Ask Geoffrey: How Do You Make the Popular Downscope Cocktail
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Geoffrey Baer tells us about a drink once served at Skipper’s Marina on the Calumet River.
Skipper’s Marina was a boat storage facility and bar on the Calumet River that closed for business in 2010. For decades, a cocktail called the Downscope was served there, and its recipe was a closely guarded secret -- until now.
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Ask Geoffrey: How Do You Make the Popular Downscope Cocktail
Clip: 5/17/2017 | 10m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Skipper’s Marina was a boat storage facility and bar on the Calumet River that closed for business in 2010. For decades, a cocktail called the Downscope was served there, and its recipe was a closely guarded secret -- until now.
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