- This
week’s science claim: coffee keeps liver cancer caused by drinking at bay. - We all love infographics. Here’s one on bar lingo and how to sound cool.
- A round up of some of the most popular craft brews for your perusal.
- And if you’d like some more beer knowledge, try this book. I’d buy it for the cover alone.
- DNA used to recreate Leonardo da Vinci’s vineyard (science is way cool).
- Visit Dublin. Bottle your very own Jameson. Plan ticket please...
- Audrey Saunders tells you how to make a Martini like a boss.
- How do you make an incredible cocktail menu? Take some cues from the chef.
- Where to get the best Martini outside of the U.S. (a.k.a. get your plane tickets ready).
- I like the read of the article on why we should pay attention to the anniversary of the Pegu Club and then the comment after the article. Always a struggle.
notes
Monday Booze News Powdered alcohol, whole fried chicken garnishes and the insanity that is booze on the internet
- The
ongoing insanity that is powdered alcohol. Should it be banned or not folks? - And then there’s the insanity of those Midwest Bloody Mary Garnishes. Here’s how that whole thing started.
- Need even more reasons why Tiki is big in Los Angeles??
- As Mad Men begins its final season, here’s the dark end result of all that drinking.
- I think I’m about due for a trip down south. To drink.
- American’s can’t spell the liquors they love. Not surprised.
- In 34 years, India still not seeing many women bartenders.
- What do Sommeliers want to drink? These.
- For those of you who need perfection in your lives (when it comes to your drinking), here’s how to drink a perfect Whisky.
- And now that you know how to drink it, it’s going to be cheaper to bring that Scotch home thanks to a tax cut in the UK.
- I don’t consider all of these to be dive bars here in Los Angeles, but I DO recommend drinking at the Cozy. There’s shuffleboard! And cheetos!
And lastly, Saveur Best Blog Award voting is ALL MONTH long! Please consider Stir and Strain if you’ve enjoyed the site!
Monday Booze News: Stir and Strain is a Saveur Finalist!!!
Interrupting your regularly scheduled Booze News to bring you this:
It
Regular Booze News will start up again next week. This kinda trumps the rest of the stories I had planned.
Monday Booze News drink a Grasshopper with no shame, check out this massive tiki home bar and a James Bond contest
- Because
I like anything James Bond related… here’s a Bond Martini contest. - Check out this Portland Tiki home bar. Wowza!
- OH dang. Nutrition labels coming to a bunch of liquor bottles. Do you really want to take a peek?
- I’d like more wine and beer lists to be in comic book form so I know what the hell I’m looking at.
- Can they really age a bourbon in two days that tastes like it took 20 years?
- Get to know your cocktail sweeteners! Personally, I love maple syrup.
- Malted aquavit sounds kinda amazing. Now, if they can get the taste of that salted black licorice into booze I’m all in.
- This beer has got to be insulting to someone...
- And another in the continuing trend of bringing back drinks that most people wish would stay dead.
- Blue books out now for pricing those rare bottles of whiskey you’re hanging on to.
Monday Booze News Powdered booze is back on the table, so are blue drinks, and on Tuesday everyone's under it
- It’s
coming and you can’t stop it: the return of Blue Curaçao. - What beer goes with what cheese? A simplified guide to pairing your brew.
- Leftover beer? Cook up one of these recipes!
- And continuing the beer thread, here’s a visual map of all the popular beers around the world you’ve probably never heard of.
- Ok, one more beer topic. Because this is just stupid and really, why isn’t there more gun control?
- I just love the title of this article. Also, I’m going to keep pretending adding a veg to a cocktail makes it healthy.
- The craft cocktail movement must be real if the Smithsonian says so.
- With just one drink, you can be waaaaaay more attractive.
- I don’t believe any of this “science”, but give me a glass of wine anyways.
- Wait. Seriously? We’re going forward with powdered alcohol?!
Monday Booze News #TeamAmarettoSour, #GhostbusterCocktails, and #TippingIsGood
- One
man’s search for the perfect Tiki bar (in Los Angeles). - Why you should tip your server/bartender/etc… even when you don’t have to.
- I feel like, in a few months, someone is going to pop up and say GOTCHA! over all this.
