This post was made in partnership with Truvia®. Recipes and ideas are my own. It’s May, and we are full swing into all the bridal showers, baby showers, outdoor brunches, weddings, and any other excuse you can think of to…
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Thyme for Tea with Cinzano Vermouth
This post is brought to you by Cinzano. Recipe and ideas are my own. Vermouth is one of those jack-of-all trade bottles in your liquor cabinet. Have it for an aperitif to whet your appetite before a meal, pair it…
Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2019
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…
Make or Buy: Cocktail Onions
As much as I love a delicately twisted lemon peel, or light up ice cube, hands down my favorite cocktail garnish is a cocktail onion. That combination of sweet onion, still crunchy, in a spiced vinegar brine hits all the…
A Tropical Toasted Coconut Mint Julep
This post was made in partnership with Truvia®. Recipes and ideas are my own. As much as we needed the rain here in Southern California, with this drought that’s been going on for years, I must say I am SO…
Strawberry-Rhubarb Amaro Cobbler Cocktail
This post is made in partnership with Amaro Lucano. Recipes and ideas are my own. If you’re looking for a springy cocktail to serve for your Easter weekend that’s bursting with flavors, fruit and flowers: look no further! We’ve teamed…
Springtime Cocktail Book Essentials
April 11, 2019 by elana Leave a Comment 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…
Make or Buy: Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur
Squeeeezing in here at the end of the month (and what a month…. so glad it’s over), this might just be our easiest DIY of the bunch so far. If you can boil some water, you can make… Coffee Liqueur.…
Port Dues Cocktail
This post was made in partnership with Kerrygold Irish Cream. Recipe and ideas are my own. This past Monday, in our Monday Booze News, I referenced that the newest wave of tiki cocktails and culture is turning down a darker road (I…
Rose and Spice Hot Buttered Rum
This post was made in partnership with Truvia®. Recipes and ideas are my own. Last month I celebrated eight years writing here on Stir and Strain. Eight years gets you past the seven year itch, but not as weighty as…