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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: rum
Muddled Thinking
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
Maraschino Comparison
This week we decided to do a comparison between the two maraschino liqueurs we currently have in the liquor cabinet. Maraschino is a cherry-almond liqueur used in many classic drinks, and we’re both fond of it for it’s complex, somewhat … Continue reading
Lime vs Acid Phosphate
Recently we received an order of acid phosphate (as well as other goodies) from Darcy O’Neil at Art of the Drink. Mr. O’Neil has been a tireless researcher of extinct drink ingredients. We love such intrepid individuals. We’re fascinated by such … Continue reading
Posted in aged rum, Cocktail Comparisons, Deconstructed, rum, tequila, triple sec
Tagged acid phosphate, daiquiri recipe, margarita recipe, matusalem rum, partida tequila
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Daiquiri Comparison
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
Posted in Cocktail, Cocktail Comparisons, rum
Tagged daiquiri recipe, matusalem rum, White Rum
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The Apostate
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
Posted in bourbon, Cocktail, cocktail recipe, Original Cocktail, rum
Tagged Absinthe, apostate cocktail recipe, bourbon cocktail, rum cocktail
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MxMo: Black Lei
Here we are for another Mixology Monday. This time the theme is reinventing lowbrow ingredients in a craft way from Scott Diaz at Shake, Strain & Sip. We gave it some thought, and what is more lowbrow than flavored schnapps? … Continue reading
MxMo: Oh, Inverted World
It’s Mixology Monday time again! This month’s theme comes courtesy of Stewart Putney of Putney Farm. The theme is Inverted which really got us to thinking. It’s a challenging theme to say the least. Shaun really wanted to do something with an … Continue reading
Posted in amaro, champagne, cocktail recipe, gin, guava puree, Mixology Monday, Original Cocktail, rum, sparkling wine
Tagged amaro cocktail recipe, aperol cocktail, cognac cocktail recipe, invertita cocktail recipe, Mixology Monday, rogue wave cocktail recipe, rum cocktail, Sparkling wine cocktail recipe
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