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A Thanksgiving Cocktail: Cranberry Pisco Sour

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If you know me, you know I love a Pisco Sour!  I found this recipe flipping through a magazine, and I just had to try it.  Glad I did because it will now become my annual Thanksgiving cocktail. (My Christmas cocktail is the Pomegranate Martini – recipe found on this link.)

The Cranberry Pisco Sour ready to serve.
The Cranberry Pisco Sour, a Thanksgiving Cocktail

I first encountered the frothy pisco sour on a trip to Peru. The tangy, not-too-sweet flavor tasted yummy, but the egg white topping was my favorite part. I only recently learned how mixologists create that forth. Find out how to make a frothy cocktail in my recipe below.

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Chocolate Wine? Yes

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A Product Review : ChocoVine

Chocolate and red wine? Sounds questionable but for the sake of this food blog, I ‘d experiment.

According to the wine maker,” ChocoVine is a fine French Cabernet subtly combined  with a rich dark chocolate from Holland, paired together to create a decadent, silky smooth drink. It can be served on the rocks or as the main ingredient to an array of sinful cocktails.”

Now, Cabernet Sauvignon is my favorite wine and I adore chocolate, so why not?

WOW.  I was not expecting much but ChocoVine is a real find. Honestly.  My first sip tasted like Bailey’s Irish Cream but smoother. The drink rolls on the tongue and feels like super creamy, liquid pudding. Yum, I really liked the chocolately goodness, which doesn’t over power and blends nicely with delicate red wine. Smells wonderful, too.

The literature also states, ” The right chocolate paired with the perfect wine can create a near-orgasmic taste experience. But the wrong wine opposite a too-sweet chocolate creates nothing but horror. Many have taken the challenge…and have failed.” Well, I’m sitting at my desk by myself but feeling pretty good!

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