- 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!
Notes
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.
Monday Booze News make Zima at home, why we smash bottles on boats, and the absinthe trail exists in Europe
- This week’s health claim: wine reduces vision loss.
- Cocktail. Snow Cones. Yeeeeeesssssssss!!!
- If you’re drinking a diluted Pimm’s Cup, you should just be drinking lemonade. Poor Wimbledon.
- Make Zima at home (I’m looking at you Death to Sour Mix)!
- A bunch of stupid drink hacks that I’m sure will end up as a Low Rent Cocktail on this site someday.
- Well, if beer wasn’t your thing, you can now have your fill of Game of Thrones wine.
- A little history on just why the hell we break a bottle of booze on ships.
- Observations about life from bartenders.
- Looking for a place to holiday this Fall? Try the absinthe trail!
- Are you in Los Angeles this week? Check out the Coconut Club Tiki Supperclub experience.
Monday Booze News snorting a martini, shrubs and orgeat are where it's it, and the CDC makes you feel guilty about having a glass of wine every day
- Coffee flavored wine. I’m…I’m so confused by this.
- Service charges for cocktails? Yea or nay?
- The health community continues to contradict itself with medical studies on alcohol.
- Shrubs. This summer’s cocktail buzz word (lives up to the hype).
- Musings on the history of the Martini with a recipe of one you can snort.
- Oh shit. We’re running out of whiskey.
- Yeah, Kentucky is beautiful, but we’re mainly coming to drink all your booze.
- Hella Bitters has a kickstarter for a make your own bitters kit. Check it!
- Everyone’s falling in love with Orgeat. All the Tiki folks like “duuuuuhhhhhhh”.
- Go grab some barefoot virgins and make Nocino today.
Monday Booze News Golden Girls drinking games, EXTREME vineyards, and a cocktail that tastes like money
- The World Cup is on (I’m watching and I don’t know why). Here’s a drink matched for every team playing.
- Honolulu is upping their tropical cocktail game and I’m having serious #FOMO.
- Floating vines, stray bullets…the world’s most EXTREME vineyards.
- Does “local” mean more to you than “taste”? The current situation with craft distilling.
- A drink a day keeps the eye doctor away!
- I’m all for “Sunrise Pick Me Ups”: a brief history of the Old Fashioned.
- Defining what makes “Tennessee Whiskey” if it’s not from Tennessee.
- Trendy bar name generator. I got Cleaver & Yard. I’d drink there.
- The World’s Most Imaginative bartender made a cocktail that tastes like money.
- Like drinking games? Like the Golden Girls? Here you go...