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"facebook dialogPinterestDrinks\n\nfacebook dialogPinterestDrinks_2\n\n Photo by Levi Brown\n\nIn the dog days of summer, measuring, muddling, and shaking a cocktail is a daunting proposition. Skip the old-fashioned and make one of these five low-maintenance refreshments instead. You won't even break a sweat. Rob Willey\n\nfacebook dialogPinterestDrinks2\n\n Presbyterian\n\n Blended Scotch + ginger ale\n\n Pour two fingers of mellow whisky, drop in a few ice cubes, and top with chilled ginger ale to taste. A little lime juice turns the drink into a century-old cooler called a Mamie Taylor. (Compass Box Asyla: $35; Fever-Tree Ginger Ale: $6 for four bottles)\n\nfacebook dialogPinterestDrinks1\n\n Death in the Afternoon\n\n Absinthe + champagne\n\n Mix one part absinthe with five parts bubbly and proceed with caution\u2014this drink comes with the Ernest Hemingway seal of approval. (St. George Spirits Absinthe Vert: $75; Mo\u00EBt &amp;amp; Chandon White Star Extra Dry: $36)\n\nfacebook dialogPinterestDrinks3\n\n Bicyclette\n\n Dry white wine + Campari\n\n Combine equal parts Pinot Grigio or another dry white and Campari with ice in a glass; add a lemon twist and you've got a crisp Italian aperitif. (Bandit 2006 Pinot Grigio: $10; Campari: $26)\n\nfacebook dialogPinterestDrinks4\n\n Ti' Punch\n\n Rhum agricole + cane syrup\n\n Pour as much pungent rhum agricole as you feel like drinking into a small glass. Add cane syrup, squeeze in the juice of half a lime, stir in a handful of crushed ice, and drink. (Rhum Cl\u00E9ment Premi\u00E8re Canne: $34; Steen's 100% Pure Cane Syrup: $5)\n\nfacebook dialogPinterestDrinks5\n\n Moscow Mule\n\n Vodka + ginger beer\n\n To make this drink\u2014which took vodka mainstream some 70 years ago\u2014squeeze half a lime into a glass, pour in a shot of vodka, add ice, and fill with ginger beer. (Stolichnaya: $20; Regatta Ginger Beer: $6 for six bottles)\n\nTHE ESSENTIAL: The Spoon-Straw\n\nfacebook dialogPinterestSpoon_2\n\nIt's okay to give the complicated bar equipment a rest, but there's one tool you should keep in heavy rotation. In a feat of engineering comparable to the creation of the spork, some genius attached a spoon to the end of a stainless-steel straw. The result is a sleek implement that mixes a caipirinha much better than a rainbow-colored piece of plastic ever could. ($10 for four; kegworks.com)\n\nBottle and spoon-straw photos by Tim Hout"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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