Still up to your neck in leftovers? Check out this Thanksgiving leftovers cocktail I made on Dine X Design! A brief history on vermouth. With recipes! Some alternative whiskies to Pappy. Because, quite frankly, none of us are getting any…
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The Traveling Bar: Harlowe // Los Angeles
The Traveling Bar is an on-going series where cocktail bloggers, bartenders and boozy professionals pick their favorite neighborhood watering holes. Los Angeles has produced some of the best bars in the country over the past few years, so it …
{Now Closed} Giveaway // Chila ‘Orchata
On the 5th day of Christmas Stir and Strain gave to me…. 5 PACKS OF CHILA ‘ORCHATA MINIS!!! Sing it. It totally works. And that’s what this week’s holiday giveaway is! This time FIVE WINNERS will receive their …
Holiday Gift Guide: You High Roller You…
So you’re a high roller. A baller. Actually, I don’t really understand what any of that means. But if you just won in big in Vegas and have gobs of cash to spend decorating your home bar, let …
Monday Booze News the sustainable bar, robot bartenders and win some booze
If you’re looking for some stocking stuffers, check out the giveaway for the 5 Packs of Chila ‘Orchata minis I’m giving away on here! If you can’t make it to Bourbon Country, you can at least watch…
Spiced Averna Toddy
This winter season you’re going to drink some hot cocktails (unless you’re in the Southern Hemisphere where you got another 6 months for that. Unless you like hot drinks in hot months. Hey, I drink iced coffee all year …
An Insufferable Twit among the GQ
Ah competition, thrills in the air, the excitement of seeing just who is the best. Or in my case being a jackass and trying to show what Tiki can do to the public at large. Yes yours truly entered GQ’…
Rated R Syrups: Orgeat
Orgeat, it’s delicious, it’s got great color, and these days it’s definitely tropical. Even though it was a cocktail ingredient well before the Tiki craze, still many people associate it with Trader Vic Bergeron. In reality orgeat …
Dark Isle Luau: Darkness Falls
“Darkness falls across the land The midnight hour is close at hand Creatures crawl in search of blood To terrorize y’all’s neighborhood” -Vincent Price; excerpt from Thriller Ah October, the glorious herald of Halloween and a month long …
Dark Isle Luau: Sharknado Season
With our shadowy luau in full swing all that’s needed is some perfect weather. Now for your average person perfect weather means bright sun and a cool breeze. Monsters however greatly prefer a nice big Sharknado. Grab your chainsaws …
Dark Isles Luau: The Karloff Kooler
With the sharks all exploded and the storm over a bolt of lightning gives new life to the monster of Frankenstein. Pushing me from my bar the monster works with a clumsy, fevered, pace to produce a sickly green potion …
Dark Isles Luau: The Tepes Punch
The creeps all dance by the falls, the party’s at it’s peak. The Dark Isles most famous guest arrives heralded by his caskets creak. Dracula emerges, but on blood tonight he’ll pass. Luckily tonight for this bar …
Remember When This Was Fun?
That’s what I asked myself this Summer. Rated R Cocktails used to be a glee filled expression of my love of Tiki and hell just making drinks. At some point I lost that fun aspect. Blogging just became a …