Each week, we order the same cocktail at two different bars for a friendly head-to-head battle. Go to the bars, taste both drinks and tell us what you like about each by tagging @pghcitypaper on Twitter or Instagram and using #CPBoozeBattles. If you want to be a part of Booze Battles, send an email to food-and-beverage writer Celine Roberts, at [email protected]. (Yes, this is the third daiquiri battle. I really like daiquiris.)
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Drink: Daiquiri
Ingredients: Rum, simple syrup, lime, lime wheel
Our take: Perfectly balanced and bursting with the brightness and acidity of the lime, this drink will pull you out of the February winter doldrums without having to buy a plane ticket to the beach. Seven dollars is a small price to pay for happiness.
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Drink: Daiquiri
Ingredients: Appleton rum, sparkling wine, simple syrup, angostura bitters, mint
Our take: This bartender spin-off of a daiquiri plays on the sweetness of the classic and replaces the piquant citrus with herbal notes of angostura and mint. Sparkling wine lightens the texture.
