Entries by Jenn Smith

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All About Rum: A Primer & a Punch

Rum is a shape-shifting spirit—there are as many ways of making it and enjoying it as there are cultures that grow sugar—which is of course rum’s origin. Based on archeological evidence, it is at least as old as Alexander the Great, who upon seeing sugar cane in India in 300 B.C. described it as “the […]

May 18, 2012 by
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Viva Tequila! Making the Perfect Margarita

Often the villain of tales of college drinking gone awry, tequila gets a bad reputation as a harsh spirit. But one taste of a well-balanced margarita made with quality ingredients, and you’ll know to blame your horror stories on youthful indiscretion and the questionable quality of tequilas made in industrial quality, rather than the spirit […]

May 18, 2012 by