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Keith Saunders

I honed my mixology skills at the Oak Room of the Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston. Other experience includes the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, and the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage, where I facilitated community tasting events while bartending at the Crow's Nest. I am currently working with a team of mixologists at Simon & Seafort's. To date, I have created more than 300 new cocktails. I've lived in Anchorage since 1999.

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Cocktail of the Month for May!

Posted by Keith Saunders

Posted: May 1, 2008 - 1:15 pm

With Cinco de Mayo around the corner it only seems fitting that the drink of the month should be one made with Tequila!

I chose a recipe I've made for two years now. It's base is made with Patron Silver Tequila.

Tequila in it's purest form.

Intimacy

1 1/2 oz. Patron Silver Tequila
1 oz. Sweet and Sour
3/4 oz. Chambord Liquor

Combine all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice and shake. Strain into a chilled martini glass and top off with 1-2oz. of your favorite sparkling or champagne.

This elixir will tickle your nose and warm the soul!

Salut!


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  1     May 3, 2008 - 11:14pm | mdi_rachel

Yum

This sounds good!

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  May 4, 2008 - 11:00am | wineglass

Glad you like.

Glad you like. If you want more on this type of cocktail let me know.

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