First, did you have a wine and cookie decorating party this past weekend? If you didn’t, you should. Here’s how to plan one. Thinking of starting a vintage cocktail glass collection? Here’s where to buy and what to buy… I…
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Holiday Gift Guide: Christmas in Hawaii
Mele Kalikimaka! Get your surf board and a Mai Tai, we’re going gifting! Cocktail gifts as bright and colorful as a Hawaiian sunset. And slushie machines. And light up fountains. For the person in your life who likes a side…
Holiday Entertaining: Beaujolais Wine and Cookie Decorating Party
This post is brought to you by Beaujolais Wines. Recipes and ideas are my own. This holiday season I’m taking a step back from all the hustle and bustle, all the commercials and “must buys”, and taking a moment to…
Monday Booze News Is that gin in my latte, a crazy Peru bar, and an actual cocktail book library
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Gingerbread Winter Warm Up
This post was made in partnership with Kerrygold Irish Cream Liqueur. Recipe and ideas are my own. Do you have a holiday cookie tradition? I think I may have perfected my gingerbread cookie recipe this year. I mean, I’m using…
Holiday Gift Guide: Boozy Books
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…
Make or Buy: Allspice Liqueur
Allspice liqueur. Allspice dram. Pimento dram. Christmas in a bottle. Whatever you call it, this fragrant, spicy liqueur is an essential item in lots of drinks, especially of the Tiki kind. In fact, I believe the first time I came…
Monday Booze News Consider this your Thanksgiving Cheat Sheet
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Thanksgiving Bar Cart 2018
Picture this: a bunch of grumpy relatives are sitting around waiting hours for a meal, avoiding talking to each other pretending to watch football. You amble in, pushing a bar cart laden with cheese, snacks, and a giant punchbowl filled…
Make It: Bourbon Salted Caramels No corn syrup recipe!
This post was made in partnership with Truvia®. Recipes and ideas are my own. The last of the Halloween decorations made their way back into the garage this week. The hold outs were the two trick or treat buckets still…