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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: rye
More Muddled Thinking
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
Slow Cocktails
We both love living here in the Pacific Northwest, the region has tons to offer: a vast range of landscapes and climates, amazing produce and seafood, gorgeous summer weather, and of course a wealth of distillers and other craftspeople who … Continue reading
Posted in branca menta, gin, ginger liqueur, limoncello, Original Cocktail, rye, shrub
Tagged Cascadiana cocktail recipe, dr picketts shrubs, July 5th cocktail recipe, letterpress limoncello, mischief john jacob rye, scrappy's lime bitters, slow foods speakeasy, sound spirits ebb + flow gin
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Any Port in a Storm
We are both fond of port as a nice after-dinner drink, but it also makes a great mixer. With it’s sweetness and fruity/caramel-y notes, it adds depth and richness to a cocktail. We decided to experiment with both tawny and … Continue reading
My Black and Bitter Heart
We’re not big romantics here at Booze Nerds, but we still like to throw ourselves into the spirit of any holidays that come our way. Never decline a chance to celebrate, right? So we felt it was only right that … Continue reading
Posted in campari, coffee liqueur, cognac, punt e mes, rye
Tagged my black and bitter heart cocktail recipe, vday2014
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Salt
This week, we wanted to talk about the effect of salt (one of Christa’s favorite food groups!) on drinks. We first found out about salt in cocktails at an Irish whiskey tasting. The host said that mixing with Irish whiskey … Continue reading
MxMo: Sunbreak
It’s Mixology Monday time again! This month’s theme comes from Frederic over at Cocktail Virgin Slut. The theme this month is Flip Flop. Which according to Frederic: Find a recipe, either new or old, and switch around at least two … Continue reading
Posted in aquavit, cognac, Mixology Monday, Original Cocktail, rye
Tagged angels envy rye, Mixology Monday, orgeat, sound spirits aquavit, sunbreak cocktail recipe
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Cherry Spirits
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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