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Cocktails, the libationary art!

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Cue up your ad blocker, a short and easy to implement list from J Morgenthaler - make sure your recipe doesn't suck, use stronger ingredients, and ice ice baby, keep cold drinks really cold.

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[–] blissend@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Definitely need ice! Temperature makes a nice difference. Also some of those top bars that get ranked, watch how hard they shake it!

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

Let’s be honest, there are a million versions of every cocktail out there online these days, and most of them are fairly terrible.

That sounds more like a matter of taste and making sure that you actually have the same ingredients (or knowing how to adjust if you don't) as the person who made the recipe.