MxMo: Clark Kent
It’s time again for Mixology Monday. This months theme, Witches’ Garden, comes from Mark Holmes at Cardiff Cocktails. It’s an herbal theme that we’re very excited about. We have lots of herbs in the...
View ArticleHappy Pride!
It’s the day of the Pride parade here in Seattle, and in light of that, we decided to mix up a couple of cocktails to celebrate. First the Mattachine, to honor one of the first organizations to fight...
View ArticleMxMo: The Achaean & Raven’s Wing
In keeping with our Mixology Monday theme, we decided to gin up (heh ) a couple of resin-y cocktails this week. For the first drink, we started with a bottle of retsina that we had lying around. We...
View ArticleMxMo: Gone Courting & Ozaki
It’s Mixology Monday time again. This month’s theme, highballs, comes from Joel at Southern Ash. From the announcement: Highball – n. 1. a long iced drink consisting of a spirit base with water, soda...
View ArticleMxMo: State Fair Sour & Fourteen Shillings
It’s time again for Mixology Monday. This month’s theme is preserves from Craig at World of Drinks. From the description: The aim of the challenge is to go back to the days of the preserve, pick an...
View ArticleMxMo: Around the Block & First Frost
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...
View ArticleShandies
We recently received some samples of Innis & Gunn barrel aged beer from Scotland (see our samples policy to understand what it means that we’re posting about them). Since we now had some beer to...
View ArticleSweetness
We recently picked up Dave Arnolds new book Liquid Intelligence. If you’re looking for some serious Booze Nerdery, this is the book for you. We’re pretty sure this is the only cocktail book with...
View ArticleKamikaze Orange Liqueur Variants
Last week’s post was all about iterating on an existing recipe. This week, we decided to talk about one of the other things we like to experiment with here at Booze Nerds HQ, trying different types of...
View ArticleGinger Beer/Ale Moscow Mule comparison
We recently received some complimentary Moscow Mule mugs from Buxxu. (See our Samples policy for what it means that we’re talking about them). With that as an excuse, we decided to try some different...
View ArticleSage
High summer has come early in Seattle this year, which means we’re seeing lots of sun and very little rain. The sage, thyme, rosemary and other dry-season herbs are loving it, so we have plenty to...
View ArticleFlower 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...
View ArticleWashington Vodka Showcase Part 1
For those of you who have been following us for a while, you know we’re big on local spirits. Witness our 5 part series on Washington Gin (and we we wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a 6th part...
View ArticleTonic Syrup Cocktails
A few years ago we discovered tonic syrup. We think it’s a great addition to any bar seen as it allows you to control exactly how much tonic flavor you put in your drink without adding undue dilution....
View ArticleWatermelon
Summer is starting to put in some special guest appearances here in Seattle. That means stone fruits are back at the market, and so is yummy watermelon. We’ve noodled around with watermelon in the past...
View ArticleLavender 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...
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