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MxMo: Resin

Posted on November 3, 2013 by BoozeNerds

Time for November’s Mixology Monday! We’re excited to be doing our Nerd spin on it 🙂 We thought hard about a theme that would work well for this time of year, and after contemplating the food, booze, and decor we … Continue reading →

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Shaker Showdown: Koriko Tins vs. Oxo Cobbler

Posted on November 3, 2013 by BoozeNerds

Here at Booze Nerds HQ, cobbler shakers are our workhorses. We find them more convenient than Boston shakers, which tend to leak more and require more overhead to make/break the seal. For a home bar, that’s kinda a deal breaker … Continue reading →

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Vinn Distillery

Posted on October 27, 2013 by BoozeNerds

Christa was down in Portland last weekend (with Christopher, to watch Lovecraft films at the Hollywood Theater ’cause she’s a geek ;)), and visited Vinn, the newest addition to Distillery Row, while she was there. Vinn makes outstanding spirits in … Continue reading →

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Salt

Posted on October 20, 2013 by BoozeNerds

This week, we wanted to talk about the effect of salt (one of Christa’s favorite food groups!) on drinks. We first found out about salt in cocktails at an Irish whiskey tasting. The host said that mixing with Irish whiskey … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Amundsen

Posted on October 13, 2013 by BoozeNerds

It’s Mixology Monday time again. This month’s host is Stewart over at Putney Farm, and his theme is “Intercontinental”. Submitted drinks must have ingredients from at least three different continents. Being over-achievers, we decided to see if we could hit all … Continue reading →

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Dry Rum

Posted on October 6, 2013 by BoozeNerds

We recently received a complimentary bottle of Brugal Extra Dry. Once we learned about it, of course we were very curious about how to use a dry rum. We tried it in a few things to see how it fared. … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary!

Posted on September 29, 2013 by BoozeNerds

It’s been a year since we started this blog and we’re still with it! Yay us. Hopefully a number of you are still with us as well. 🙂 In honor of the auspicious occasion, we decided to make a couple … Continue reading →

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MxMo: The Hearthstone

Posted on September 22, 2013 by BoozeNerds

It’s time again for Mixology Monday. This month’s theme is Smoke! and it comes courtesy of Elana over at Stir and Strain. We’ve been wanting to noodle around with smoke infusion for a while now, so this was a perfect … Continue reading →

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Any Excuse to Drink Bourbon

Posted on September 15, 2013 by BoozeNerds

September is National Bourbon Heritage Month, which is certainly worth celebrating to honor this uniquely American whiskey. Since we’re big fans of the spirit around here (the post title says it all, really :)), we decided to mix up a couple of … Continue reading →

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Pink 6

Posted on September 8, 2013 by BoozeNerds

This week we look at the Pink 6, one of Christa’s early original cocktails. Because Pink 6’s are quite tasty and we drink them a lot,  we’re constantly noodling with which gin makes the “best” Pink 6. So this week we … Continue reading →

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