Blue Hawaii_pastel, originally uploaded by Ryüka.

I recently went out with some friends to a tiki themed bar serving signature tropical drinks. A friend and I tried an old favorite, Blue Hawaiians, so I’ve decided to find out more about them.

Harry Yee, a legendary bartender at the Hawaiian Village Resort and Spa, developed many tropical drinks including the Tropical Itch and the Blue Hawaiian in 1957. This drink proved popular with tourists and has become a favorite of many.

Here is a longtime recipe for the Blue Hawaiian;

2 oz Pineapple juice
3/4 oz Rum
3/4 oz Blue Curacao
3/4 oz Creme de Coconut
Garnish - cherry or pineapple slice

Mix all ingredients and blend. Serve in tall glass and garnish as desired.

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Thanksgiving Jello Shots:
Thanksgiving Jello Shots This cranberry-flavored jello shot is appropriate for American Thanksgiving or anytime of year. I usually put trays of these…

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Disaster-Proof Your Diet With Calorie-Conscious Cocktails:
Six tricks to keep the holiday festivities from wreaking havoc on your waistline.

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Robotender Ernie First Robot Bartender:
This is a surprisingly early robotic bartender that could really do it all - except maybe ask for your keys. (SF in the News)

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It’s OK To Drink Cheap Beer:
In the midst of craft and import beers‘ growing marketshares, Miller Brewing Co. has launched a campaign saying it’s OK to drink cheap beer. … Miller is attempting to market its beer as genuine and unpretentious, but the craft brewing …

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Daily’s Introduces Pomegranate Cocktail Mix:
Daily’s has announced the launch of Daily’s Pomegranate Mix, available nationally starting December 2006. Daily’s Pomegranate Mix has been developed by Daily’s in-house team of expert mixologists, with help from the mixologists at Southern Wine and Spirits, using real pomegranate flavors and other natural ingredients. To support the launch of their latest mix, Daily’s is providing point-of-sale materials including table tents and recipe cards adorned with elegant drink photography.

Posted from iSante Magazine.

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Stella Artois Draught Master World Champions, originally uploaded by chrisjara.

As a follow-up to the previous post, here are all three of the top finalists in the Championship.

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Stella Artois Draught Master World Champion - Michaela Joita, originally uploaded by chrisjara.

The tenth edition of the Stella Artois® World Draught Master Competition - a contest that rewards the world’s best pourer of Belgian beers - took place today in the Stella Artois brewery in Leuven, the hometown of Stella Artois®. InBev brought together 26 international finalists for the competition, which is the highlight of 12 months hard work in training bartenders from all over the world. This year’s Stella Artois® World Draught Master title has been awarded to Michaela Joita - Romania (1st place winner), Ruslan Sorokpud – the Ukraine (1st runner-up) and Natasja Villette - Belgium (2nd runner-up).

First held in 1997, the Stella Artois® World Draught Master Competition assembles the best bartenders from around the world to rate their tapping skills, bottle-pouring finesse and table-serving protocol when it comes to serving Belgian beers. Every step of a competitor’s attempt to perform the “perfect pour” is carefully scrutinized by a panel of expert judges. The winner receives a free trip to a worldwide destination of their choice; two runner-ups receive a free trip anywhere in Europe.

Always a fight to the finish, the competition heralds the importance of the Stella Artois® 9-step pouring ritual: a cleaning process, the position of the tap (not touching the beer, head or glass), the size of the head (no higher than two fingers), and a careful re-dipping of the glass in cool water to restore its proper drinking temperature – all of which ensure that a Stella Artois® will always taste its best. Even the shape of the brand’s signature chalice glass is chosen to release all of the beer’s multi-textured aromas.

This annual contest welcomes the winners of locally-held contests from more than 26 countries - from Taiwan to Kazakhstan - a broad spectrum of international Stella Artois® brand ambassadors who reflect the widespread global appeal of Belgium’s premium lager.

Alexander Darwazeh, Stella Artois® Global Brand Director says: “Without a doubt, a well-poured beer adds something special to the experience, which is why for the last decade we’ve organized the Stella Artois® Draught Master competition, celebrating the fine art of pouring a perfect chalice of the world’s most popular Belgian beer.”

This years competition participants came from: Australia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dubai, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Ukraine and the USA.

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Baileys, originally uploaded by cassi.jones.

The makers of BAILEYS(R) Original Irish Cream, the world’s number one selling cream liqueur, today launched the Baileys Drinkable Desserts Challenge, a competition that invites amateur and professional mixologists and chefs to create their own smooth, contemporary twists on traditional dessert just in time for the holidays.

Amateurs and professionals can submit recipes to the competition at www.drinkabledesserts.com through December 15, 2006. The site offers participants a list of suggested ingredients and garnishes which can be mixed with a base of Baileys Original Irish Cream or its two new flavors- Baileys Original Irish Cream with a hint of Mint Chocolate and Baileys Original Irish Cream with a hint of Caramel to create a Drinkable Dessert of their own.

“Drinkable Desserts are the latest trend in cocktails and are a great alternative to traditional desserts,” said Chef de Cuisine of Gourmet’s Cooking Arts Center, Jennifer Day. “The Baileys Drinkable Desserts Challenge encourages people to start with Baileys Original Irish Cream or one of the two new Baileys flavors, and then use their imagination to find new ways to enhance the unique taste of Baileys Irish Cream while serving cocktails responsibly and with style.”

On December 18, drinkabledesserts.com will begin featuring recipe submissions from around the country and consumers will be encouraged to vote for their favorites through January 21, 2007.

Following the voting round, a final judging panel including representatives from The Gourmet Cooking Arts Center, the makers of Baileys Irish Cream and mixology experts, will review the top five vote getters in both categories. The Grand Prize winning amateur and professional will have their recipes and images featured in a Baileys advertisement in the April 2007 issue of Gourmet Magazine. Additionally, the top amateur will receive a trip to New York City with a guest for a private cooking class in the The Gourmet Cooking Arts Center with Day (where legal).

For more information and official rules for the Baileys Drinkable Desserts Challenge, please visit www.drinkabledesserts.com. Entrants must be 21 years old to participate.

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In Hot Blood, originally uploaded by chrisjara.

Here is another great drink recipe using Don Julio Tequila - In Hot Blood:

In Hot Blood
by Charlie Marin/Diego Fernandes, Café Frida, New York

Ingredients:
1 pealed plum (save peal for garnish)
1 ounce Tequila Don Julio Reposado
1 ounce fresh lime juice
1/2 ounce Grand Marnier
5 ice cubes

Preparation:
1. In a Boston shaker cocktail glass, muddle peeled plum.
2. Add Tequila Don Julio Reposado, fresh lime juice, Grand Marnier and ice cubes to shaker. Cover and shake well.
3. Straining the ice, pour contents from shaker into a martini glass. Garnish with plum peal.

Ideal Serving Glass:
Martini glass

Yield:
1 drink

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