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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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Monday Booze News boozy history, CA's drought is news again, and what the hell FDA!

November 3, 2014 by elana 1 Comment

Monday Booze News with Sipp Sodas // stirandstrain.com

  • Color me not surprised by our FDA regulations. What does Fireball and antifreeze have in common?
  • The Presidents! They drink booze just like us!
  • California brewers doing what they can to deal with this dang drought.
  • And speaking of the drought, a Los Angeles bar introduces NO WATER cocktails. All booze, no ice.
  • So many great bar books this year. Jim Meehan breaks down what you should be buying.
  • I’ve tried most of the mixers on this list, but what’s your favorite??
  • Mainly it’s a list of how to work in penis jokes on liquor bottles...
  • Blingy wine being sold at a Sam’s Club in New Jersey. I wonder if any of the “Housewives” have bought this yet?
  • Campari is not just for a Negroni. But mostly I want it for a Negroni.
  • A short, interesting history on bootlegger George Remus. Repeal Day is a little over a month away folks!

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Monday Booze News some boozy Halloween stuff, potatoes can help your bar, and flavored whiskey...

October 27, 2014 by elana Leave a Comment

Monday Booze News with Espolòn Tequila // stirandstrain.com

  • A haunted bar for Halloween? Yes please!
  • If someone gave me boozy gummies for treats I think I’d be fine with that. All the candies!
  • Some words of wisdom about bartenders from Gaz Regan.
  • Cracking down on binge drinking in France. I know, right?
  • In New York and looking for a place to drink? Try this list!
  • Not your run-of-the-mill wine hoax story. Breaking into government files!? Baking accounts?! Whoa.
  • My first introduction to flavored whiskey was via my Dad’s version of cough medicine when I was a kid: honey and whiskey. Here’s an article hoping flavored whiskey does not go the way of flavored vodka.
  • The shitty side of expanding your distillery business: an interview with Balcones Founder Chip Tate.
  • The problem of the bad restaurant cocktail is not just in NYC, we got them here in L.A. too. I just order off-menu.
  • 16 uses for a potato at your bar. How can you not want to try these? My favorite is projectile. I’m sure we’ll see a luge soon though.

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Monday Booze News beer makes you smart, drink like an ancient Greek drunk, and making boozy Fall snacks

October 20, 2014 by elana Leave a Comment

Monday Booze News with JR Ewing Whiskey // stirandstrain.com

  • Here’s a Fall DIY snack project with pumpkin seeds and booze.
  • FOMO at this fundraiser with some rare bottles of bourbon!
  • It may be getting cooler, but I still love a Negroni. Here’s 10 places that Chef’s like to get theirs at.
  • Here’s an infographic on glassware, because we all love pictures of things.
  • This week’s health claim for booze: something in beer will improve your memory.
  • And speaking of beer, let’s see how long it takes for a shot and a beer to reach $18. My guess is 3 months.
  • Learn fun drinking games from the Ancients!  (I want a puzzle jug!)
  • Because I like to drink AND eat, here are the world’s best restaurant bars. Have you been to any of these?
  • Ladies? Want to be a bartender and make it a career? Read here for some good advice.
  • A cocktail book all about Sherry? I’m almost completely sold just by the cover.

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Monday Booze News Win a Fall Entertaining Basket, plaid flasks because...October, and an easy wine and food pairing cheat sheet

October 13, 2014 by elana 1 Comment

Monday Booze News Fall Giveaway // stirandstrain.com

  • Have you entered to win this FANTASTIC Fall basket of liqueurs and fun extras for cocktails and entertaining from VOM FASS?! Do it now!!
  • Did you miss the Coconut Club in Los Angeles last week? Well, you’re in luck. We’re doing it again on the 27th!
  • There’s nothing more Fall than a plaid flask with a Rob Roy in it.
  • Spotting a “fake” craft cocktail bar. Do you agree with this list?
  • Are you feeling Autumn yet? Check out this take on a Rum Old Fashioned that I collaborated on with over at Dine X Design.
  • Easy food and wine pairing cheat list, even if you don’t like cooking!
  • Buy one of these booze brands and you’ll be giving back in some wonderful ways.
  • Ladies, you don’t want that reputation do you? Drinking PSAs and women.
  • Take that Switzerland. Absinthe ruled as generic and can be made anywhere in the world.
  • Pint glasses now leaving their place in the world of Beer. Maybe not the worst thing that happened to beer….that would be light beer.
  • And if you’re looking for the best places to drink beer, here’s a pretty good list.

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Monday Booze News Coconut Club TONIGHT, Chicago bar recommendations, and is that bourbon in my Twinkie

October 6, 2014 by elana Leave a Comment

Monday Booze News with Patron and Highland Park // stirandstrain.com

  • A different type of tropical cocktail: how to pair coconut water with booze.
  • And speaking of tropical, TONIGHT you can attend The Coconut Club here in Los Angeles! Buy a ticket and come!
  • Wondering what the best whiskies in the world are and that they were put into a convenient PDF? Here you go.
  • A good read from Punch on motherhood and drinking. My takeaway is to be a responsible parent and could frankly care less what everyone thought of me while I make myself a cocktail and cook dinner for my family.
  • Like high end wine? Like bidding on things? Go here.
  • Twinkies. Filled with bourbon. YES PLEASE!
  • It’s like beer… but not really beer… at Starbucks.
  • If you’re into DIY projects (clearly I am), then take a crack at one of these drinking glass ideas.
  • A brief history of the Maraschino Cherry (I’m all about food this week apparently).
  • New traveling bartender bag on Kickstarter! I want one so let’s all make it happen!
  • And if you happen to be visiting Chicago soon, here are some recommendations from Charles Joly.

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Monday Booze News the case for vodka, degrees in beer making and the Coconut Club is back in October

September 29, 2014 by elana Leave a Comment

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  • The Coconut Club is BACK in October! Sign up for the mailing list or, even better, buy some tickets. The cocktails will be killer.
  • Get a minor in craft brewing here in the U.S., or go get a PhD in Europe!
  • And speaking of things happening in other countries, is anyone off to Canada to attend Art of the Cocktail? I am jealous of you if you are. Even more so if you’re going to Simon Ford’s talk on Ian Fleming.
  • Really enjoyed this photo series of liquor stores across the United States.
  • Are there too many craft beers out there? If 92% of the market isn’t craft then I think the answer is no.
  • Matthew Biancaniello is one of my favorite L.A. bartenders and has inspired a lot of what I make here on this site. Watch this video where he talks about his relationship with his craft.
  • Distillery cats: cute attractions that used to be practical necessities.
  • These wine carafes are seriously weird.
  • An interesting article on the case for vodka (although I find the title a bit eye-rolling).
  • And finally, a little more controversy: banned spirits.

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Monday Booze News Jack Daniels is GIVING AWAY GOLD, cool distilleries, and....Red Sox...Wine...

September 22, 2014 by elana Leave a Comment

Fevertree Booze News // stirandstrain.com

  • There’s still time to get your Mixology Monday entry in before midnight tonight!
  • Some interesting liquor coming out of Napa Valley that isn’t wine.
  • Something good for Red Sox fans: booze. In wine form.
  • Digging the simplicity of these modernist cocktail posters.
  • Drinks that make you smarter (booze is one of them!!!).
  • The on demand hangover cure that kinda works.
  • Have you guys been to any of these distilleries? Apparently next time I’m in RI visiting family I can go on a field trip.
  • A julep doesn’t have to have mint in it!
  • Every time I play Jenga it’s “drunk Jenga”.
  • Jack Daniels is GIVING AWAY GOLD….in Dubai.

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