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Mixology Monday LXXXV Announcement: Aw, Nuts!

May 5, 2014 by elana 29 Comments

Aw, Nuts! Mixology Monday challenge // stirandstrain.com

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It’s that time again! Time to gather up the cocktail (and food!) bloggers out there to present this month’s cocktail challenge for Mixology Monday.

Last month we took a break from the booze, but not the delicious, as we sought out recipes sans alcohol. For May we’re back at with this month’s theme: Aw, Nuts!

Nuts? Yes! A few months back I tried, and was wowed by, a peanut-y take on an Old Fashioned at a bar here in L.A. They had infused peanuts in bourbon and with a touch of honey had made magic. Nuts of all sorts make it into cocktails now. Some black walnut bitters here, the sweet almond flavor of orgeat there… circus peanuts. Your challenge is to utilize nuts (and since we’re NOT adhering to the strict rules of what are nuts, peanuts and walnuts both count) in any way you see fit to create a cocktail. Infusions, bitters, almond tinctures are all game. Amaretto, homemade nocino, Frangelico too. Go nuts! (…sorry)

Want to participate? Here’s how:

  1. Create a cocktail using nuts of any kind.
  2. Post the recipe on your blog, or the egullet’s spirit and cocktail’s forum (thread here), with a photo and your thoughts on the drink.
  3. Add the MxMo logo to your post with a link to the Mixology Monday website, and one back here to Stir & Strain.
  4. Submit a link to your post here on the announcement post, tweet me at @stirandstrain (include hashtag #mxmo) or send an email to elana (at) stirandstrain (dot) com with Mixology Monday in the subject.
  5. Posts must be submitted by midnight May 19th.

I can’t wait to see what you all come up with (and who will be the first to post). As always, have fun and we’ll meet back here the week of the 19th!

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  1. Jessica

    May 16, 2014 at 7:56 am

    Here’s my post for this month’s MxMo: http://onemartini.com/bourbon-nocello-cocktail/

    Thanks for hosting!

    Reply
    • elana

      May 16, 2014 at 7:13 pm

      I am ALL about the inappropriate nut jokes. Thanks for participating this month, it sounds delicious!

      Reply
  2. Chris

    May 17, 2014 at 12:36 pm

    One more to add to the MXMO round up. http://www.abarabove.com/mxmo-nuts/

    I had to control the 10 year old boy in me with this topic. Thanks for hosting

    Reply
  3. Frederic

    May 18, 2014 at 7:51 am

    Elana, here’s mine:
    http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2014/05/frog-splash.html
    Cheers, Fred

    Reply
  4. KeithP

    May 18, 2014 at 3:35 pm

    Thank you Elana for hosting … my post is attached
    http://www.thespeakista.com/2014/05/mxmo-lxxxv-aw-nuts-my-typical-state-of-mind/

    Reply
  5. Booze Nerds

    May 18, 2014 at 4:27 pm

    Our entry for this month. http://wp.me/p2Kswh-xk Thanks for hosting!

    Reply
  6. Chad

    May 18, 2014 at 5:19 pm

    Here’s my MxMo entry for this month. A great challenge, by the way. Thanks for hosting it!
    The Nu Manhattan: http://stayathomecocktails.blogspot.com/2014/05/mixology-monday-lxxxv-nu-manhattan.html

    Reply
  7. Andrea

    May 19, 2014 at 8:28 am

    My nutty drink – thanks for a great theme : http://www.ginhound.com/2014/05/the-nut-job.html

    Reply
  8. Whitney

    May 19, 2014 at 9:11 am

    Here’s my entry. Thanks for hosting. http://tipicularfixins.blogspot.ca/

    Reply
  9. François Monti

    May 19, 2014 at 9:40 am

    Here’s my entry (in French, but with a short summary in English at the end): Joan Blondell Cocktail with Nocino instead of Bénédictine.

    Reply
    • François Monti

      May 19, 2014 at 11:20 pm

      Not gonna work without the link… Sorry. http://www.francoismonti.com/bottoms-up/2014/5/19/des-noix-joan-blondell-cocktail

      Reply
  10. Laura

    May 19, 2014 at 1:18 pm

    Thank you for hosting this month! Link to my entry below…

    http://sassandgin.blogspot.com/2014/05/mixology-monday-lxxxv-under-shady-tree.html

    Reply
  11. swizzzlestick

    May 19, 2014 at 1:29 pm

    Hello,

    here is my entry for this wonderful theme!

    http://swizzzlestick.com/2014/05/19/eva/

    Reply
  12. FrogPrincesse

    May 19, 2014 at 4:40 pm

    Here is mine. Fantastic theme!
    http://tartinestotikis.wordpress.com/2014/05/19/even-a-blind-pig-finds-a-nut-once-in-a-while/
    Thanks again for hosting.
    FP

    Reply
  13. Joel

    May 19, 2014 at 5:55 pm

    Thanks for hosting! Minimal creations from scratch this time, but I thought I would try to update the generally avoided chocolate “martini” with some nutty goodness! http://southernash.com/2014/05/mxmo-choc-o-tini/

    Reply
  14. Morgan

    May 19, 2014 at 6:20 pm

    http://www.foodietails.com/2014/05/20/mixology-monday/
    Here’s my entry!! My first ever!!

    Reply
  15. Zach

    May 19, 2014 at 6:56 pm

    Hey Elana – finally back in the swing, thanks much for the theme and hosting, great site…my contribution, the ‘1888’ – http://theventuremixologist.blogspot.com/2014/05/go-nuts.html#more

    Reply
  16. Sweet Tea & Bourbon

    May 19, 2014 at 7:25 pm

    Here is my month’s contribution, the Key Lime Amaretto Sour – http://sweetteaandbourbon.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=3297&action=edit&message=6&postpost=v2

    Thanks for hosting!

    Reply
  17. Missy Koefod

    May 19, 2014 at 8:37 pm

    Here is our entry just in time! The “On the Trolley” made with local ingredients!

    https://www.facebook.com/1821bitters/photos/a.1414337205489022.1073741828.1408991672690242/1436641636591912/?type=1&notif_t=like

    Also at:

    http://www.1821bitters.com/blog/

    We hope you like it!

    Reply
  18. Kristen Collins

    May 19, 2014 at 8:57 pm

    Thanks for hosting! I LOVE your blog!!

    http://kristenrosecollins.com/2014/05/19/mixology-monday-blueberry-macaron-tonic/

    Reply
  19. Kate

    May 19, 2014 at 9:01 pm

    *scree!!!!* Pub’bed in under the wire, pics are riding in reserve and soon to be included (tonight). http://feu-de-vie.blogspot.com/2014/05/mixology-monday-may-2014-aw-nuts.html

    Hickory Daiquiri D.O.C.

    Reply
  20. elana

    May 20, 2014 at 3:57 pm

    Thanks to all of you guys for participating!! Really enjoying looking over everyone’s entries. Round up post coming later this week!

    Reply
  21. Andy

    May 20, 2014 at 10:07 pm

    My entry is very late, but to make up for that I include a very vague nocino recipe and an unoriginal cocktail.

    http://horriblepoisons.blogspot.com/2014/05/mixology-monday-lxxxv-nuts-in-which.html

    Reply

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