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Great Cocktails: 25+ Ridiculously Good Drinks to Make at Home

December 4, 2022 by Sean 1 Comment

The entire reason this website exists is to shine a light on the great cocktails of the world. This could be classic cocktails that have stood the test of time. Modern drinks made by some of the best bartenders in the world. Or simply libations I’ve come up with on my own that I feel […]

The Smoking Banana: A Simple Mezcal Cocktail that Impresses

December 2, 2022 by Sean Leave a Comment

The Smoking Banana is a simple mezcal cocktail with mezcal, smith and cross, and Banane du Brasil.

Once a month I get together with a group of 4 other friends. We all own businesses, and are all cocktail nerds. So each month someone hosts, and they’re in charge of preparing 3 cocktails and then we order dinner from Caviar. Recently, it was my turn to host. And while I expected the delicious […]

Best Martini Recipe: The Atlas Martini is the Best You’ve Ever Had

November 28, 2022 by Sean 2 Comments

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Trying to find the best martini recipe is a fools errand. Why? Because everyone likes different things when it comes to a martini. Some like it dirty, some like with a twist, some like gin, some like vodka, and some still consider drinks like the apple-tini, a martini. Hint: they’re not. But for all the […]

The Last Word Cocktail Recipe: An Often Overlooked Crowdpleaser

November 27, 2022 by Sean 3 Comments

The Last Word Cocktail

I make a lot of drinks for friends, but oddly enough the drink I make the most? It’s not an old fashioned, ok, actually it’s probably a daiquiri… But the drink I make the second most isn’t one of the more famous classic cocktails, but rather it’s a lesser known prohibition era drink known as The Last […]

Two Dozen Tests Confirmed This is The Best Manhattan Cocktail Recipe

November 27, 2022 by Sean 5 Comments

Best Manhattan Cocktail Recipe

A lot of classic cocktails are pretty straight forward. A daiquiri for instance? Is a daiquiri. There are a million variations, but for a straight up, classic daiquiri it’s a simple combination of white rum, lime, and sugar. A negroni? Gin, Campari, Sweet vermouth. Easy. I always thought that was the case with a Manhattan […]

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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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