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Adapted from Bon Appetit
Cake:
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
2 large egg whites (1/4 cup)
1/3 cup ...
1/2 oz. POM Pomegranate Juice
4 oz. Fresh Orange Juice
1½ oz. Tequila
Ice
Fill a highball glass ...
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2 teaspoons brown sugar
1¾ oz Irish Whiskey
3½ oz hot coffee
2/3 oz cream
Pour the whiskey ...
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OK... it is better than not coming at all!
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