This post was made in partnership with Smirnoff. Recipe and ideas are my own. I consider myself lucky to have a few close friends in my life. Friends who will willingly let me photograph them while we come together to…
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Día de los Muertos Celebrations with Tequila Cazadores
This post was made in partnership with Tequila Cazadores. Recipes and ideas are my own. Not all skulls are spooky. At this time of year, death in many forms takes center stage as many of us celebrate Halloween, and for…
Halloween Time Cocktails!
October 25, 2019 by elana Leave a Comment Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: amaro, Fall, gin, halloween, holiday, rum, tequila, vodka, whiskey Previous Post: « Monday Booze News How to run a successful bar, dealing with crap wine, and a…
Spiced Honey Pear Sour
This post is made in partnership with Hangar 1. Recipes and ideas are my own. This past week I reached out to Instagram to ask about egg whites in cocktails. I feel like years ago, when the cocktail movement really…
Is a Separate Ice Maker Worth It? Looking at the NewAir Portable Countertop Ice Maker
Today I’m doing something a little different around here. We’re going to talk about ice (not clear ice, there’s a website for that already). See, the thing is, we have a terrible ice maker at home. Seriously terrible. We bought…
The Simplest Bottled Negroni Cocktail
Sometimes I feel like this site should be called: Stir and Strain… a site for one million Negroni cocktails. But here’s the thing! They’re so good! And they also bottle nicely since they’re all booze. So let me explain why…
White Negroni
Over on Instagram I pushed Suze, the bitter, golden hued liqueur into the spotlight to see what everyone is using it in (chime in over there or comment below too!). For me, I have two go-to’s: Suze and soda, and…
The Water Lily Cocktail
This past week over on Instagram I unofficially declared it the week of crème de violette. Mainly I had been staring at a bottle of it on my shelf for way too long wondering how I was going to use…
Salted Cream Earl Gray Tea Cocktail
This post was made in partnership with Kerrygold Irish Cream. Recipe and ideas are my own. This weekend marks the unofficial end of summer. And to send everyone off, I’ve got one last summer drink with Kerrygold Irish Cream headed your way…
Make or Buy: Luxardo Cherries
We are back this month with another fun Make or Buy project, which also just happens to be something you can shelve away for holiday presents later this year. Today, we’re talking Luxardo Cherries. There are lots of recipes for…