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Forget Eggnog: A Blue Blender Drink Is the Holiday Cocktail You Need Bloomberg 24/12/2020 (Bloomberg) Editor’s Note: As more people are working from home, Bloomberg Pursuits is running a weekly Lunch Break column that highlights a notable recipe from a top cookbook and the hack that makes it genius. What better way to send off 2020 than with a drink. The online alcohol platform Drizly Inc. reported a 350% spike in sales compared to last year, according to a report released earlier this month. Among the liquor store owners surveyed, 44% expected holiday sales to be significantly higher than in years past; 63% expected sales to at least match typical fourth quarters. ....
Tuesday 22 December 2020 “A stimulating liquor composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” This is both the earliest written reference to the word “cocktail” in 1806, and a definition of the Old Fashioned. In fact, “old-fashioned” used to be an adjective describing an entire class of cocktails that followed this simple combination with all sorts of spirits including genever and brandy. Theories as to the origins of the Old Fashioned abound, but according to cocktail writer Robert Simonson, author of a book on the topic, it most likely originated near Chicago, close to America’s bourbon country. Ingredients 1/4 oz (7 ml) Rich Simple Syrup (p. 24) ....