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Article: FRESH HERBS SHAKE UP COCKTAIL THYME.(Living)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- August 31, 2005
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Byline: Walter Nicholls Washington Post
In stylish bars across the country, bartenders who once mashed -- or in bar-speak, muddled -- only mint for mojitos and juleps are bringing the rest of the herb roster into play.
Herbs are key ingredients in dozens of late summer cocktails. Cilantro, rosemary and thyme are common. Every sort of herbal garnish goes. And with home gardens and farmers markets at a seasonal peak, plenty of fresh herbs are available.
On a recent evening in the small, busy bar at Restaurant Eve in Alexandria, Va., three young women celebrated a birthday sipping tall, pink drinks with a dark ruffled leaf floating on the ...