booze news

• Forget 6 packs of beer, there’s 6 packs of CHAMPAGNE now!
• If your cocktail isn’t served in an oversized light bulb… why even bother?
• Trash tiki. Learn it. Love it. Live it.
• Allspice dram, a flavor for all seasons.
• Not all bubbles are the same. Get to know the differences between seltzer and club soda. You guys already know why tonic water is different…right?
• Make the effort to buy good, cheap wine and not cheap, bad wine.
• Want to know what cocktails you should be Instagramming this summer? These cocktails. Right here.
• Drink Rogue beer, send a kid to school. Yay beer!
• Apparently there are rules for drinking mezcal…one of which includes worms.
• And finally, Negroni Week is starting June 5th and we’ll be sharing a bunch of Negroni adventures here and on our Instagram. Follow along!

• Tiki bars are not going anywhere. But you can easily make your own at home too. Here’s how!
• Bourbon. A whole bottle. On your doorstep. Every month.
• Everything you wanted to know about whiskey in this easy to read primer. Plus, lots of great distilleries and recipes!
• Making your own orgeat is riddick easy. Did you know you can use pistachios? We did that.
• Plants! Cocktails! Cocktail terrariums! I must drink here.
• All about scotchy scotch scotch (and it’s a video!).
• So many pickleback recipes, for when you need more than…just one…pickleback.
• Twin Peaks is coming back. Here’s a cocktail to get you excited about that.
• So, pretty much Chicago is going to go in and shake up the NYC cocktail scene.
• And finally, a new cocktail book devoted to DAY DRINKING. YASSSSSS!

• Rosé forties. The basic drink of summer, and also a lifestyle choice.
• And with all that “wine tasting” you’ll be doing this summer, you’ll be pleased to know that it’s actually good for your brain*. (*#alternativesciencefacts)
• I’m not bringing my babies to bars either.
• Craft cocktails ARE all the rage right now…
• OK, so I can bartend in VR but WHO WILL THROW THE BOOZE INTO MY MOUTH?!
• This is old news but I both love the idea of Fernet and Beer and the name here. Beer me up.
• Even Bill Murray couldn’t save the Manhattan Cocktail Classic this year.
• Ain’t nobody getting this rum punch recipe.
• Are you shaking your cocktails correctly? Hint: if it takes more than one person you’re doing it wrong.
• And finally, if you’re going to put “red diaries” and “Clive Owen” in your cocktail movie Campari, and he is not bartending in the nude, I DON’T CARE ABOUT YOUR MOVIE.

Due to popular demand, and by that I mean the handful of you who have expressed interest in this column, the Monday Booze News has returned on a semi-weekly…monthly… basis. I had struggled to keep this up due to not a lot of interesting booze news going on and had decided to put this column to sleep for awhile, but OH BOY, the news that happened in the meantime! So here you go folks, the booze news you’ve been missing. Starting with…

• Opening your damn wine bottle with a SHOE.
• My dear friend Nathan, who’s becoming quite a who’s who in the LA Cocktail scene here, had a whole article written about him. All the warm feels when your friends are doing awesome!
• Go home Apple Watch, you’re drunk.
• Camper English has been doing some fun things with clear ice balls lately. Check this interview out on Cocktail Chemistry!
• And for those ice balls, check out his Instagram.
• What the real history of May 5th is all about.
• Time Out LA’s Bar Awards of 2017 nominations list is out and boy, you should drink at ALL these places.
• An article on horseshoes that doesn’t involve Kentucky: what are horseshoe shaped bars all about?
• LIQUOR SOAKED FRENCH CHEESE.
• The Garnish Blog has a great list of cocktail blogs for you to check out (and we’re one of them!).

Well guys, it’s time we switched things up around here. Today marks the final installment of the Monday Booze News. But don’t fret! We’re just making room for some new adventures and who knows, maybe down the line we’ll bring this back on another day. Until then, here’s a few notable items for you to peruse.

• I told you all about these Cocktail Hour Playing Cards a few weeks back and there’s just two more days to go until the Kickstarter ends. Please go support getting these rad cards made!
• Also, did you know that today is the LAST day to enter to win a Summer Scotch Cocktail Kit from Shaker & Spoon on this site? NO!? Well it is!
• If it kills you to send a text using the standard beer mug emoji, now you have 60 beer related ones to choose from.
• What champagne to drink with your fried chicken this summer because… fancy!
• The only reason you can’t buy Pappy anymore is because millennials bought it all up to impress their friends on Instagram.
• Just how much is a dash? (Answer: there is no answer.)
• One last time you guys: how to be a wine snob.
• Taylor Swift’s favorite cocktail is spiked Diet Coke; that is not a cocktail.
• Kefir! The next new health fad! Let’s put some booze in it!
• And lastly: Go home Wisconsin, you’re drunk.

• There’s a new tiki bible in town. What does Martin Cate have to say?
• There’s a LOT of cocktail conferences now. Starting this June you can go to one EVERY MONTH for a YEAR. Sounds like fun? Maybe...
• In case you need a refresher course, here’s everything you need to know about the Daiquiri.
• Bottled cocktails are here… and some are really not that bad.
• New study proves college students still AWFUL and girls- pour your own drinks please?
• “Sonic seasoning” and how sound can effect the taste of wine.
• Single malts from around the world. Which ones should you be drinking?
• Are you kidding me?? Change it back to “Old Tub” and I’d buy it anytime!
• Negroni Week is coming people! What charity is your local bar donating to?
• And lastly, the story behind 18.21 Bitters and how cancer helped pushed this company to life.

• If you’re looking to start a rare spirits collection, here’s some advice on how to make that happen.
• Rosé, Brosé, Frosé… eh…..
• And speaking of frozen cocktails, that’s just one of this season’s drinking trends over on Thrillist.
• But you know what’s not on that list, milk. In the UK, that’s now on trend as an ingredient to make booze.
• If you like to add the booze INTO your milk, here are a few places that do boozy ice cream right.
• Speed, bravado, cash money, sensory overload: just what is going on in the world of bartender competitions?
• Leftover bourbon (I know, weird huh?), use it up in these creative ways!
• Now you’ve used up all your Rye. What bottles to score on the cheap!
• Wine truths explained with pictures!
• And lastly, tiny cocktails: why we should all be drinking them.

• First up, we’ve dusted off our liquor shelves and have a few curated selections from our friends over at Mouth.com. Check it out!
• Mushroom’s the next drink trend? Well, Biancaniello’s been doing it for years...
• London is at the center of the World’s cocktail scene argues… UK cocktail convention.
• A 6 minute shake for a Ramos Gin Fizz? Whoa, you need a machine for that.
• People like looking for, and drinking, the worst shots ever.
• Want to be a Sherry buff? First, toss these myths aside.
• A history of Southern cocktails.. with cute illustrations!
• Eggs poached in beer. From Ansel Adams. Try it.
• The Punch site has been researching some of this country’s beloved, stupid drinking games.
• And lastly, this is pretty genius. And costs less than a silicone mold! Hailstone cocktails...