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Daiquiri Recipe: How to Make a Perfect Classic Daiquri

October 28, 2023 by Sean Leave a Comment

Classic Daiquiri Cocktail

When it comes to the classic drinks, there aren’t many that are more versatile (or delicious) than the venerable daiquiri. It’s amazing to me that still to this day when I’m out with friends and tell them I want a daiquiri, they give me this weird look like “Really, bro? What, do you think we’re […]

Jungle Bird Recipe: One of the Best Campari Cocktails on Earth

October 17, 2023 by Sean Leave a Comment

Jungle Bird Cocktail

The Jungle Bird should have been one of the very first cocktails I wrote about on this site. It’s got so much going for it. It’s strong, yet balanced. It’s sweet and it’s bitter. It’s a great base with which to experiment.  It’s versatile, delicious, and quite simply, it’s one of my favorite cocktails in the world. […]

Pineapple Daiquiri: The Best Way to Use Plantation Pineapple Rum

September 30, 2023 by Sean 1 Comment

Stiggins Daiquiri

Recently, I wrote about one of my favorite liquors (if not my absolute favorite) in the world: Plantation Pineapple Rum. In that post, I wrote about using the rum as a unique negroni variation, but for the average person, the most likely use case for this rum would be in a Pineapple daiquiri – also […]

Bar Benfiddich Review Tokyo: The Best Bar in Tokyo (or the World?)

August 17, 2023 by Sean 3 Comments

Bar Ben Fiddich Tokyo

There are very few bars in the world that compare with Bar Benfiddich in Tokyo. Everything about the experience is world class, unique and memorable. You don’t leave Ben Fiddich without an interesting story to tell. Check out the review to see what I mean.

Smokescreen Cocktail: Another Gem from Cocktail Codex Book

March 19, 2023 by Sean Leave a Comment

Smoke Screen cocktail from the Cocktail Codex Book.

Death and Co was one of the first truly great NYC cocktail bars I visited. We were trying to get into PDT, and with insane wait times, we were lucky to get seated a few doors down with little wait at Death and Co. While you don’t hear about it quite as much as you […]

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At Slightly Pretentious we're on a quest to visit the top 100 bars in the world, and here we share stories from those travels while also helping you create killer cocktails at home.

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