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Monday Booze News Weed cocktails, an 800 year old corkscrew and how Chandon captured your attention

January 12, 2015 by elana 1 Comment

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  • For 2015, being a mindful bartender means being a better bartender.
  • Weeds in your cocktail, but not what you’d think...
  • If you must: a booze free turmeric cocktail by Jim Meehan.
  • Chandon has been an “It” item all over designer Instagram accounts. Here’s how they did it.
  • Here’s what an 800 year old corkscrew looks like. Hint: kinda looks like they do now.
  • Brand new to the world of cocktails and don’t know what bitters are? Watch this.
  • Making cocktails with coffee. Just please remember to add the booze.
  • Looking for some good bottles to try? Check out these recommendations.
  • Some mostly overlooked, a few new to me, liquors to add to your home bar.
  • Campari is adding some great amari/bittes to their portfolio. Smart thinking guys.

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Monday Booze News Ice Cream made of wine, so many cocktail conferences this month, and turns out the coupe wasn't in the shape of a boob

January 5, 2015 by elana 2 Comments

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  • San Antonio Cocktail Conference AND Golden State of Cocktails this month. F*** #dryunary. That’s a stupid fake word anyway.
  • Is one of your New Year resolutions to read more books? Check out these authors getting boozy.
  • I dunno if I’d call this THE best tip ever. I’d probably would have wanted cash.
  • Ok, so maybe the coupe wasn’t shaped after a boob.
  • I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s Japan’s fault. Their whisky is doing pretty good here.
  • The alarming number of times the word “hipster” is used in this article distracts from the interesting points on how Hendrick’s is creating their marketing campaigns.
  • Tell me what you drink…and Town and Country will tell you what you are. If you drink Vespers that is.
  • Only 50 bottles and retailing at $189??? That makes me ask, is it worth it?
  • The Delectable App: making the wine world transparent to the rest of us (I have this but still haven’t used it yet).
  • Wine Ice Cream!! Although Peach White Zinfandel still sounds like something my mom would like more than myself.

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Monday Booze News What a real Mad Men party looked like, Canada is so hot right now and 2015 cocktail predictions

December 29, 2014 by elana Leave a Comment

Monday Booze News Holiday Time // stirandstrain.com

  • A beer that makes you more creative. Until you keep drinking and forgot what you were doing.
  • There Will Be Cocktails: A glimpse into a real “Mad Men” Christmas party.
  • The first LEEDS certified winery. Let’s see some more wineries do this (or any other business)!
  • Two ways to make champagne from some crappy white wine.
  • Curious about writing a cocktail book? David Wondrich tells you what NOT to do.
  • Don’t drink the booze in Iran.
  • Break out the Canadian Club! Whisky from the North is making a comeback here in the States.
  • One pub’s rules for drinking there during the holidays. Pretty much, don’t be an a**.
  • Cookies. Cocktails. Holiday Time. Repeat.
  • The 2015 predictions for what’s in store for the cocktail world.

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Monday Booze News science experiment cocktails gone horribly wrong, nifty whisky commercials, and WIN some jelly shots

December 22, 2014 by elana 2 Comments

Monday Boozenews with Ludlows Jelly Shot Giveaway // stirandstrain.com

  • WIN all the Ludlows Craft Cocktail Jelly Shots!
  • Never order a cocktail with liquid nitrogen unless you are ordering one from a scientist bartender who has a chemistry degree.
  • I want this holiday pop up bar in my house STAT!
  • Want to drink like you’re atop the snow-capped Rockies? Try some of these cocktails.
  • What you’re favorite drinks says about you. With animated gifs. Always with animated gifs.
  • Laphroaig makes taster’s opinions into Christmas carols for their new AD campaign.
  • If you’re in Greenland, expect to pay an arm and a leg for a beer.
  • Need a recommendation for a winery to visit? Here are the top 100 to check out.
  • Well, Jim Beam is having a good year apparently.
  • And if you’re still looking for last minute holiday gifts, check out all the Stir and Strain Holiday Gift Guides!

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Monday Booze News 2014 cocktail trends in review, how mood lighting will make your wine taste better, and a new holiday giveaway

December 15, 2014 by elana Leave a Comment

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  • This week’s holiday giveaway is a TRIO of fruit mixers from Fruitations! Enter today!
  • Looking back at some of the cocktail trends of 2014 (Really? Where did this year go?).
  • Alcohol may have helped the early human race survive on Earth.
  • David Wondrich has a punch ladle in his bar tool kit. LOVE IT.
  • I don’t think I’ve been to a bar that intentionally kept vodka off the menu. Or maybe I have. I wouldn’t have thought to look.
  • The food truck scene just took a turn in a direction I can get down with: booze.
  • Powdered alcohol got shot down, but now we have spray wine. Ok.
  • Apparently red lights and good music will make wine taste 9% better. Science!
  • Some pretty helpful tips on what to do with Champagne this holiday season (besides drink it).
  • I didn’t get to participate in Mixology Monday for two straight months now because (insert lame excuse here) BUT you all should check out all the entries and participants for some great cocktails this month.

