Smoke Signals
More than ten years in the making, we are finally posting a cocktail we discovered during our first week in Portland. It was the vacation that inspired a cross-country move.
Category: technique
How to Make Smoked Ice
It sounds impossible given that ice is frozen, and smoking involves heat, but the process of getting smoke flavor and aroma into a chunk of ice is not that difficult
Clear Ice
Frozen water is possibly the most important component of mixology, yet the availability of ice is simply assumed in most recipes and we focus our attention on the ingredients. Despite
How to Make Non-alcoholic Triple Sec
Triple sec is a clear, orange-flavored liqueur—originally a strong, sweet type of Curaçao made from the dried peels of bitter oranges. One of the most famous brands is Cointreau, known
Oaxaca Old-Fashioned
We first ordered the Oaxaca Old-Fashioned back in April of 2012 at Eat Street Social in Minneapolis. Created several years earlier by Phil Ward at New York’s Death & Co,
Ten Practical Techniques for the Home Cocktail Enthusiast
Over the years we have picked up many techniques that we use consistently to make the most of homemade ingredients, storage, and cleanup. If you enjoy making cocktails at home,
Hot Toddy Shortcut Recipe
There must be many ways to make a Toddy, because if you dig into cocktail history, the recipe first published in the Jerry Thomas guide is awful, or at least
Travel Bartending Kit
Eventually, every cocktail enthusiast is going to want to make a good drink away from home. Whether you’re invited to a party by someone who knows your dedication to the
Non-alcoholic Whiskey Cocktails Using Ritual Zero Proof
How do you make an Old-Fashoined cocktail without the base spirit? Is it possible to mix a Manhattan without whiskey? These are questions we wanted to answer using Ritual Zero
Non-alcoholic Gin Cocktails Using Ritual Zero Proof
As soon as we got our hands on Ritual Zero Proof Gin Alternative, we knew we wanted to make a NA-groni—a non-alcoholic Negroni. But before diving into recipes, like anything
How to Make Non-alcoholic Vermouth
We’ve tried a lot of sweet vermouths over the years and despite the relatively recent growth of available options, we still feel it is under appreciated. Fortunately, a decently stocked
Look, Ma, No Booze
With a handful of alcohol-free spirits now on the market we decided to find out what we could do with them during Dry January. What follows is a mini series
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