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Christa and Shaun discovered that they have a shared passion, some might say obsession, for good booze, cocktails and food. This blog chronicles their further explorations and adventures tasting, mixing and enjoying yummy and sometimes not so yummy booze.-
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Category Archives: cocktail recipe
Off to the Races
We’ve been asked to participate in Maker’s Mark #TrifectaChallenge (pronounce that with stadium voice, if you will ;)) to celebrate the premier horse races here in the States. If you ever happen to watch them, those are some magnificent animals. … Continue reading
Posted in Bourbon, grapefruit bitters, lime bitters, pineapple syrup, tangerine juice, white rum
Tagged black eyed susan, maker's mark
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Red Hot Cocktail Action
This week we’re noodling around with cinnamon syrup. It pops up from time to time as a tiki ingredient, but we’ve never done much else with it. We’re big fans of tiki, and we’ve been having a spate of unseasonably warm weather, … Continue reading
MxMo: Swizzles
It’s time for Mixology Monday again. This month’s theme comes from Fred Yarm, the Cocktail Virgin Slut himself. Fred’s theme is Swizzles: So what is a Swizzle? And what is a swizzle stick? The literary references to Swizzles seem to … Continue reading
Posted in absinthe, amontillado sherry, angostura bitters, blended scotch, boker's bitters, drambuie, falernum, ginger syrup, honeyed apricot & smoked hickory bitters, lime juice, mint, Mixology Monday, old tom gin, simple syrup, Uncategorized
Tagged burnt nail cocktail recipe, Mixology Monday, park life swizzle cocktail recipe
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Local Aquavit
We’re always up for noodling around with under-utilized spirits, and this week we decided to play with aquavit. Aquavit is a delicious Scandinavian liquor that relies on caraway, dill, anise, and other savory herbs and spices for its flavor. It’s kind of … Continue reading
Bitter Familiarity
We recently received some tasty new bitters from The Bitter Housewife out of PDX (see our Samples Policy to understand what it means that we’re talking about them). We’re also lucky to have Scrappy’s bitters here in Seattle. We’re big fans of … Continue reading
MxMo: Prove It
Once again it’s time for Mixology Monday. This month’s theme is from Dagreb of the Nihil Utopia blog. He’s chosen Overproof as the theme. In his words: My theme this time is overproof. Or rather how you utilize overproofs. Do you … Continue reading
Posted in 151 rum, cherry bitters, egg white, licor 43, lime juice, Mixology Monday, orgeat, simple syrup
Tagged Mixology Monday, out of pocket cocktail recipe
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Grappa
We try to occasionally give a shout out to spirits we love that don’t get the limelight a lot, and this week we’re taking a look at grappa. Grappa is cognac’s ne’er-do-well cousin, an un-aged brandy made from the fermented … Continue reading
Posted in dry vermouth, grappa, honey, lemon juice, limoncello, Original Cocktail
Tagged shining brightly cocktail recipe
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Carbonation
We love fizzy cocktails, which we typically make with fizzy wine or club soda. As you’d expect though, both of those ingredients change the flavor profile of the drink (we sometimes make whiskey sours without club soda just because of that). So what … Continue reading
MxMo: Idle Idyll
It’s Mixology Monday! This month’s theme, Spring Break, comes from Joel over at Southern Ash. In Joel’s words: I want all of you to dig deep, steeled by last month’s MxMO, and find your spring break drink! What sort of … Continue reading
Posted in 151 rum, absinthe, aromatic bitters, Dark Rum, lime juice, mango, mint, Mixology Monday
Tagged idle idyll cocktail recipe, Mixology Monday
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