Category Archives: cocktail recipe

Happy Pride!

Posted on June 30, 2013 by BoozeNerds

It’s the day of the Pride parade here in Seattle, and in light of that, we decided to mix up a couple of cocktails to celebrate. First the Mattachine, to honor one of the first organizations to fight the good … Continue reading →

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Washington Gin Showcase Part 4

Posted on June 16, 2013 by BoozeNerds

Yesterday we went to Proof, a showcase for local distillers. Something right up our alley 🙂 It was fantastic – if you are in the Seattle area and didn’t get a chance to attend, we strongly recommend that you try to do … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Southern Virgin & Peruvian Disco

Posted on June 9, 2013 by BoozeNerds

It’s Mixology Monday time again. This month’s theme comes from Andrea from Gin Hound. It’s cherries! A favorite around here 🙂 Both of the drinks this month are favorites that we’ve been holding in our back pockets for just the right occasion. … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Bourbon Tour: Everything else

Posted on June 2, 2013 by BoozeNerds

Hello and welcome to our final post about our Kentucky bourbon tour. Here are parts one and two While every place we visited had something of interest to offer, of the other distilleries and retailers we saw, three stood out; Buffalo … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Clark Kent

Posted on May 18, 2013 by BoozeNerds

It’s time again for Mixology Monday. This months theme, Witches’ Garden, comes from Mark Holmes at Cardiff Cocktails. It’s an herbal theme that we’re very excited about. We have lots of herbs in the garden right now, in the form of … Continue reading →

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Daiquiri Comparison

Posted on May 5, 2013 by BoozeNerds

The weather is very warm here in Seattle which makes it perfect for sipping a delicious daiquiri. We like daiquiris here at Booze Nerds 🙂 The daiquiri is classic, and a fairly simple drink, only three ingredients.  Despite that, there are … Continue reading →

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MxMo: The Night Market & the Hippie Chick

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Shaun

It’s time again for Mixology Monday. This month’s theme comes from Rowen at the Fogged In Lounge, and is all about vegetables. An interesting challenge to say the least. But then we like interesting challenges. 🙂

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Umami Cocktails

Posted on April 14, 2013 by BoozeNerds

We both enjoy savory cocktails, but there isn’t a vast variety out there outside of bloody marys and dirty martinis. So we thought we’d experiment a bit and see if we could come up with a few new options, and soy sauce … Continue reading →

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Cherry Spirits

Posted on April 7, 2013 by BoozeNerds

It’s spring and the cherries are in bloom, and cherry is one of our favorite spring flavors. The fruit isn’t in season yet, so we have a number of cherry spirits to tide us over until it is available. Today … Continue reading →

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The Apostate

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Christa

Some people are celebrating Easter today. Some of us are celebrating *not* celebrating Easter. 😀 We decided to create a new cocktail with that in mind. We wanted something that spoke to being carefree and happy, so we went with … Continue reading →

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