- GUYS!
Have you entered to win a Fever-Tree Sampler 6 Pack? No?! Do it now and get some good mixers! - I’m intrigued by the turtle races: Bar Rules from across the country.
- Holding on to summer kicking and screaming and thinking about going to some of these awesome outdoor bars.
- For all you Light Beer lovers out there, here’s a video on how to make your own at home. It looks so easy!
- Someone fly me to London so I can go the Boutique Bar Show PRETTY PLEASE!
- WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON AT DENNY’S IN NYC?!?! I want a Manhattan Cream Soda!
- I know a family who lives in Crested Butte and this Bud Light fiasco is the exact opposite of something they would be OK with. And I think most residents would also think this way.
- We love veggie cocktails on Stir and Strain! Here’s a few from around the internet.
- Vintage liquor ads. I’m quite partial to the Bacardi.
- The modern head scratcher: I can’t call myself a bartender because I don’t tend bar, I could call myself a mixologist but I think I’m going with Cocktail Magician.
Booze News
Monday Booze News 30 days of Happy Hour Club, where do bartenders like to drink, and saying goodbye to dive bars
- Bourbon
and Goose is hosting a virtual Happy Hour Club for the next 30 days! Check out how to join in. - Are we saying goodbye to all the awesome dive bars out there?
- So basically if you want to avoid a hangover you should eat more/drink less.
- Feeling bad about how much Washington gets taxed on booze. Pretty happy about living in CA.
- Spies! Suspicion! Intrigue! WINE!
- Your bartender doesn’t care if you’re a man ordering a banana daiquiri. And I don’t like sweet drinks because I don’t have a palate for very sugary things.
- What bartenders do care about: where they will drink.
- Los Angeles drinkers are all about customizing their drinks. Does your city offer anything like this?
- A handful of craft batch gin out of England. Also, do all distilleries name their pot stills? Prudence is a good name.
- Shrubs are so hot right now. Quick interview with Michael Dietsch for his upcoming book on shrubs (looking forward to this one!!).
Monday Booze News Tiki articles on Punch you should read, China has a snake wine problem, and how to properly hide your booze
Happy Labor Day folks in the US! Hope you’re enjoying a day off or are at least sneaking a flask into work today. Here’s this week’s booze news:
- Speaking of sneaking booze, check out these gadgets that help you do just that.
- Having a small get together today? This 99 pack of beer may help.
- Did you catch the amazing round up of Tiki articles over on Punch this week? Pretty solid.
- I’d love to go to New Orleans and get served some drinks from this dude. I’m sure there’s stories.
- Seriously China? You lost 150 deadly snakes for your snake wine? WHY ARE YOU MAKING SNAKE WINE??
- Growing up in RI you couldn’t buy booze in grocery stores at all, and you couldn’t buy alcohol on Sundays. Now you can buy on Sundays apparently but you still can’t buy a bottle of bourbon at the Stop & Shop.
- What do you think? Do particular alcohols give you worse hangovers or is it that you’re just a big lush?
- This week’s character-themed beer: Tolkien’s Hobbit (cause there’s another movie coming out in December).
- If you hit the booze too hard today, try one of these non-alcoholic drinks this week to recuperate.
- Well, the earthquakes can’t be that good for the wine if it’s destroying 50% of its production this year.
Monday Booze News this wine is ponderous, annoying things your bartender does, and coupes shaped like supermodel boobs
- This
coupe is really pretty, even if it is shaped from Kate Moss’ boob. - A concise guide for getting to know Sake.
- Does your bartender do any of these things?
- Emily from Gastronomista takes us on a tour of the Whiskey Trail (sign me up!).
- More bourbon news: invest in buying bottles, not stocks.
- Some animated gifs to show you how much of a beer snob you are.
- If you can’t get the public to buy your booze, slap a dead celebrity (or the Brontë sisters) on there.
- Ponderous, and other words people actually use to describe wine.
- In China, you might get some unexpected side effects from your liquor. Like, those that last for more than 4 hours.
- Do you like ice cubes in your wine? Try this trick.
- And yes, I’m going to push this again: September 6-8. Los Angeles. The Coconut Club is back. Get your tickets!
Monday Booze News I'll make you a drink in September, James Bond could have drunk himself to death, and underwear models bring you booze
- Ease
your way into working with Velvet falernum. - In Los Angeles, underwear models will bring you alcohol.
- Hail, giant boulders, earthquakes: wine’s worst disasters.
- A pretty decent guide to building your home bar.
- Here’s a new use for your tonic water: espresso!
- Charles Joly is the first American to win the Diageo World Class Bartender of the year and DAMN this sounded like a hard competition.
- James Bond would have been dead by 56 if he kept up with his drinking habits.
