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Cognac Cocktails: It Pays To Play.

Cognac Cocktails: It Pays To Play.

Chicago’s Todd Appel shares how to fool around with cognac in place of other spirits in cocktail recipes. The payoff: a new twist on your entire repertoire of recipes.

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Sleek Party Shots: The Great Social Equalizer

Sleek Party Shots: The Great Social Equalizer

The goal: Loosen up your next shin dig. The fix: Take the shooter concept and give it a glam, grown-up spin. These recipes have that instant “hey, I’m having fun” effect without the Girls Gone Wild Spring Break results. Guaranteed merriment, sans arrest.

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hopped-up boxed cake

hopped-up boxed cake

We like our boxed cake mixes schnockered. Add a shot of your favorite liqueur — think Grand Marnier for chocolate mixes and Limoncello for white/vanilla mixes.

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Cocktail Rimmers Worth the Grind

Cocktail Rimmers Worth the Grind

We’ve been bitten by the sea salt bug. Left to our own devices, we’ve crafted our favorite new margarita toppers, and dare we say, we’re rimming almost everything.

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