The Corpse Reviver Cocktail

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The Corpse Reviver Cocktail

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• There are some superbly named cocktails of which
  several are known as corpse revivers. Theres no
  need to explain that those particular varieties
  are also known as the hair of the dog.
• Cocktail parties were all the rage in the Roaring
  Twenties. And in the USA during prohibition it
  was the only way to disguise the foul taste of
  illicit hooch.
• The cocktail party may have been less popular by
  the end of the twentieth century but it is
  increasingly coming back into fashion.
• One of the attractions of holding, or being
  invited to one is the excuse to dress-up. You
  dont accept an invitation and turn up in jeans
  and t-shirt. For men the dress code is always
  black tie and for women a cocktail dress is an
  elegant evening dress.

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• Sequined evening dresses add to the general
  gaiety of the event and its probably wise to
  wear clothes that are easy to facilitate sitting
  down. It may be intentional to walk amongst
  guests and mingle but its also necessary to
  remember that cocktails can, to put it politely,
  make you a little tired.
• For cocktail dresses UK finding something
  original usually involves checking out the
  internet. Here it is possible to find some
  fabulous originals that are not in high street
  stores. After all, you dont want to turn up
  wearing the same as someone else.
• The origins of the word cocktail isnt very clear
  but the definition is. Many people confuse
  cocktail with highball. The former is a mix of at
  least three drinks of which one must be a spirit.

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• Tip The sensor
• On the other hand a highball is a spirit with
  just one other additive, usually a fruit juice or
  tonic. So a gin and tonic can be described as a
  highball.
• But whatever your choice of cocktail the only
  problem may be that your host is a little over
  generous with the measures. Because there is
  often an innocuous but over-riding flavour of
  fruit juice, the spirit content may only become
  noticeable when faces blur and the room begins to
  become a merry- go-round.
• Most of us have a favourite cocktail but there
  are plenty of mixes that are pretty lethal whilst
  being dangerously a bit Moorish. If youve tried
  a Negroni youll know what Im talking about.
  This is a drink made from equal parts of gin,
  Campari and Vermouth.

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• Tip The sensor
• This was served up in abundance at the beginning
  of the wedding feast I attended last summer and
  by the time the groom stood to deliver his
  speech he couldnt.
• Next time you are invited to a cocktail party
  take a look at the collection of dresses that are
  available here online and note the value for
  money. And remember, theres no such problem as
  too many dresses in the wardrobe.
• If necessary, just get a bigger one or better
  still, devote a spare bedroom to become a walk in
  one.
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