- Zappos not only embraced downtown Las Vegas, it absolutely loves Fernet.
- Bartending school is probably not worth the effort. Just go work at a bar.
- And lastly, if you’re in Los Angeles in early September, you have just 3 nights for me to make you a drink (along with fellow Cocktailian Nathan Hazard and some amazing food by Chef Wind Attack) during the next installment of The Coconut Club!
Monday Booze News deep fried booze, cocktails for the (burger) king, and please don't poison yourself with homemade tonic
- Here
are some top cocktail Instagram account you should be following! (*cough* including me *cough*) - Philosopher bar names. This makes me miss college. (Thanks to 10th Kitchen for pointing this out!)
- DEEP. FRIED. BOOZE. This exists.
- Also, beer brewed with avocados. I’m actually OK with this.
- I’m thinking about making cocktails to go along with a Whopper. Burger King, will you hire me?
- “Bourbon” finds its way to Australia.
- Salt Shot Glasses seem kinda genius.
- Hey! Here’s those pictures of Bloody Marys with ridiculous garnishes that made the rounds around twitter this week.
- Here’s a wine list from 1914 with some good advice: don’t let your stock run low.
- Like PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur? If you make a good cocktail with it you could win some money!
- And here’s something you all should read if you make your own tonic water among other things at home. SERIOUS STUFF GUYS.
Monday Booze News space beers, Real Housewife wine, and Indiana sure does make a lot of "craft" whiskey
- Real Housewives star is launching a wine. I’m pulling for the Housewives of Napa. Make that happen internet.
- Space beers: the next great terroir.
- Opening a hipster bar is totally easy. I’m going to have a Tiki Explosion.
- How important are cocktail garnishes to you? I think it wholly depends on the situation your drink finds itself in.
- 8 interesting lessons learned from Tales of the Cocktail. (Although here in L.A. record stores still exist.Am I a snob?)
- Just who is in the market for nonalcoholic wine? I’m pretty sure the Catholic priests I grew up with were hitting the hard stuff.
- Alternatives to the crappy cocktails you made for yourself and friends in college.
- If you’re in New Orleans and need a solid recommendation for a place to drink: go here.
- I knew High West was transparent about distilling here, but SO many others are coming out of this same facility too.
- Hey! Europe likes our craft beers now.
Monday Booze News why is my cocktail so expensive, Farmers Market inspiration, and some dude gets set on fire with a dumb drink
- Rye
Whiskey: get into it. - Why is my cocktail so expensive? An explanation of what goes into your drink’s price.
- This list was made for me: beers for cocktail lovers.
- Punch recipes from people who know what the hell they’re doing.
- “Slow Foods” cocktail brings needed attention to rare foods in need of saving.
- Eric Asimov teaches us about California Rosés. Hint: they’re freaking delicious.
- Golden State of Cocktails might not be happening until 2015, but there’s a preview in SF this September!!
- “Ladder Bars”: are they just showing off?
- Drink inspiration from the Farmers Market.
- Stupid video of the week: bartender accidentally sets customer on fire with dumb drink.
Monday Booze News Spirited Awards winners, awesome garnish ideas, and a surprising new trend in cocktails
- Want
to up your garnish game? Try out these simple tutorials (with videos!) and check back here to see which one I copied. - You guys might complain when I add a lot of stuff to my recipes, but come on, at least it’s not 71!
- Kevin makes amazing jams and then he went and put Rosé in one. Swoon.
- There’s no end to the drought in California. Here’s how some bars are helping.
- Today Eric Asimov teaches you about Zinfandel.
- Did you know national tequila day is July 24? Neither did I. Here’s a bunch of tequila drinks for you guys to check out.
- Health and wellness: this year’s new trend in cocktails.
- All the winners at this year’s Spirited Awards. Europe, you’re looking good.
- Maryland college kids are going to need another booze to make Jungle Juice with now.
- D.C.’s new cocktail scene deserves a look.
Monday Booze News self serve beer kiosks, cat gin, and pour me a blended drink please!
- I’m
totally on board with the resurgence of blended drinks as long as they don’t suck. - Is flavored gin really gin? Would you try cat gin? Do you even want to debate this?
- Tales of the Cocktail begins this week and I’m missing it AGAIN.
- Maybe I’ll try and hit up Tiki Oasis instead.
- Animated gifs of people taking shots in movies because we all love animated gifs.
- This pineapple coconut water looks so lovely. It’s just missing a shot of rum.
- Equal parts cocktails aren’t just that great for the modern palate (I’m in agreement with this Negroni recipe).
- Some summer wine suggestions that may pique your interest.
- Self-serve beer kiosks at game stadiums? Pretty sure Los Angeles will never see these.
- The Eater 38 Essential Cocktail Bars list has been updated and now I need to book some travel days.