Notes

• FIRST, today is the last day to enter to win our The Art of the Bar Cart giveaway. Enter to win a copy of the book AND a holiday-ready barware set from the BarCartist!
• You don’t know Vermouth. A look at how the category is expanding.
• Apparently we are all drinking champagne wrong now.
• Campari ring pops are a thing. Do we need them? No. Do I want one? Yes.
• There’s some good bars opening right now. Let’s take a look!
• Teaching your kids the evils of drunkenness through nursery rhymes! Fun!
• Just in time for Thanksgiving… turkey breast gin…sure, Ok.
• Who thought something called a Dollarita would be good to begin with??
• Cocktail as spectacle: pop up bars are here to stay.
• And lastly, if you need to up your “gourmet cooking” this holiday season, do it with Old Crow.

• If you love cats, and distilleries, then THERE IS A BOOK FOR YOU NOW.
• Time to fit in a few more sour beers before the summer is over.
• This week’s science post is the science of frozen drinks. You’re welcome.
• Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and I demand some good breakfast cocktails to go with it.
• Allergies getting you down? Try booze for a cure!
• And if you’re in the midst of a summer cold… also booze!
• Want to make your office a happier place? You guessed it! ALSO BOOZE.
• Ain’t nothing wrong with an Amaretto Sour. What else will they unearth and make cool next?
• A mobile Tiki bar. In a shipping container. A la Latin America.
• And lastly, it’s that time of year again. And we have a recipe for Spiced Pumpkin Bourbon.

• Anheuser-Busch stopped brewing beer to send emergency water to Texas. No snark, that’s pretty cool.
• When the beer does start to flow again, you can now get yourself a pair of beer-proof shoes for Oktoberfest.
• Field trip! What to drink at Coney Island.
• Are we ready for Genever? It’s ready for us.
• I just pickled some fruit with wine so...
• Why not make gin and tonic pickles??
• OR you could just make some boozy ice cream. (It’s not as hard as you’d think!)
• If you’ve overdone it with the booze this Labor Day, here’s a few hangover drink recipes to set you straight.
• Placebo cocktails sounds like some dumb bar’s next concept menu.
• And finally, in this week’s booze science news, maybe you should be drinking your whiskey with a splash of water.

• Winter is coming. And that’s why goldfish know how to turn carbs into alcohol.
• Using math to make cocktails…delicious.
• If you only have 48 hours in Champagne, well, aren’t you lucky. Here’s where to go.
• Why is your bar is ditching plastic straws?
• Older rum is not always better… OR older!
• Oh thank god, now women have a beer to call our own. *facepalm*
• DON’T DRINK THIS VODKA. It’s not really vodka, and oh yeah, it can KILL YOU.
• You bought all those bitters…now what do you do with them?
• I’m quite partial to weirdo whiskey. Here’s a few to try.
• And finally, this week’s rosé news: you can drink it out of a pouch because you wish you were 12 again.

• This week’s booze science is actual science for once: booze in spaaaaaaccceeee.
• And look! More real science that can tell you if that expensive bottle of whiskey really is what the label says it is.
• Why aren’t Prosecco Doughnuts already a thing?!
• WARNING WARNING COPPER MUGS CAN KILL YOU.
• The real history of Jack Daniels distilling started with a slave, and also… Jack Daniels was a real person?
• I thought we were all in agreement screw top wine is totally fine?
• I’m calling it: orange wine, sherbet, peaches…it’s all going to replace rosé soon.
• I’m seconding Wondrich here in that a good jukebox is key at a dive bar.
• Beer made with fried chicken… Ok, sure. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
• And finally, I made some cocktail art last week and wrote about where I think cocktails and social media are going.

