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Is This A Miracle Cure For Blemished Skin?

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By Michael Hepworth

Smooth 8 Water is from a company based in Boston and the premise is simple enough. With an alkaline level of 9.9, a few drops of Smooth 8 neutralizes the acidity of any beverage including water, and stimulates detoxification and weight loss as well as adding antioxidants to restore the body’s PH balance. Detoxification also boosts energy. The product is also effective against wine, spirits, soda, coffee, tea and juices.

I can only say that after a few weeks of the program with Smooth 8 my skin did tend to have a glow about it that people actually mentioned— I am suitably impressed. 

All bottles which cost $19.95 each should b good for a 30 day supply if you use 20 drops a day, although if you really want quick results they suggest up to 60 drops a day. Once the stored acids and toxins are removed from your system, the blemishes should also take a hike. Free radicals are the blighters that causes skin to age quickly-they are highly reactive molecules that are naturally produced in the body as a byproduct of metabolism oxidation.

Smooth 8 has no chemicals, additives or preservatives and when it neutralizes the acids it reduces the fat storage resulting in weight loss, increased energy, mental clarity and smoother skin. In other words, something almost everybody wants. Dr. Robert Young who is the author of ‘The pH Miracle for Weight loss,’ states that “acidity in the body is one of the biggest causes of obesity,” and the Smooth 8 concoction kills damaging yeast, bacteria, e coli and salmonella in the body. Two months of use of Smooth 8 at the high level could result in up to ten pounds of weight reduction.

External toxins such as cigarette smoke and damaging air pollution generate free Radicals, as well as excessive alcoholic intake. I am not quite sure what constitutes excessive, but food and water also contains pesticides and toxins.

www.smooth8.com
By Michael Hepworth

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What exactly is GRAND BRULOT I thought to myself as I opened the bottle for the first time just around the time this lockdown took effect. Well, Grand Brulot is listed as a VSOP Cognac Café and it can be used in Bloody Mary’s, Manhattans, Negronis, Martinis, spritzes and sidecars , just for starters. It is a blend of Ugni Blanc & Colombard that is crafted into 80 proof VSOP. Then 100% Robusta Ecuadorian coffee bean essence is extracted and blended with brandy to meld for a few months and finally, it is blended with the VSOP Cognac. There is also a whiff of peppermint, nutmeg and hot cocoa in the drink. The retail price is $42.99.

The idea for the drink was instigated in 2015 by John Bernbach who asked for the help of industry veteran Francisco Tonarely to investigate the potential of a cognac/brandy drink blended with coffee. Three year later in August 2018 Grand Brulot was launched. This cognac comes from the Tardy Cognac Group and the grapes come from its single estate. Grand Brulot also plays homage to a New Orleans specialty of the same name that is still served around town.  The name Grand Brulot was inspired by the famous French pirate Jean Lafite who helped New Orleans repel the British invaders in 1812. He would order coffee, pour cognac in the saucer, set it alight and mix it with the coffee.
Recipes:

THE RISE AND SHINE
2 oz Grand Brulot
Orange Twist

Just pour Grand Brulot over ice and the orange will highlight the flavors
of the spirit.

BRULOT BLACK MANHATTAN
1 oz Grand Brulot
1 oz Bourbon
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
3 dashes Orange Bitters

Bartender Todd Smith created this one. Stir all the ingredients together in
a mixing glass. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass with ice and garnish

with orange wheel.

FRENCH NEGRONI
1 oz Grand Brulot
1 oz  Sweet Vermouth
1 oz Campari

Build in a rocks glass over ice and garnish w/orange wheel.

GRAND BRULOT CAFÉ HOLIDAY
1 oz Grand Brulot
0.5 oz Crème de Cacao
3 oz Porter Beer or Stout
3 dashes of bitters

Throw cocktail ingredients between two cups a couple of times to mix
And ignite the foam from the beer. Pour into a highball glass over ice
And garnish with nutmeg.



www.grandbrulot.com
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