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Tag Archives: martini alternatives
Lavender Cocktails
Happy 4th of July everyone! It’s another beautiful summer day here in Seattle; 61 degrees, overcast, with showers predicted for this afternoon. Everyone get out your July 4th fleeces. We don’t know where people get the idea that the weather … Continue reading
Amaro: dell’ Erborista
It’s time again to take a closer look at one of the many amaros (amari?) we have in our liquor cabinet. This week we pulled out Amaro dell’ Erborista by Varnelli. The dell’Erborista is especially interesting. It has a lot of forest-y, earthy notes … Continue reading
Flavored Vodkas That Don’t Suck
Typically we’re not big vodka drinkers (though there are a number out there that we enjoy), and we’re especially not big fans of flavored vodka, as most of the usual flavors (birthday cake, anyone?) sound like they were created in … Continue reading
Posted in angostura bitters, apple cinnamon vodka, blood orange vodka, cachaca, cocktail recipe, creme de menthe, cucumber vodka, gin, lime juice, simple syrup, whiskey, white vermouth
Tagged downtime cocktail recipe, king of sicily cocktail recipe, martini alternatives, westerly cocktail recipe
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MxMo: The Danelaw & Fucking Tuesday
It’s Mixology Monday time again. This months theme comes from Nick, over at the Booze Baron blog. His theme is all about dry cocktails. Nick gives us some very specific requirements. No more than 20% total sweetened ingredients if you are using … Continue reading
Festivus in Seattle
It’s getting on towards the winter holidays, so we decided to throw together a couple of seasonal cocktails, featuring flavors we associate with this time of year. We went green (evergreen, that is ;)) for one, and orange for the … Continue reading
Vermouth all the way down
While at Tales of the Cocktail, we got to try some of the Carpano white vermouths which we were very excited about as we’re big fans of the Carpano Antica. We ordered some when they were not yet available in … Continue reading
Playing with Margaritas
It was recently brought to our attention that February 22nd is National Margarita day, in the form of a sample bottle of Casa Noble tequila 🙂 (see our samples policy to understand that it made the cut). Now the Margarita … Continue reading
MxMo: Martini-like
Hot on the heels of last month’s MxMo comes this month’s Mixology Monday. The theme this month is: “That’s Not a Martini!“. It comes from Dagreb over at Nihil Utopia. In his words: This month’s Mixology Monday theme is that which is … Continue reading
MxMo: Demimonde & Field Trip
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
3 Howls Hopped Whiskey Three Ways
We were recently contacted by the 3 Howls folks about creating three original cocktails with one of their spirits. Given that we are big fans of theirs and already own several of their products, we said sure! We always love a … Continue reading
Posted in amaretto, angostura bitters, fernet, honey, hopped whiskey, lemon bitters, lillet blanc, lime juice, orange bitters, orange juice, Original Cocktail, tarragon tincture
Tagged holiday cocktail recipe, lucretia cocktail recipe, martini alternatives, Original Cocktail, sodo sour cocktail recipe, the mesmerist cocktail recipe
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