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Throw a Grown-Up (but Fun) Party
Wine isn't the only alcoholic beverage for tastings! Try these spirits.
by Califia Suntree
BEYOND BAR SNACKS
Spoil your guests with one of the following pairings:
Vodka goes swimmingly with almost anything fishy: oysters, caviar, cured salmon. Throw in some high-quality brine-packed olives for a super-salty punch.
Olives pair well with gin, too (think dirty martini), as do store-bought cheddar cheese straws or English Stilton cheese.
Chips, guacamole, and tequila make a classic combo, but why not shake things up with takeout Asian chicken satay skewers? The flavors are a perfect match.
Light rum also goes beautifully with chicken satay, as well as with sugarcane shrimp (rum is made from cane juice). Dark rum, made from molasses, calls out for sweet barbecued pork—pick some up at your favorite BBQ or Chinese joint.
Odd as it sounds, Scotch and sushi are a match made in heaven. (Perhaps that’s why the Japanese adore whisky.) Bourbon is delectable with barbecue or cubes of glazed ham.
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1 Shanna // Jul 13, 2006 at 1:43 pm
I did find the article useful - the drink-tasting party is a fabulous idea and now I’m going to have one! But if I’m going to have a VODKA tasting party, I have to mix it with something. I was hoping for some tasty Vodka mixing recipes to get my party rolling!
2 Megan // Jul 11, 2006 at 11:20 pm
It was hard to rate this. I learned A LOT, but I was hoping for some great drink recipes.
3 Anonymous // Jun 26, 2006 at 5:34 pm
I thought they were going to give drink recipes! Not a very useful article!
4 Anonymous // Jun 8, 2006 at 10:06 pm
Looks like a sunset surfer… orange flavoured vodka, melon liquoir, orange juice, and grenadine… very tasty, fruity-girly drink!
5 Anonymous // Jun 2, 2006 at 3:58 pm
It looks almost like a Tequila Sunrise…
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