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National Cherry Month with Southern Comfort

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Celebrate National Cherry Month with these picks…

The Black Cherry designation refers to the mahogany color of the cherry flesh. Just a few varieties have dark skin. The most well known cherry variety is the Bing cherry. Lambert, Chelan, Sweetheart and Tulare are varieties to seek out as they are candy-like sweet, plump and juicy.

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Jack Daniel’s Unaged Tennessee Rye

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Jack is changing the game…after 100 years.

After 100 years of tradition, Jack Daniel’s changes their recipe (known as the mash bill or grain bill) and introduces a white whiskey, Jack Daniel’s Unaged Tennessee Rye. This limited edition Distiller’s Run is now available in Atlanta.

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National Pisco Sour Day 2013

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A cocktail day for the “5th white spirit”…

During National Pisco Sour Day visit one or more of the following locations and you be the judge as to who makes the best Portón Pisco cocktail in Atlanta. Seven Lamps and Prohibition – located in Atlanta – have jumped on board offering guests specials on select Pisco cocktails made with Portón, including a Pisco Sour on Saturday, Feb. 2nd.

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Holiday Cocktail Guide 2012

Tis the season…to be drinking

For most, the holiday season can be placed in one of two categories: pure enjoyment and utter annoyance. Being a Scrooge and coming from the school of thought of the latter, I try to keep some extra holiday cheer on hand to get me through the tough times.

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Things May Get Wickedly Naughty This Halloween

This is one Wicked Vixen…

Ok. So you’ve got your Halloween costume all set. Guys, you’ve grown out your beard all month in preparation to be Wolverine…or maybe Alan from The Hangover. Ladies, you’ve gone to great lengths to make a “sexy” version of every profession and monster known to man. You deserve a great Halloween-inspired cocktail. And we’ve got just the trick…or treat using one of our favorite new vodkas, Vixen Vodka. Boo-yah!

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Wake Up to Wild Turkey American Honey

Bourbon. It’s what’s for…breakfast?

We love bourbon here at EDR. This is nothing new. So while perusing Twitter recently, I came across a tweet from our friends at Wild Turkey asking, “How do you prefer your bourbon? In cocktails or on the rocks?” Delightfully retweeting that we love it both ways, it got me thinking about the new renaissance of cocktails using bourbon.

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Celebrate Sailor Jerry Day by Looking ‘Forward to the Past’

Ahoy Matey! June 12th is Sailor Jerry Day!

You may want to brush up on your sailor speak, because June 12th is ‘Sailor Jerry Day’. What is Sailor Jerry Day you might ask? It is the day William Grant & Sons takes to commemorate the life and times of Norman ‘Sailor Jerry’ Collins, the hard-living Navy tattoo artist for which its popular 92 proof rum is inspired upon.

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DO Try This At Home: Watermelon Gin Fizz

Watermelon Gin Fizz

Watermelon Gin Fizz

With summer just around the corner, a refreshing cocktail will be at the top of everyone’s list. Read on to learn how to make this tasty libation, and a few others.

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Cinco de Mayo Margarita-Inspired Cocktails

Not a fan of tequila? Try these alternatives.

With Cinco de Mayo right around the corner, you can guarantee that party hosts will be blocking up the aisles at Tower in search of copious amounts of Patron, Jose Cuervo, and Avion tequila to celebrate the festivities. Did you know that more tequila is consumed on Cinco de Mayo than any other day throughout the year? That’s A LOT of agave. But what if you’re aren’t a fan of tequila?

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Toast to Spring with Baileys and Ketel One

Cool your spring fever with these seasonal cocktails.

Baileys? In the spring? Oh yeah. We’re all over it. And you’ll want to be too once you get hold of these two refreshing spring cocktails. Muddler not included.

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