Category Archives: Original Cocktail

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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Spring Equinox Cocktails

Posted on March 17, 2013 by BoozeNerds

The spring equinox is upon us once again. It’s not warm here yet, but we’re starting to see some fresh ingredients in the markets that make us think of spring. Not bunnies, they don’t make a good cocktail ingredient 😉 … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Black Lei

Posted on March 10, 2013 by BoozeNerds

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 →

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Scotchy, Scotch, Scotch

Posted on March 3, 2013 by BoozeNerds

We both love Scotch, from the rich cognac-like flavors of some of the Highland offerings to the smokey, peaty deliciousness of the Islays. But we don’t see an awful lot of Scotch cocktails on offer. Given the complexity of the … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Oh, Inverted World

Posted on February 17, 2013 by BoozeNerds

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 →

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Darwin’s Finch Cocktail

Posted on February 10, 2013 by BoozeNerds

In honor of Darwin’s upcoming birthday, Feb. 12th,and International Darwin Day we decided to make a special cocktail to celebrate the man and his work. Julia suggested something to do with finches since Darwin wrote his seminal work on them. … Continue reading →

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MxMo: The Pleasure Vampire

Posted on January 20, 2013 by BoozeNerds

It’s that time of the month again! It’s time for Mixology Monday. This month’s theme of fortified wines (sherry, port, Madeira and Marsala) comes from Chemistry of the Cocktail. We first experienced a fortified wine cocktail courtesy of Anu Apte … Continue reading →

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