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From local brewers to the vineyards of Italy, exotic wines and spirits land on the shelves of our local stores and favorite bars. This site will inform and educate you about what's good and why. I'll share my best cocktail recipes; please send feedback. Together we'll explore what specialties local bartenders are mixing, and mark our calendars for special events. Salut!


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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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"Dani's Vanilla Sky"

Posted by keith saunders

Posted: June 1, 2008 - 3:13 pm

Our feature cocktail of the month is, Dani's Vanilla Sky!

This cocktail is one of the few that I named for someone. At one time it was one of the most popular cocktails I served.

Though it no longer appears on any menus in town, it's popularity is not waning. I've been shaking it up at Simon's to some very positive reviews.

If you can't make it at home, come in and I'll drop this magical elixir into a glass for you.

This wonderful blend of vanilla, lime and orange is a great balance of Summer flavors.

For all my Jersey crowd that was in last week, enjoy the recipe and the photo's.

To Dani Crosby this is dedicated to you for inspiring this lovely timeless beverage.

Dani's Vanilla Sky (refreshing, biting and stimulating)

1 1/2 oz. Stoli Vanilla
3/4 oz. Cointreau
1 1/2 oz. Lime Sour

Pour ingredients into a shaker filled with ice and shake. Strain into a chilled martini glass.

F.Y.I dropping a splash of pineapple juice into the mix will give you a Key Lime martini feel.

Salut!


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