It's Friday, the JG Black Book crew is gearing up for happy hour, and our partners are hopping on board with some killer cocktail recipes! Fruity, chocolatey, or cinnamon spiked, we've got it all covered in today's Bartender Series. From South Africa to Brazil, let your taste buds transport you to a new part of the world with each sip of these dangerously divine drinks:

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Yes, it is Friday, and yes, we at JG Black Book are ready to sit back, relax, and chin-chin the weekend with a classy cocktail. For today's Bartender Series, we're turning to the spirit savants at Eccleston Square Hotel to help us non-London locals concoct a divine drink. Kicking off their own cocktail of the month series and using top quality ingredients, the hotel's bartenders have chosen The French 75 – a champagne cocktail with a lemony punch- to satisfy our weekend wishes. 

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Happy Bartender Friday! For this week's Photo Friday: Bartender Series, we sneaked a special cocktail recipe from Triple Creek Ranch in Montana. Try the Huckleberry Lemon Drop Martini for a refreshing twist on the classic citrus concoction!

Huckleberry Lemon Drop Martini from Triple Creek Ranch in Montana

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May's the month of celebrations! Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, graduations, Memorial Day...National Maritime Day... Any excuse to celebrate this May is fine with us! And in order to do so, this Photo Friday: Bartender Series, we suggest this twist on a cocktail classic from the Conservatorium Hotel Amsterdam.

Gin & Tonic from the Conservatorium Hotel Amsterdam

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It's been a while since we've exploited our traditional Bartender Friday (the event where we start gulping...we mean...sipping adult beverages on Friday at noon). But today our friends at Grace Bay Club in Providenciales, Turks & Caicos are making it just so very easy.

RUM PUNCH

INGREDIENTS:

• 6oz Pineapple Juice
• 3oz Orange Juice
• ½ oz Maraschino Syrup
• 1oz Bambarra Gold Rum
• 1oz Myers Rum (to float)

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

• Combine the fruit juice, syrup and the rum.

• Slowly pour a dash of grenadine in the glass to give the rum punch dual color.

• Float the Myer’s Rum on top.

• Garnish with a pineapple, pineapple leaf and a maraschino cherry.

2011 has been an excellent year and we're celebrating by re-posting one of our (and your) favorite posts from the year each day this week. We at JG Black Book of Travel hope you enjoy recounting 2011 with as much affinity as we do!

Cheers to 2012!

– Your JG Black Book of Travel Team

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Ah, Africa.  A vast, wild, sweeping expanse of unique fauna, flora, and culture.  The home of jungle kings and wildebeest, pyramids and...wine?!  Well, when it comes to Singita, yes.  We even have proof (even though this time, it's not quite 80 proof):

A new definition of drinking and driving

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Uh oh. We're back to our old habits. Indulge with us this Photo Friday: Bartender Series! And a special thanks to The Setai South Beach for enabling us. The bar at The Setai South Beach in South Beach Miami

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TGIF! JG Black Book of Travel is celebrating with (yet another) Bartender Friday. Thank Lisa Caruso, VP of JG Group PR for bringing us the "Moroccito" - the signature drink from the Bar at La Maison Arabe in Marrakech, Morocco.


Moroccito

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Ah, Africa.  A vast, wild, sweeping expanse of unique fauna, flora, and culture.  The home of jungle kings and wildebeest, pyramids and...wine?!  Well, when it comes to Singita, yes.  We even have proof (even though this time, it's not quite 80 proof):

A new definition of drinking and driving

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Dear 2011, we're off to great start.  2 weeks in and JG Black Book of Travel (with the help of its Collection members) is still going strong.  This Photo Friday, the Bartender Series takes us to the southern hemisphere.

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