Our set comes complete with small glass
cutting board and martini themed serving tray. We have added the ideal
snacks to enjoy with this classic cocktail. Buy It, Now!
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Manhattan Recipes -
Ingredients
3/4 oz sweet vermouth
2 1/2 oz bourbon whiskey
1 dash bitters
1 maraschino cherry
1 twist orange peel Instruction
Combine the vermouth, bourbon whiskey, and bitters with 2 - 3 ice cubes in a
mixing glass. Stir bourbon whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters in the glass.
Rinse chilled cocktail glass with dry vermouth, just pour a little in the
glass, swirl it around and pour it out. Strain chilled ingredients into
cocktail glass and garnish with a maraschino cherry.
Rub the cut edge of the orange peel over the rim of the glass and twist it
over the drink.
Bourbon Whiskey
There are strict laws governing just what a Bourbon must be to be labeled as
such. For example, at least 51 percent of the grain used in making the
whiskey must be corn (most distillers use 65 to 75 percent corn). Bourbon
must be aged for a minimum of two years in new, white oak barrels that have
been charred. Bourbon
Vermouth
This is a fortified wine that's heavily flavored with sugar, herbs, roots,
flowers, and spices. It contains up to 19% alcohol. The sweeter, darker
type of vermouth is sometimes called Italian vermouth, and the lighter,
drier type, French vermouth. Vermouth is used as an appetizer and as a mixer
in cocktails It's sometimes served as an apéritif, but it's better known as
a key ingredient in many cocktails, including martinis and Manhattans. Vermouth
