Chocolate Easter Bunny
1 oz. Godiva Chocolate Liquor
1 oz. Kahlua Mocha
2 oz. Half and Half
Shake all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker and strain into a martini glass with a chocolate swirl in the glass. Top up with chocolate shavings.
Courtesy M Resort Las Vegas
Evan Hawkins of Atlanta was crowned the National Champion of the 2011 United States Bartenders Guild Drinks & Ink Competition presented by Tuaca winning a Tuaca photo spread in Inked Magazine. This not-so-usual take on a bartender competition combined the intersecting cultures of bartenders and tattoos with bartenders being judged on their Tuaca bold shot recipe and the overall craftsmanship of their tattoo.
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Pura Vida
1.5 oz of Tuaca
.5 oz Lemon Juice
.25 oz of agave nectar
3 dashes of orange flower water
egg white
.5 oz of cream (half/half)
Shake and strain top with homemade lemon vanilla soda vanilla bean straw to drink out of and a sugar skull candy garnish
Quiz Question and Answer:
Which of the following grapes would you expect to find in an AOC wine from Loire Valley?
A) Romorantin B) Chasselas C) Chenin Blanc D) All three.
The answer is D, all three) Romorantin is the white grape used to make the wines of Cour-Cheverny AC; Chasselas is used to make the wines of Pouilly-sur-Loire; and Chenin Blanc is used to make many of the sweet and dry wines of Loire, although most known are the Chenin Blancs of Vouvray AC.
Courtesy of the World Wine Challenge from Trinchero Family Estates.