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Jay Kuehner’s Signature Drink: The Caracas

1Sambar’s Jay Kuehner, in his native habitat. Photo: Lucas Anderson2Sambar’s Jay Kuehner, in his native habitat. Photo: Lucas Anderson3Prepping the sugar. Photo: Lucas Anderson4Prepping the sugar. Photo: Lucas Anderson5Photo: Lucas Anderson6Photo: Lucas Anderson7Muddling, er, grinding. Photo: Lucas Anderson8Muddling, er, grinding. Photo: Lucas Anderson9Next up: coffee and a thinly sliced lime. Photo: Lucas Anderson10Next up: coffee […]

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Sambar’s Jay Kuehner, in his native habitat.Photo: Lucas Anderson

Sambar’s Jay Kuehner, in his native habitat.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Sambar’s Jay Kuehner, in his native habitat.Photo: Lucas Anderson

Sambar’s Jay Kuehner, in his native habitat.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Prepping the sugar.Photo: Lucas Anderson

Prepping the sugar.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Prepping the sugar.Photo: Lucas Anderson

Prepping the sugar.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Photo: Lucas Anderson
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Photo: Lucas Anderson
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Muddling, er, grinding.Photo: Lucas Anderson

Muddling, er, grinding.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Muddling, er, grinding.Photo: Lucas Anderson

Muddling, er, grinding.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Next up: coffee and a thinly sliced lime.Photo: Lucas Anderson

Next up: coffee and a thinly sliced lime.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Next up: coffee and a thinly sliced lime.Photo: Lucas Anderson

Next up: coffee and a thinly sliced lime.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Slices get dredged in sugar and coffee.Photo: Lucas Anderson

Slices get dredged in sugar and coffee.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Slices get dredged in sugar and coffee.Photo: Lucas Anderson

Slices get dredged in sugar and coffee.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Photo: Lucas Anderson
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Photo: Lucas Anderson
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Readying the rum.Photo: Lucas Anderson

Readying the rum.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Readying the rum.Photo: Lucas Anderson

Readying the rum.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Eat the lime wheel.Photo: Lucas Anderson

Eat the lime wheel.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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Eat the lime wheel.Photo: Lucas Anderson

Eat the lime wheel.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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This photo should be self-explanatory.Photo: Lucas Anderson

This photo should be self-explanatory.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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This photo should be self-explanatory.Photo: Lucas Anderson

This photo should be self-explanatory.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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And finally, the Pampero Aniversario.Photo: Lucas Anderson

And finally, the Pampero Aniversario.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

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And finally, the Pampero Aniversario.Photo: Lucas Anderson

And finally, the Pampero Aniversario.

Photo: Lucas Anderson

Welcome to local barman/writer Andrew Bohrer’s occasional series, explaining the signature concoctions of esteemed local bartenders.There is a King Cocktail, and there is a Cocktail Historian, and Seattle used to have a Cocktail Whisperer though he no longer calls himself that.I requ…