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Monday Booze News the sustainable bar, robot bartenders and win some booze

December 8, 2014 by elana 1 Comment

Monday Booze News: Cookies and Punch Edition // stirandstrain.com

  • 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 this video and feel like you’re experiencing it (just have a glass of bourbon in your hand while you watch it).
  • Some tips on how to cocktail correctly during your holiday parties.
  • Have you guys seen this Kickstarter for the Robot bartender? I like making cocktails for people but who is making the cocktails for me?
  • Wonder what whiskey looks like under a microscope? It’s AMAZING!!
  • Need another use for tonic water? How about coffee? I’m intrigued.
  • A wine for all occasions (including an evening by the fire) for this winter season.
  • If you’re the crafty type, why not make someone some cocktail stirrers for a holiday present (or hostess gift)?
  • Spruce beer. It’s how you drink beer if you’re from the 17th century. Try it.
  • I’m incredible excited by the concept of sustainable “closed loop” cocktail bars. Let’s get on this!

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Monday Booze News making cocktails with leftovers, wine without the headaches and newbie drinking tips

December 1, 2014 by elana Leave a Comment

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  • 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 Pappy.
  • Just turned 21? Here are some drinking tips so you don’t end up on the floor by the end of the night.
  • A breakdown of designing a bar (The Interval). And am I allowed to call myself a Cocktail Archaeologist too?
  • The difference between a shark bite and a shark nibble is one gets your liquor license revoked.
  • If you’re like me and have impatiently started opening your jars of jam you made less than two months ago, here are some jam-tastic cocktails you can make.
  • Beer or wine? How about both!
  • Are you willing to test this South African wine that potentially won’t give you a hangover?
  • This is what the world’s longest career bartender looks like.

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Monday Booze News the biggest trend in cocktails, lots of Thanksgiving inspiration, and drive-thru booze

November 24, 2014 by elana Leave a Comment

Monday Booze News Cocktails // stirandstrain.com

  • Start gifting early! Did you enter to win a curated cocktail kit from Crafted Taste yet? NO?! Do it now!!
  • There’s still time to think about throwing a Thanksgiving cocktail party. Hint: go Tiki.
  • In Louisiana, you can get drive thru booze everywhere.
  • DON’T DIE YET! You need to drink all 14 of these cocktails first.
  • What to do with that weird ass bottle of wine someone brought to your dinner party.
  • In Los Angeles sometime soon? Check out these new bars.
  • That red wax on Maker’s Mark? That was a woman’s touch. Read about the leading ladies of the spirits industry.
  • At the airport this week and need some wine? Check out these top airport wine bars.
  • And speaking of wine, here’s some real talk about what you should bring to the table for Thanksgiving.
  • I’m officially calling. A shot and a beer is the next BIGGEST TREND IN COCKTAILS!

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Monday Booze News drinking songs for kiddies, where to get a good cocktail in Asia, and Just One Shift

November 17, 2014 by elana Leave a Comment

Monday Booze News Holiday Drink Edition // stirandstrain.com

  • A cider primer… because I just can’t stop talking about it lately.
  • When blackberries are in season again, this is going on my DIY liqueur list.
  • Nutritional labels on alcohol? Look, my life is tough enough already. I don’t need to know.
  • This is what I imagine it would be like for me in a contest with seasoned bartenders. But I’d be aware of this beforehand.
  • I’m glad we’re all on board with teaching drinking songs to kindergarteners. A brief history on drinking songs can be found here.
  • Are you a bartender? Are you participating in Just One Shift this year? If you’re not a bartender, go seek this out and drink for a good cause.
  • On the road and looking to make some cocktails from your mini bar? Look here first (although that cereal hack might be a bit much).
  • An extensive guide to planning your next holiday cocktail party.
  • Anyone know of some press trips going to Asia sometime soon? Cause I’d really like to check out these bars.
  • Our December Coconut Club is happening on the 15th! Join us now or you’ll have to wait until next year!

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Monday Booze News giveaways, cooking with cider, and a "bone marrow" cocktail

November 10, 2014 by elana Leave a Comment

Monday Booze News with Whisky! // stirandstrain.com

  • I’ve got a giveaway going on right now! Win some SIPP!
  • There’s been a lot of cider cocktails going around, but here’s how to cook with it!
  • Beer Spa! I’d bathe myself in beer if it made me look younger. Would you?
  • For a long time years ago, Hendrick’s was my go-to gin for a Martini. Here’s a short history on the evolution of that brand.
  • Pairing your mustache with your cocktail for Movember from Jameson.
  • A cocktail that’s like eating bone marrow. Don’t know how I feel about licorice in my bone marrow.
  • Whoa! Better double check the price of that wine you’re having while dining out.
  • Way to go Japan. You’re #1 in the Whisky Bible. Now I need you in my life.
  • And if you need some tips for tasting whisky (besides put it in your mouth and swallow), read this. Also, more proof the Boilermaker is making a comeback.
  • What is this crazy thing and how can I get one?!?!!
  • Do you have issues with craft beer service? Do any of these sound familiar?

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