- First, do you have a bottle of crème de violette getting dusty on your bar? Make this drink.
- Doom, as in the video game, is getting its own vodka. Made with bones. No, really.
- Here’s a gallery of gorgeous photos of the Rhum J.M. distillery and I’d like to hop on a plane and go to the jungle right now...
- A brief history of the Singapore Sling, quite possibly the first pink cocktail for ladies.
- Going booze free right now? Here are some recipes that might make you forget it’s a 0 abv.
- I’d like a ticket please to go drink in these Scottish cocktail domes!
- Magnum curious? Here’s some large format bottles for end of summer entertaining.
- A boozy quiz for you: what type of whisky cask are you? Click to find out!
- One ingredient you might be missing, subtlety: an essay on technique and the Old Cuban Daiquiri.
- And finally, THIS FRIDGE WILL MAKE YOU CLEAR ICE BALLS OMGGGGGG!!!
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Monday Booze News Gravy cocktails, a $100K bottle of beer, and we're still talking about clear ice
- It’s time we all started adding salted cream to our cocktails.
- And making Luxardo cherries at home.
- Oh HEY, there’s a new cocktail book coming out from the Arsenic Lace blog and you can preorder NOW NOW NOW!!!
- Now, if you’ve gotten any leftover wine open from the weekend, this is how long it’s good for.
- Are you team clear ice or team who cares?
- How to get workouts in when your a spirits ambassador on the road.
- Check your bar tab. That single bottle of beer could cost you almost $100,000.
- The Japanese Hard Shake. You’re doing it wrong.
- September brings the Downton Abbey movie. AND WINE!
- And finally, drink at your own risk. KFC has a few gravy-based cocktails they’d like you to try.
Monday Booze News cocktail books to grab, why you need a cucumber, and the animal kingdom once again breaks a bunch of expensive bottles of alcohol
- The secret to all day cocktails is in this book (hint: sometimes there isn’t any booze in the drink).
- And speaking of books, Brad Thomas Parsons has a new book, Last Call, coming out in October and you should really pre-order it now!!!
- Wine lovers, get your passport ready and head to these not-to-miss wine bars from all over the world!
- PBR… stay in your lane.
- Napa Valley and climate change: vineyards leading the way towards changing how we make wine.
- Is England the home of the “beer cocktail”?
- Not all frozen cocktails are the same. Tips on how to get your perfect blend.
- Show up to your next summer party with some of these canned cocktails.
- Cucumbers just might be the secret ingredient for better cocktails.
- And finally, an alligator breaks into a Florida home and OMGGG SMASHES THE WINE COLLECTION!!!!!
Monday Booze News Terrible trends in the beer world, more boozy popsicles, and a vacation steeped in history and whiskey
- First, we’ve got another recipe in our summer of boozy popsicles on the site this week. Anyone a mint chocolate ice cream fan? This is for you.
- I never owned a Rabbit (wine opener), but I sure know a lot of older relatives who still use theirs.
- A few wise words on what hospitality should mean.
- Looking to become more efficient behind the stick? Slow down with these tips.
- There is nothing wrong with drinking in moderation so let’s cool it with the red alerts already.
- Drink some whiskey, learn a bit about U.S. history. Sounds like a solid vacation to me.
- Should you stick to the recipe when making cocktails at home, or ad lib a bit?
- Need a 40-person pop up bar.. for your backyard?? Well you can have that.
- What just absolutely sucks in the world of beer right now. A list.
- And finally, I don’t know what I’m watching here but it’s like a whole channel of Low Rent Cocktails that I can’t stop watching...
Monday Booze News Lego bars, wedding themed bars, and your next home bar
- Visiting Detroit soon? Check out these craft cocktail spots!
- This is just my opinion, but if your bar is new and you call it a dive bar, I don’t think it’s a dive bar.
- Do you do RTD cocktails? Here’s the top 5 selling brands, both surprising and not.
- Breweries might be the next powers users of solar.
- D.C.’s got a wedding themed bar and I’m here for it!!!
- And NY got a Lego-themed bar so really I need to get on an airplane soon and visit.
- Still confused about baijiu? Start here!
- A few apéritif cocktail recipes to get you through the summer...
- Get to know what a biz is and you’ll be more efficient with your drinks.
- And finally, you too can have a home bar. Just go get a bunch of old wooden pallets and some spray paint.
Monday Booze News Get Tiki in LA, drink in Chicago, and buy canned wine
- First, did you check out our latest Make or Buy post? Time to start your bourbon (as in whiskey, not the former island) vanilla extract so it will be ready for the holidays!