- Taste testing all those beer and food pairings out there experts tell you work.
- The “if I can fight in combat I should be able to drink under 21” argument has surfaced in Washington.
- The real rockstars of bourbon have a couple years on all of us.
- England is making booze with your unwanted fruit.
- Round up of some excellent liqueurs. Easter basket treats anyone?
- Maybe Dan Aykroyd will guest bartend at The Coconut Club if we use his vodka? Ghostbusters tiki drinks?
- I love a good debate. Especially between to cocktail guys I respect. What side are you guys on? #TeamAmarettoSour!
ALSO: nominations for the 2015 Saveur Best Blog awards have opened up. If you’ve enjoyed reading this and looking at all the pretty cocktails I make, please consider Stir & Strain with a nomination! Here’s the link!
Monday Booze News Tiki drinks on fire, Tiki pirates in New York, and a Tiki supper club in Los Angeles
- In Los Angeles this week? There’s still a few seats left for this month’s The Coconut Club!
- NYC has Tiki pirates…It’s time for me to visit NYC.
- I didn’t know Iowa even had a wine industry! Way to go on the PR campaign Iowa. Way to go.
- Lots of empty booze bottles hanging about? Put them to good use.
- Here is your sake primer. With illustrations.
- Insane Tiki drinks on fire. Seriously cool.
- Iceland outlawed beer until 1989. No, really.
- Bartending is hard. And not just because your customers suck.
- I’ll stay at any of these places in Napa. The wine is just the icing.
- In Chicago? Have one of these ladies make you a drink.
Monday Booze News Tickets on sale now for the March run of the Coconut Club, taste the tastes of Cuba in a glass, and new printings of vintage cocktail book classics
- The
Coconut Club is BACK! March 6,7 and 8 – time to get your tickets! - I know that drink! 12 cocktails originating in New Orleans (some you know and some you don’t).
- Want to date your bartender? Know these things up front and you won’t be surprised by that bank roll of dollars in their pocket.
- After 5 years away, Stranahan’s is back all over the US. It’s all about the water...
- The Bitter Truth and Havana Club give you the essence of Cuba. For your cocktail glass.
- Friday the 13th has historically been a pretty awesome day for me. But you came here to drink, so let’s check out these bartenders favorite 13 bottles to have in their bar.
- Americans are drinking more whiskey than beer. It might not be the best whiskey, but it’s happening.
- But those who are drinking beer might be chasing one of these White Whales.
- WHY IS THIS A THING??
- Into vintage cocktail books but can’t afford the price tag? Cocktail Kingdom to the rescue with a handful of new reprints.
Monday Booze News mermaids in Montana, salad cocktails, and the significance of a single raisin
- Flat
champagne no more! Learn what a single raisin can do to save your bottle of bubbly. - Tiki! Mermaids! A reason to visit Great Falls, Montana.
- Creating an exhibition on Scandinavian Spirits takes some help. Support it here.
- When drinking wine just ain’t enough. Here’s the top 10 wine movies.
- Produce is not just for salads. It’s also for drinks.
- Because Sherry is everywhere, here is your cheat sheet.
- You might be able to make a livable wage bartending in SF… but it still costs too much to actually live there.
- If he writes it. I will buy it.
- There’s a mini bottle of booze for every (movie) occasion.
- We are announcing new Coconut Club dates TODAY! Stay tuned!
Monday Booze News Valentine Rum Giveaway, meaty cocktails, and taking out a loan for a cocktail shaker
- Giveaway
alert!! I’m giving away a bottle of SelveRay Cacao Rum to TWO lucky readers this week. - Snarling and swearing soon to follow...
- Quick! I need $1200 for this cocktail shaker.
- Bone broth for cocktails! Bone broth for cats! The broth craze is going to be everywhere, and then nowhere in a year.
- SO. MANY. ROBOT. BARTENDERS. Thoughts?
- Bands and beer can actually play nice together.
- You can virtually tour some of Scotland’s remote distilleries, but no, they’re not sending you samples in the mail.
- Guinness went and got all fancy. Take a look.
- What questions to ask yourself while stocking a bar including how is vodka the same as tequila and light rum???
- Are we still making fun of mixologists on TV? Is this still a thing?