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Spirit rising: Pisco promoters bring their crusade to Texas
The Peruvian Pick-Me-Up: Among the more striking pisco drinks to hit Dallas this spring, at Victor Tango’s. They were here to win the war – for a country’s bragging rights, for a brand’s foothold in...
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Pass the peas: Bartenders embrace sous-vide, a chef’s technique, in pursuit...
Vacuum-sealed ingredients: They’re not just for chefs anymore. Victor Tango’s lead barman Alex Fletcher. The sugar peas were looking exceedingly delicious this spring, and right away Alex Fletcher...
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Into the lime light: Dallas bartenders giving Green Chartreuse her chance to...
Sweet, wonderful you: Green Chartreuse, stepping into the spotlight. Stand back: The green genie is having her moment. Her radiance is typically loosed in increments — too much and she overwhelms with...
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Amid the mayhem, camaraderie: Texas weathers the Tales of the Cocktail storm
At Tales of the Cocktail’s opening party, the great Dale DeGroff crooned Sinatra-style standards. NEW ORLEANS — Here in the city that sets the standard for revelry, you never know what you might see: A...
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DFW reclaims its craft mojo: The best in cocktails 2014
Clockwise, from upper left: Polo’s Scallywag, Papaceno’s Kentucky Eye Opener, Brown’s Peach Pisco Sour and Long’s Summer in Manhattan. I see you, 2014. You didn’t have it easy. Not only did you have...
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If there was ever a time to celebrate the Negroni, National Negroni Week is it
It’s National Negroni Week. Why aren’t you celebrating? The Negroni is among the most perfect of cocktails, a happy triumvirate of gin, sweet vermouth and the Italian bitter liqueur Campari that...
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Bigger venue means higher hopes for annual charity cocktail bash
This year’s benefit cocktail event aims to be the largest ever. It’s the fete that launched a thousand sips. Now, it’s back for another run: The 5th annual Trigger’s Toys cocktail bash, billed as “The...
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Halloween party, at least for a night, raises classic Dallas cocktail team...
Victor Tangos, where Monday’s Halloween bash benefits a good cause. Photo by Mei-Chun Jau. Here’s some Halloween weekend activity that won’t have you saying Boo. Monday’s event at Victor Tangos is...
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As DFW’s craft-cocktail universe continued to expand in 2016, these stars...
Bartender Jordan Gantenbein’s delicious and gorgeously seasonal Rosemary Wreath — featuring aged tequila, apple cider, lemon, apricot liqueur and fino sherry — was one reason Abacus was among my...
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From Italy to Mexico to Southeast Asia, global flavors marked 2016’s best in...
Some of 2016’s best, clockwise from upper left: At Abacus, Gantenbein’s Smoke on the Water; at Jettison, Kaiho’s Good Morning Jerez; at Sprezza, Zapata’s Aperrat Sour; and at Henry’s Majestic,...
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