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Innovative Imbibing

By Natalie Bovis-Nelsen (AKA: TheLiquidMuse.com)

Legal eagles and outlaws alike voluntarily surrender to temptation at the freshly minted Trademark Bar. Nestled in the new Westin Alexandria Hotel, the wine bar is named for its proximity to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and features some creative cocktails playing off that concept. Where better to mull over your latest invention—or consort with your lawyer—than perched upon a barstool?

Refreshing Allegation

2 ounces Patron Silver tequila
1 ¼ ounces fresh lime juice
1 ounce white cranberry juice
Cilantro sprig

Muddle cilantro in bottom of mixing tin. Add ice and remaining ingredients, then shake well and strain into ice-filled highball glass. Garnish with cilantro sprig and lime wedge.


Booze News

Bacardi Peach Red

You don’t have to be caressed by Caribbean breezes to escape to a tropical paradise! Bacardi’s newest flavor—Bacardi Peach Red—brings a little Puerto Rican inspiration to this fruity twist on the ever-popular mojito:

Peachy Keen Mojito
(Courtesy of The Liquid Muse)

2 ounces Bacardi Peach Red rum
1 ounce peach nectar
1 teaspoon sugar
1 lime, cut into chunks
7-8 torn mint leaves
Soda water

Muddle peach nectar, sugar, lime chunks and mint leaves in the bottom of a tall glass. Add ice, Bacardi Peach, and top with soda water. Garnish with a fresh peach slice.

Celebrity Coolers
Turntable Diva Makes Heads Spin

DJ Tatiana

If you haven’t caught one of DJ Tatiana’s live shows somewhere in the U.S., Europe or Mexico, maybe you’ve seen her modeling in Tokyo or Paris. Or, perhaps you saw this spicy Latina (of Cuban descent) in the pages of Playboy or Maxim. Don’t let her beauty fool you, this model/actress-turned-DJ is a respected table-turner, and her tribal/funk/house mixes leave heads spinning at some of the most important music festivals worldwide. She even heads her own music label: www.Jook-Music.com.

(March 2008)

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