Category Archives: Mixology Monday

MxMo CIII: Standoffish

Posted on November 2, 2015 by BoozeNerds

Update: The roundup is now live. Happy November, everybody! Now that we’re into the cold weather, it’s a good time to be bringing out the richer, stronger ingredients for use in cocktails. How to use them in good proportion though, … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Orange Juice

Posted on September 20, 2015 by BoozeNerds

It’s Mixology Monday time again! This month’s theme comes courtesy of DJ Hawaiian Shirt of the Spirited Remix blog (bonus points for the snazzy MxMo logo). This month it’s orange juice, sometimes overlooked, often maligned, but does wonders in a cocktail … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Local

Posted on June 14, 2015 by BoozeNerds

It’s Mixology Monday time again. This month’s theme comes from Stuart over at Putney Farm, one of our favorite food and booze blogs. The theme is Hometown Hooch. In Stuart’s words: Your quest is simple. Create a new cocktail, or refashion … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Ten Paces at Dawn & Park View

Posted on May 17, 2015 by BoozeNerds

It’s Mixology Monday time again! This month’s theme comes from Fred Yarm at Cocktail Virgin Slut, our inestimable torch bearer for Mixology Monday. The theme this month is I’ll Take Manhattan. On the surface, the theme seems somewhat limiting. The Manhattan is … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Demimonde & Field Trip

Posted on December 7, 2014 by BoozeNerds

Time again for Mixology Monday. This month’s theme comes from our inestimable host Fred Yarm over at cocktail virgin slut. The theme this month is Apples. To quote our host, Apples have been an American booze staple with Johnny Appleseed … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Chalet & Golden Bough

Posted on November 15, 2014 by BoozeNerds

After being somewhat delinquent last month, it’s Mixology Monday time again! This month’s theme is all about “shims” – low alcohol drinks – from Dinah over at Bibulous. Normally we’re a little leery of low-alcohol anything, but we figured we’d give it a go. … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Around the Block & First Frost

Posted on September 21, 2014 by BoozeNerds

It’s time again for Mixology Monday. This month’s theme comes from Chris over at A Bar Above, one of our favorite professional bartender blogs. The theme this month is Unknown, where one of the options was to use an ingredient … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Nothing to Declare & Persuasion

Posted on August 24, 2014 by BoozeNerds

It’s Mixology Monday again! This month’s theme is Coconut from JFL over at the wonderful Rated R Cocktails blog. With that theme in mind, we wanted to see if we could make a less sweet cocktail with coconut. We often see fairly sugary coconut … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Simply Smashing

Posted on July 27, 2014 by BoozeNerds

It’s time again for Mixology Monday. This month’s theme is The Smash, courtesy of Stacy and her eponymous blog Stacy Markow. For those of you that don’t know, a smash is a base spirit mixed with a muddled herb (typically mint) and a sweetener and … Continue reading →

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MxMo: Pineapple

Posted on June 22, 2014 by BoozeNerds

It’s Mixology Monday time again, and this month’s theme is Pineapple, courtesy of Thiago over at Bartending Notes.  The first thing that came to our minds for this ingredient was tiki drinks (of course!) But then we thought, while tiki is certainly a delicious way to … Continue reading →

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