Category Archives: Cocktail

MxMo: The Final Chapter

Posted on February 19, 2017 by BoozeNerds

After a hiatus, we’ve returned for the final Mixology Monday. It is with a touch of sadness and understanding that we send this booze blog tradition into the long dark night. After almost 11 years of loving stewardship from Paul … Continue reading →

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Hot Stuff

Posted on December 11, 2016 by BoozeNerds

The cold weather is upon us here in Seattle. Well, cold weather for us at least, and we did get snow so that counts, right? Anyhow, with the temperature dropping we decided to dig through all of our posts on … Continue reading →

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Lazy Nog

Posted on November 27, 2016 by BoozeNerds

It’s the time of year again for eggnog. As we’ve posted before, you definitely want to age your nog. In addition to just the eggs and booze, you want to age the dairy as well. That said, the recipe we use … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Brunch

Posted on November 20, 2016 by BoozeNerds

It’s time again for Mixology Monday! This month’s theme comes from Gary over at Doc Elliot’s. Gary’s theme is brunch cocktails. Excellent! We love brunch and cocktails. However Gary gave an important stipulation, “No fizzy wine“. Even better! We love … Continue reading →

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Carbonation revisited

Posted on October 30, 2016 by BoozeNerds

A while back we played around with carbonating drinks using one of the home soda makers. It worked reasonably well and we were pretty happy with the results. However, those things aren’t really meant for cocktails; in fact, the directions … Continue reading →

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4th Anniversary!!

Posted on October 9, 2016 by BoozeNerds

We just passed our 4th anniversary of writing this blog! As always, we’re going to whip up some yummy cocktails to celebrate and we’re also going to talk a bit about what we’ve learned over the years.

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MxMo: Let your nerd flag fly

Posted on September 18, 2016 by BoozeNerds

It’s time again for Mixology Monday! This month’s theme comes from Rebecca at The Shrubbery (who makes exceedingly lovely shrubs by the way. You should definitely check them out.). Her theme this month is Drink Nerdy. Hmm, seems like something right … Continue reading →

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Root beer cocktails

Posted on September 4, 2016 by BoozeNerds

We recently picked up some root beer from one of our local farmer’s market vendors, Rockridge Orchards & Cidery. We’ve had their apple juice and cider, both of which are quite tasty (we have yet to try their apple brandy, hopefully … Continue reading →

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Boozy Slushies

Posted on August 28, 2016 by BoozeNerds

We were recently offered a bottle of Fernet Branca and a bottle of Brancamenta (Samples Policy) and challenged to come up with with a couple of blended drinks. Normally, we’re just not fans of blended drinks. Too many associations with Slurpees … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Alma Negra & Malt Shop

Posted on August 21, 2016 by BoozeNerds

After a well deserved hiatus, Mixology Monday is back! This month’s theme comes from Adam of the Mr. Muddle blog. The theme this month is vinegar, which we’re very excited about. In Adam’s own words: For this month’s MxMo, let’s … Continue reading →

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