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1 part Grand Poppy Amaro

1 part Vokda

1 part lemon juice

1 part simple syrup

Billiards balls were made with Ivory for some time, until they were made with plastics, which had a tendency to explode.

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Happy 1 year birthday to A Pinch and a Poke! And happy Chartreuse Finale episode to send off the season with 3 recipes.

Recipe 1: The Garden Party

2.5oz club soda

1.5oz Green Chartreuse

.5oz Lime Juice

.25oz Simple Syrup

5 leaves mint

1 sprig mint

Recipe 2: The Lumiere

1.5oz Gin 

1 oz St Germain Elderflower Liqueur

.75oz Green Chartreuse

.75oz Lime Juice

1 dash orange bitters

Recipe 3: The Verdant Lady

1.5oz gin

.5oz lime juice

.25oz simple syrup

1/6oz green chartreuse

4 mint leaves, plus a garnish

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3/4oz - 1.5oz London Dry gin

3/4oz - 1oz Sweet Vermout 

3/4oz Chartreuse 

2 dashes orange bitters

garnish with an orange peel and a cherry

Rocket mail was an experiment by the United States Postal Service to use new technology to send mail farther faster.

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The Crop top: a super summer-y take on the Last word recipe.

3/4oz london dry gin

3/4oz Crème de Pamplemousse

3/4oz amaro montenegro

3/4oz fresh lemon juice

Music on hold was invented by a loose factory wire that turned a building into a radio reciever.

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Equal parts (3/4oz)

Charteuse

London Dry Gin

Luxardo

Lemon Juice

WWII the Royal Air Force spread propaganda that carrots were good for improving eyesight, especially at night. This helped cover up their secret new Radar technology, and encouraged the public to eat a food they could easily grow at home.

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Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat source

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Champs-Élysées

2oz brandy

1/2oz Chartruese

3/4oz Lemon or Lime Juice

1/2oz Simple Syrup

1 dash Angostura bitters

Walnut the white naped crane bonded with her keeper, Chris Crowe, rather than another crane.

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Even though I spell it wrong every other time Chartreuse is a great cocktail ingredient! Season 4 is all about making it more attainable.

Read about it here.

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The Walled City of Kowloon was an odd organically formed city which was only run by its residents.

Adding flavored sparkling water to a well made daiquiri can be surprisingly good.

2 parts rum

1 part lime juice

1 part simple syrup

3-4 parts sparkling water

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During WWII the British and Japanese armies clashed in Burma and Saltwater Crocodiles on Ramree Island took a victory of their own.

Frozen Banana Daiquiri

1 Banana

1/2 cup coconut water

1/4 cup sugar

2 measures lime juice

1 measure white rum

1 measure spiced rum

1 measure banana liqueur

Get the goods at Convivio.

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Before printing presses changed the game English used a letter called 'thorn' for its 'th' sounds. When German printing presses didn't have that letter they improvised with the 'y' character.

Lingthusiasm episode 58 on Fricatives

Recipe

1 part white rum (ten to one)

1/2 part lime juice

1/2 part simple syrup

2 parts mango flavored coconut water

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