- Also, we had an IG only frozen banana cocktail situation this week with Kerrygold and it was sweeeeeeeet!
- Over on Bit By a Fox, they’re checking out Lo-Fi Aperitifs and making some tasty cocktails with the bottles.
- Head to Georgia for your next tropical bar experience. They’ve got rum!
- Missed TOTC this year? Well, here’s the giant round up you’ve been waiting for.
- I like canned wine and I cannot lie...
- If you find yourself in Chicago (or live there), don’t miss these bars!
- Drinks International has a list of the top 100 most influential people in the industry. Check it out!
- As long as Los Angeles keeps the Tiki spirit alive I don’t think I’ll want to leave. A great tiki long read here!
- And finally, Applebees still wants to get you college drunk with $1 “Mai-Tais” all month long. So… there’s that.
Monday Booze News Don't drink the jet fuel booze, drinking from watermelons, and finally shirts to hold your beer in
- First, now is the time of year to be drinking tequila out of hollowed out watermelons… so get on that.
- Second, nominations for Saveur’s best blogs (and Instagram now cause blogs are harder to come by) has begun. If you’re enjoying what we do, please consider a nomination for us! Best special interest, or drinks IG, or, I dunno, photography are all perfectly fine categories.
- Rosé all day… but without the booze?!
- This summer I swore I’d bring you all more boozy popsicles and… well, here’s some Frosémonade. It sounds dumb to say but I bet it tastes good.
- During the summer I dream about getting a cocktail down at a bar in Antarctica.
- Those Nick & Nora glasses on your shelf come from this on-screen couple.
- Who first appeared in this book.
- Counterfeit booze: if it smells like jet fuel, don’t drink it!
- Hey guys! Do you need a Hawaiian shirt that also nicely holds your beer? Yes, yes you do.
- And finally, an updated list all the places to buy specialty ice for you and/or your bar.
Monday Booze News Breaking Bad is breaking into mezcal, grill your cocktails, and recipes for eating booze this summer
- First, we’re in full-on summer drink mode here on the site so of course I made boozy milkshakes.
- And then I went and made Daiquiri popsicles.
- Since you’re already grilling outside, why don’t you go grill your cocktail too?
- The best drink to order on an airplane? Surprisingly not a cocktail. Boo.
- Looking for some summer sips? Let NOLA’s Paul Gustings lead the way.
- Genever: What it is and what to buy in the US!
- There’s a new cocktail technique out there… but it requires one cold freezer.
- TALES heads down to Puerto Rico on their next traveling show to help raise awareness for the country.
- New celebrity booze alert: Breaking Bad mezcal. Would you drink it?
- And finally, how many wine glasses do you think Rihanna has stored away from restaurants?
Monday Booze News Boozy doughnuts, drinking with dogs, and pro tips for surviving Tales
- First, did you catch our post for Bastille Day? French wine and macaron towers can be enjoyed any day BTW.
- I don’t know if the French are better drinkers than us, but I do know that 3 tequilas equals floor.
- And since we have some bottles of wine open, here’s all the BBQ foods and their perfect wine pairings.
- Ice… has a history. Read all about it here.
- If you’re in LA soon, with your pup, here’s where you can drink!
- Boozy doughnuts for your breakfast!
- How the Cognac industry is combating climate change.
- Tales of the Cocktail starts tomorrow and Thirsty has some tips if you’re new to this event.
- Beer contracts allow you to sue flaky friends… and this isn’t even in the US!!
- And finally, here’s a great read on the science of sweetness in cocktails.
Monday Booze News Dry July, coconut blasts for your craft cocktail, and every distillery needs a slide now
- First, YAY and congrats to Ashley Rose Conway’s fun summer cocktail book Celebrate Rosé. Which is what I plan to do this summer with a cocktail or two.
- Oh HELLO, I’d like a Breakfast Martini please.
- There’s been a number of distilleries catching fire and now Jim Beam is suffering a major loss.
- And then there was “Dry July”...
- I mean, if your beer tastes like blood you should definitely toss it.
- Pink gin is apparently just as bad as drinking soda.
- Come for the whiskey, stay for the…slide?!
- I’ll take a Negroni with a “coconut blast” please and thanks.
- Steeped in nostalgia, this punch will get you and 30 of your friends blasted.
- And lastly, science says having four friends you meet up with twice a week to have drinks with means you’ll live longer. Or something like that.