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Emma
Classic romance
Emma
Wealthy, clever Emma Woodhouse is satisfied with her place in Highbury and convinced that she understands other people's romantic prospects better than they do. Her effort to match the impressionable Harriet Smith leads to rejected proposals, injured feelings, and increasingly serious misreadings of neighbors whose motives Emma has treated as pieces in a private game. Mr. Knightley's criticism and a humiliating mistake at Box Hill force her to examine the vanity beneath her good intentions. Sparkling, intricate, and ultimately generous, this comedy of self-knowledge is ideal for spring reading and anyone who enjoys village society, matchmaking disasters, slow recognition, and a heroine intelligent enough to discover how wrong she has been.
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Content notes
Class prejudice and social humiliation · Bereavement in backstory · No on-page sexual content
Alcohol-Free Pour
Golden Orchard Cider
Orchard spice suits romantic anticipation and a little escapism.
What you'll need
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- Warm the cider with spices and fruit for 5–10 minutes without boiling. Strain if desired and serve hot.
- Garnish: Cinnamon stick or orange slice.
- Glassware: Mug.
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Smoked Old Fashioned
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
A wisp of smoke deepens bourbon, bitters, and demerara for an Old Fashioned with a dramatic entrance.
What you'll need
- 2 oz bourbon
- 1/4 oz demerara syrup ↗
- 2–3 dashes aromatic bitters
- Ice
- Food-safe oak or cherry wood chips for smoking ↗
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How to mix it
- Stir bourbon, demerara syrup, and bitters with ice and strain over one large cube. Express an orange peel over the drink. Use a cocktail smoker with food-safe oak or cherry chips to fill the covered glass with smoke for 20–30 seconds, then uncover and serve.
- Garnish: Orange peel.
- Glassware: Rocks glass.
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