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April 25, 2013 Spirits
How To: Stock Your Home Bar-Spirits
I am a huge advocate of the ‘spring cleaning’ mentality. Out with the old, in with the new. And while most people would... Read more »
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March 28, 2013 Spirits
How To: Drink Scotch (The Right Way)
Chances are you’ve been to a bar at least once in your life. And chances are that at that bar, you’ve witnessed someone... Read more »
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February 28, 2013 Cocktail Recipes
How To: Build Your Own Classic Bloody Mary
The Bloody Mary has seen a real renaissance in the past few years. A staple of the classic brunch, the Bloody Mary gained... Read more »
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November 15, 2012 Spirits
Gluten-Free Boozing
I recently made the conscious choice to start eating and drinking mostly gluten-free. While many people in this country are... Read more »
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November 13, 2012 Spirits
How To: Make Your Own Limoncello
In the fall of 2005, I spent an incredible ten days in Rome visiting my sister, who was studying abroad at the time. While I,... Read more »
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October 23, 2012 Cocktail Recipes
5 Tasty Pumpkin Cocktails
If you’ve been paying attention to your calendar or the storefront of your local grocery store, you know that pumpkins are... Read more »
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October 16, 2012 Spirits
How to: Make Your Own Pumpkin Vodka
From October to the end of November, we surround ourselves with everything and anything pumpkin related. Pumpkin scented... Read more »
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September 25, 2012 Cocktail Recipes
The Pilgrim Cocktail
Just as the summer comes to an end and the crisp chill of autumn sets in, we begin to switch over our cocktail preferences in... Read more »
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August 21, 2012 Entertaining
How To Update Your Home Bar: Part II-Bar Tools
Your home bar is your temple, your place to really show off what you know about...bars. So, to help show all of your future... Read more »
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August 14, 2012 Entertaining
How To Update Your Home Bar-Part I
Your home bar is your temple, your place to really show off what you know about...bars. So, to help show all of your future... Read more »
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July 26, 2012 Spirits
Hangover Remedies
Headache. Nausea. Cottonmouth. An achy, uncomfortable and just yucky sensation. What are these symptoms of? If you have to ask,... Read more »
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May 19, 2011 Spirits
Limoncello, Ancient Lemon Liqueur
Kennst du das Land, wo die Zitronen blühn? (Do you know the country where the lemons bloom) ~ Goethe: That land where the... Read more »
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April 5, 2011 Bartending
How to Calculate the Alcohol Content of Cocktails
If you're like us, you're more interested in drinking than doing math. However, for home mixologists who want to geek out,... Read more »
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March 22, 2011 Bartending
How to Make Great Cocktails
There are a few basic rules to follow when tending bar. However, though basic these rules must not be compromised. Ever! 1.... Read more »
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March 10, 2011 Bartending
Age Your Own Whiskey
Woodinville Age Your Own Whiskey Kit: Distilling your own whiskey at home is complicated... not to mention illegal. But if you... Read more »