School’s in session. Time to restock your spirits book library (including some fiction!)
1. Mod Cocktails 2. Natural Wine for the People 3. Celebrate Rosé 4. Cocktails with a Twist 5. The Lager Queen of Minnesota 6. The Martini Cocktail 7. Spirits Sugar Water Bitters 8. All Day Cocktails 9. Last Call
Mom does not want a gift certificate to your favorite restaurant. Mom wants booze.
For every type of mom out there, we can all agree, if you’re looking here for gifts, she wants some wine. Accessorize that bottle with a hometown wine bag. Better yet, accessorize with some accessories. Earrings are always a good idea. Does she need a to-go cup for that last glass of wine? Yes, duh. Does she like to #earnherbooze? Does she need a tank top to proclaim this at the club gym? I bet her bestsellers book club would be impressed with a James Beard award book winner. And I think it’s about time you replaced that fancy punch bowl set of hers you broke in high school. Better bring her a spritz too.
1. Rosé pin 2. Aperol Spritz door mat 3. Champagne earrings 4. City wine tote 5. Champagne tank top 6. Wine tumbler 7. Cocktail Codex book 8. Wine chiller 9. Punch bowl set
Catch up on all the gift guides here!
Sun’s out. New cocktail books are out. Everything’s fine.
Throw open the windows, grab a chair, maybe some light up ice cubes, and indulge yourself with a new cocktail book. Making drinks for a crowd? You’ll need a pitcher, and upgrade those plastic straws already. Rather get whisked away to a tropical island? Tiki it up with some new glassware and a place to put all your tiny umbrellas. You’ll find me under a giant umbrella outside, bookmarking recipes with my new to-go drink container.
1. Light up ice cubes 2. Coral flask 3. Glass straws 4. Pineapple bar spoon 5. Swan glass 6. Cactus pitcher 7. Calories container 8. Batch Cocktails book 9. Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails book
Why yes, a bottle of booze DOES fit in a stocking… or 25 bottles of nips.
Stuffing a stocking is about quantity, but you should also consider quality too. From tiny cocktail books, to tiny cocktail kits, shakers for your glitter squad and shakers for your grandpa, gadgets for the oenophiles in your life, and a fancy gold jigger just because. You can never go wrong with more bar tools, and did you know you can make your own gin? The kit fits in here too. And if the person is super picky about booze, get them a gift card and let them choose (we’ve got $5 for all of you).
1. The Mini Bar Book Set 2. Gold Jigger 3. Wine Opener 4. Italian Spritz Cocktail Kit 5. Glitter Shaker 6. Wine Bag and Cooler 7. Ginbrew Kit 8. Wine Preserver 9. Opinel Knife 10. Cocktail Picks 11. $5 off your order from Drizly for booze delivery 12. Wood Muddler 13. Enamel Shaker
Catch up on all the gift guides here!
After booze, books are always a solid gift choice…
Got a cocktail enthusiast on your list this year? There’s plenty of great books that have been released recently to stir up some creativity. Here’s 9 of our favorites to give as gifts this holiday season for newbies through the professional.
Catch up on all the gift guides here!
It’s National Cocktail Day tomorrow in case you didn’t know (And it’s totally fine if you didn’t know. I forgot too until I read a recent press release). So I thought I’d round up a few of you readers’ favorite posts from the site because, if you’re here, you like cocktails. Funny thing though, you guys seem to like a lot of the DIY syrups/bitters/tincture posts just as much as the drinks. So I’m including those too because it’s always good to have some fun syrups and mixers around to get your creative cocktail juices flowing. Cheers!
Passion Fruit Syrup // The Hurricane Cocktail
Burnt Sage and Blackberry Sangria
Smoke Tincture and Boulevardier
And if you’re looking for more inspiration, here are a few of my favorite books on cocktails (in no particular order) and all the fun stuff that goes into them! Enjoy!
There’s so many more I like to read, you can check out the Book Shelf Page for even more (not currently updated but it’s a lot to start with!).
It’s not cheap, it’s frugal. Here’s our first of the “practical” gift guides this year.
They might have a small price tag, but no one is going to regift these guys. Except maybe the reusable wine bag, because that’s the point. Whether you need some stocking stuffers they’ve never seen before (hello cocktail pins and firewater tincture!), some solid basics (muddlers! crushed ice trays!), or if you need a gift for your officemate who just got into cocktails (Meehan!), these are a sure bet. And of course, there’s always rum! And don’t forget yourself! I’ll be stirring up some drinks this holiday season with a couple Palm Springs stirrers.
1. Cocktail Pins 2. Meehan’s Bartender Manual 3. Extra Long Cocktail Muddler 4. Hot Toddy Carry On Cocktail Kit 5. Palm Springs Cocktail Stirrers 6. Firewater Tincture 7. Reusable Wine Bag 8. Crushed Ice Tray 9. Appleton Estate Rum
Catch up on all the gift guides here!
Unless that tie rack comes with booze…think again.
For the bookworm Dad: booze books. For the stylish Dad: booze cufflinks. For the junk food Dad: beer and pretzel ice cream. For the outdoorsy Dad: a pocketknife to hand carve a muddler. Oh, and also a plaid flask (duh). For the goofy Dad: bourbon socks. For all the rest of the Dads: whisk(e)y. And you should probably throw in a Negroni finger stirrer because… well, your Dad knows a joke for that too.
1. Call Me Old Fashioned print 2. Coolhaus Beer and Pretzel ice cream 3. Rum Curious 4. The Bloody Mary Book 5. Bourbon socks 6. Cocktail cufflinks 7. Opinel pocket knife 8. Speyburn Single Malt Scotch Whisky 9. Gaz Regan Negroni Finger Stirrer 10. Plaid flask
Catch up on all the gift guides here!
School’s back in session and you have some reading to catch up on… About cocktails of course!
There’s been a slew of new cocktail releases we’re excited about and we wanted to share some of our favs. And watch this space in the following weeks because some of these guys are going home with you for free!
Do you guys have a favorite you can’t wait to read?
Top Row: A Proper Drink / Amaro / The Thinking Girl’s Guide to Drinking
Middle Row: Colonial Spirits / Bourbon / Imbibe! Revised Edition
Bottom Row: Smuggler’s Cove / The Coupe / The Canon Cocktail Book
Curling up by the fire, cocktail in one hand, a great book in the other, is one fantastic way to spend a lazy weekend afternoon. And this year, we’re in luck with the amazing plethora of cocktail books that have hit the shelves. Ready to crack one open? Let’s dive in with this week’s Gift Guide!
From single spirits to honing your craft to the actual science behind that drink, there is a cocktail book out there for everyone this year. Thanks 2014. And if your bartender is still shaking your Manhattan, well, there’s a book for that too.
Top Row: Sherry
Middle Row: Proof
Bottom Row: Liquid Intelligence
Check out all the past gift guides here!
