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	<description>Trying to find a decent drink in a two ingredient town</description>
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		<title>Rama Gin Fizz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2 oz Hayman&#8217;s Old Tom Gin
1.5 oz cream
1.5 oz Chai infused simple syrup (see below)
1/2 ounce blood orange juice
1 egg white
splash soda
Rose water
Blood orange slice for garnish
Dry shake egg white, then shake all ingredients except soda and rose water.  Serve without ice in a champagne coup.  Top with soda and rose water.
It would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://therotgutfiles.com/permadrinks/rama-gin-fizz/</link>
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		<title>Rama Gin Fizz</title>
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		<link>http://therotgutfiles.com/permadrinks/144/</link>
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		<title>So close</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently entered the competition for the official Tales of the Cocktail Ramos Gin Fizz.  The idea was to come up with an updated version of the original.  I don&#8217;t recall all of the rules, but more or less, there had to be milk, egg, citrus, a hydrosol, and no seasonal ingredients.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://therotgutfiles.com/permadrinks/so-close/</link>
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		<title>Margarita (189 calorie version)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1.5 ounces decent blanco tequila (for the cheaper version) or Anejo (for a tastier version)
.25 ounce simple syrup
1 lime
.5 ounce orange liqueur
.5 ounce peach liqueur (I like Edmund Brittotet Creme de Peche)
grapefruit bitters
shake all but the bitters.  Serve up with a sea salt rim.
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		<link>http://therotgutfiles.com/permadrinks/margarita-189-calorie-version/</link>
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		<title>The Skinny Girl Margarita is What is Wrong with America</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have recently become aware of a new pre mixed beverage, purportedly a Margarita, boasting 100 calories per 4 ounce serving.  Said beverage also claims 12.7% alcohol by volume, and retails for around $15 including sales tax.
Some quick math, using the above claims as constraints, indicates that each serving of the Skinny Girl Margarita [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://therotgutfiles.com/permadrinks/the-skinny-girl-margarita-is-what-is-wrong-with-america/</link>
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		<title>Mint Julep</title>
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		<link>http://therotgutfiles.com/permadrinks/mint-julep-2/</link>
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		<title>Strawberry G&amp;T</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Still have some fresh strawberries?
3 strawberries
muddle (no simple syrup)
Add 2 ounces Deaths Door Gin
Stir (yes, it should be shaken, but stirring works fine here)
add ice and top with good quality tonic, such as Q
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		<link>http://therotgutfiles.com/permadrinks/strawberry-gt/</link>
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		<title>Springtime in LA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What to do with a flat of strawberries picked a few hours ago?
3 fresh strawberries
2 slices cucumber
2 basil leaves
.5 ounce simple syrup (unless otherwise specified, 1:1 using sugar in the raw)
2 oz Hayman&#8217;s Old Tom Gin
1/2 oz lemon
grapefruit bitters
Muddle first 4 ingredients
add gin and lemon, shake until just chilled
strain through mesh strainer
top with grapefruit bitters
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		<link>http://therotgutfiles.com/permadrinks/springtime-in-la/</link>
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		<title>Whiskey Sour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dry shake an egg white and 1 ounce of lemon juice (regular) or 3/4 ounce for a nice, fresh Meyer lemon, (which I highly recommend if you can find them).  Tonique taught me to add the spring from my strainer for some extra frothiness.  Note, this is an upper body workout, shake at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://therotgutfiles.com/permadrinks/whiskey-sour/</link>
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		<title>A record of the Red Stick Manhattan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2/5/10, Chelsea&#8217;s, waiting for take out.  I am met with a blank stare, but a response of, certainly!  Now what is in that?  Having explained the 4 ingredients, a search begins for the vermouth, that has likely been sitting on the shelf since Clinton was president, and the Maker&#8217;s (no rye).  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://therotgutfiles.com/permadrinks/i-am-now-recording/</link>
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