• Rosé wine and millennial pink are just the dusty rose of the ’80s come back to haunt us.
• So now it’s about time we turn to goth wine; or rather Black Chardonnay.
• Everyone’s talking about the Queen of England drinking 4 cocktails a day and I’m like… psst, a glass of wine doesn’t count.
• Missed TOTC this year? Here’s 3 trends from A Bar Above.
• Start making the G&T the Spanish way…with big ostentatious glassware.
• Want to start a wine collection: don’t do this!
• You’re going to want to take some shots from an Italian shot glass if you have the choice.
• Guys, it’s totally fine that Anthony Bourdain drinks his whiskey with ice.
• This week’s booze science news: smelling wine is good for your brain.
• And finally, go home squirrel you’re drunk.

• First, one more reason to pay attention to what the current administration is doing: because it can seriously hurt your BOURBON.
• So, if that’s the case, you better get your hands on these Pappy-alternative whiskies while you can.
• And when that’s all gone, start educating yourself on Cuban rum.
• Or not. There’s always the mystery of sour beer.
• FYI, you will not live longer drinking gin with motorcycle parts in it. You will just be poorer.
• Don’t be intimidated by making tiki cocktails for a party at home. Follow these easy steps!
• But seriously, if that’s too intimidating just go visit these Tiki bars this summer instead.
• In Los Angeles, the tequila flows from our bubblers, water fountains, drinking fountains...
• I hope you’re putting tiny clothespins on all your cocktails, because: TREND ALERT.
• And finally, we’re all watching the craft cocktail movement spiral into sameness. When do we step aside?

 

• First, I wrote a twitter thought thread about the difference between makers and influencers and it’s included here because I write about cocktails.
• Tales of the Cocktail happened and you can read about all the fun other people had in that muggy, jungle heat.
• Getting lignin with it: the complicated science of aging spirits.
• Extra sugar, extra salt. Extra oil and msg: umami in cocktails.
• Time to get ambitious with your cocktail party: build a champagne tower.
• Drones are the new workers in vineyards today. And so much more.
• Don’t get dehydrated when you’re out drinking! Play this number game!
• You can thank an early 20th century woman for the cocktail party of today.
• The inevitable: 4:20 cocktail menus begin in California if that’s your thang.
• And lastly, it’s National Tequila Day today and we’ve got PLENTY of tequila recipes for you to choose from.

 

• This Wednesday is the last day to nominate your favorite blogs for the Saveur Best Blog Awards. If you’re into us, please consider putting in a nice word.
• The good news: retail boozy ice cream. The bad news: you need to travel to Canada to get it.
• Need wine on the cheap? Here’s a few bottles under $15 to try.
• Are award shows ruining bars? (Not blogs. Awards are not ruining blogs. Please see above.)
• Who knows what booze you’ll find in the walls of New Jersey historical properties??
• Curious about Japanese whisky? Try these bottles!
• Road tripping this summer? Find each state’s favorite beers here!
• Underwood gave us the canned wine. And now… wine coolers? I’ll take one!
• Break out the blender, here’s 11 frozen cocktails to make this summer.
• And finally, a reminder to drink your daily shot of whiskey if you want to live to 100.

 

• First, Saveur has opened up nominations for their Best Blog awards and I’m hoping you all can help me get nominated for the FOURTH year in a row… so I can lose again. I’m calling this my Always the Bridesmaid Never the Saveur Bride campaign.
• Second, I’ve had many of you ask about these cocktail picks I’ve posted on Instagram so here you go!

Ok, now onto some news…

• Looking for some summery ways to get your bourbon on? Try these cocktails.
• If you plan on cracking open some beers, you might want to pass on these.
• However, you DO NOT want to pass on these dressed up canned cocktails. I’m very into this trend right now.
• If insanity is an ingredient in your cocktail, try these candy drinks.
• Flavored malt beverages are apparently what everyone wants to drink this summer. Zima anyone?
• What rums to drink, via Three Dots and a Dash in Chicago.
• Are you having a Spritz or a Spritzer this summer? Make sure you know the difference.
• And finally, this week’s rosé news: you can wear it on your face!