Category Archives: lime juice

Tinkering with Tinctures

Posted on July 13, 2014 by BoozeNerds

This week we’re talking about tinctures, which are great for adding variety to cocktails. A tincture is defined as: a medicine that is made of a drug mixed with alcohol. Which we like the sound of. 🙂 Booze mixed with medicine, … Continue reading →

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More Muddled Thinking

Posted on July 6, 2014 by BoozeNerds

As we discovered last week, muddling herbs and spices in spirit or not noticeably affects the flavor of the finished cocktail. This week, continuing with our current booze-related obsession, we’re experimenting with fruits and vegetables to see what difference (if any) we … Continue reading →

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Muddled Thinking

Posted on June 29, 2014 by BoozeNerds

In case it isn’t obvious, we tend to obsess with how drinks are assembled, and whether or not using one technique over another makes for a better drink. One such technique is muddling. In particular  we were wondering if muddling … Continue reading →

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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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