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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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Alternate Foams
Sours are delicious, and we make them pretty frequently. Creamy, well-integrated, and friendly to a wide variety of spirit, what’s not to like? That said, what to do when you happen to be out of eggs, or you are serving … Continue reading
Posted in apple jack, egg white, gin, grenadine, simple syrup
Tagged pink lady cocktail recipe, the secret cocktail recipe
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Labor Day
What apparently is now a tradition for us (3 years running) it’s time for our annual Labor day cocktail post. Here’s to the 5 day work week, BBQ and drinking!
So many bitters
Bitters. They’re an important cocktail ingredient, but sometimes they’re just glossed over in terms of what they bring to the cocktail, or everyone just defaults to Angostura. Which is understandable because Angostura bitters are delicious. However, there are now a lot … Continue reading
Cachaça
For a while now we’ve been thinking about doing a post on cachaça. Our recent trip to Tales of the Cocktail finally pushed us over the edge, as we discovered some lovely new ones there. If you don’t know, cachaça is … Continue reading
Walnut Liqueurs
We have a couple of walnut liqueurs in the cupboard that we like to use occasionally to add some nutty complexity to cocktails. Oddly enough, neither is “regular” walnut – one is a nocino made with green walnuts and the … Continue reading
Posted in amaro, angostura bitters, black walnut liqueur, Cointreau, nocino, orange bitters, rye
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Flower Power
After recovering from Tales of the Cocktail, we’re back this week to talk about using flower waters in cocktails. The two most common flower waters are rose water and orange blossom water. To be honest, we don’t know that we’ve … Continue reading
Substitution
Sometimes you’re in the mood for one of your favorite cocktails and then, to your horror, you discover that you don’t have a key ingredient. What to do? You try a substitution and see what happens. 🙂
Posted in allspice dram, basil, cachaca, lime juice, mint, pineapple juice, simple syrup
Tagged leya cocktail recipe, substitution
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Spritzes to the Rescue
It’s hot, way too damn hot here in Seattle. Since that’s the case, we’ve been having more light, refreshing, club soda-heavy drinks after dinner rather than our usual practice of having a splash of brandy or whiskey. Actually, we’ve been having them … Continue reading
Fizzes
This week, we play around with fizzes, a versatile style of drink that lends itself to hot weather quite well. We were inspired when we came across our bottle of sloe gin while searching the cupboard for a different ingredient, … Continue reading
Posted in aged rum, cream, egg white, gin, lemon juice, lime juice, orange flower water, simple syrup
Tagged booze nerds fizz, ramos gin fizz, sloe gin fizz
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