Monthly Archives: February 2013

Black Lily Deconstructed

Posted on February 24, 2013 by BoozeNerds

Recently we came across the recipe for the Black Lily, created by Kyle Ford as the official cocktail of the 2012 San Francisco Cocktail Week. At first glance it seemed like an odd drink. A whole lot of Cointreau, a … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Oh, Inverted World

Posted on February 17, 2013 by BoozeNerds

It’s Mixology Monday time again! This month’s theme comes courtesy of Stewart Putney of Putney Farm. The theme is Inverted which really got us to thinking. It’s a challenging theme to say the least. Shaun really wanted to do something with an … Continue reading →

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Darwin’s Finch Cocktail

Posted on February 10, 2013 by BoozeNerds

In honor of Darwin’s upcoming birthday, Feb. 12th,and International Darwin Day we decided to make a special cocktail to celebrate the man and his work. Julia suggested something to do with finches since Darwin wrote his seminal work on them. … Continue reading →

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Golden Wave Variations

Posted on February 3, 2013 by BoozeNerds

It’s Super Bowl Sunday here in the US and for Booze Nerds that means, well, not a whole lot. 🙂 We’re a lot more interested in booze than football. For this week we decided to pick one rum cocktail and … Continue reading →

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