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:
- Create a cocktail using nuts of any kind.
- 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.
- Add the MxMo logo to your post with a link to the Mixology Monday website, and one back here to Stir & Strain.
- 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.
- 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!
Here’s my post for this month’s MxMo: http://onemartini.com/bourbon-nocello-cocktail/
Thanks for hosting!
I am ALL about the inappropriate nut jokes. Thanks for participating this month, it sounds delicious!
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
Elana, here’s mine:
http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2014/05/frog-splash.html
Cheers, Fred
Thank you Elana for hosting … my post is attached
http://www.thespeakista.com/2014/05/mxmo-lxxxv-aw-nuts-my-typical-state-of-mind/
Our entry for this month. http://wp.me/p2Kswh-xk Thanks for hosting!
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
My nutty drink – thanks for a great theme : http://www.ginhound.com/2014/05/the-nut-job.html
Here’s my entry. Thanks for hosting. http://tipicularfixins.blogspot.ca/
Here’s my entry (in French, but with a short summary in English at the end): Joan Blondell Cocktail with Nocino instead of Bénédictine.
Not gonna work without the link… Sorry. http://www.francoismonti.com/bottoms-up/2014/5/19/des-noix-joan-blondell-cocktail
Thank you for hosting this month! Link to my entry below…
http://sassandgin.blogspot.com/2014/05/mixology-monday-lxxxv-under-shady-tree.html
Hello,
here is my entry for this wonderful theme!
http://swizzzlestick.com/2014/05/19/eva/
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
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/
http://www.foodietails.com/2014/05/20/mixology-monday/
Here’s my entry!! My first ever!!
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
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!
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¬if_t=like
Also at:
http://www.1821bitters.com/blog/
We hope you like it!
Thanks for hosting! I LOVE your blog!!
http://kristenrosecollins.com/2014/05/19/mixology-monday-blueberry-macaron-tonic/
*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.
Thanks to all of you guys for participating!! Really enjoying looking over everyone’s entries. Round up post coming later this week!
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