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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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Tag Archives: Aperol
Aperol
A couple weeks ago we played around with Campari. This week we’re playing around with its cousin, Aperol. Much like Campari, Aperol is a bitter herbal Italian aperitif. That said, it has its own unique characteristics that make it another must-have in … Continue reading
Posted in aperol, passionfruit puree, sparkling wine, sweet vermouth, white rum
Tagged Aperol, subgenius cocktail recipe
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A is for Agave
This coming Thursday, the 24th of July 2014, is National Tequila Day. Being the booze patriots that we are, we felt we should honor the event by making more tequila drinks. As we said in A tequila transition, it’s a … Continue reading
What to do with woody whiskey
There are a lot of craft distillers out there now. We really love some of the interesting and high quality products they’re making. However, we don’t enjoy the micro barreled whiskeys that some of them are producing. We get it, … Continue reading
Posted in aperol, Original Cocktail, raspberry liqueur, Tasting Notes, whiskey
Tagged Aperol, tallahassee cocktail recipe, woody whiskey
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A tequila transition
We both like tequila, but we don’t use it as much as we should. It isn’t used much in the classical cocktail canon apart from in Margaritas, which makes it easy to overlook. This fact was brought to our attention … Continue reading
MxMo: The Pleasure Vampire
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
Holiday Cocktails
It’s Christmas! For some that means presents. For some that means spending time with family, which can range from good to nightmarish. For Booze Nerds it means drinking! Which certainly helps in all situations. For this holiday, our gift to … Continue reading
Rainier Sunset: It’s actually pretty good being green
Hello and welcome to our first entry for Mixology Monday! The theme this month is (it’s not easy) Bein’ Green. So our minds immediately leapt to the Clear Creek Douglas Fir eau de vie. This is one of the more interesting liquors … Continue reading
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