Sparkling Wine Cocktails
It’s the holidays here in the States. And as such, many people turn to sparkling wine for it’s celebratory nature. However, we here at Booze Nerds are never happy to just drink something without...
View ArticleMxMo: Oh, Inverted World
It’s Mixology Monday time again! This month’s theme comes courtesy of Stewart Putney of Putney Farm. The theme is Inverted which really got us to thinking. It’s a challenging theme to say the least....
View ArticleA Harmonious Cocktail for Labor Day
Like many people, we’re having a family BBQ tomorrow so we can hang out, grill some meat, and have a few drinks together. We were contemplating what cocktail would make a good match for typical...
View ArticleCranberry Holiday Cocktails
Thanksgiving is coming up soon, and what is more Thanksgiving-y than cranberries? Well, turkey, sure, but we aren’t going to make turkey cocktails So we put together a few new cocktails using cranberry...
View ArticleA tequila transition
We both like tequila, but we don’t use it as much as we should. It isn’t used much in the classical cocktail canon apart from in Margaritas, which makes it easy to overlook. This fact was brought to...
View ArticleTinkering with Tinctures
This week we’re talking about tinctures, which are great for adding variety to cocktails. A tincture is defined as: a medicine that is made of a drug mixed with alcohol. Which we like the sound of. :)...
View ArticleShandies
We recently received some samples of Innis & Gunn barrel aged beer from Scotland (see our samples policy to understand what it means that we’re posting about them). Since we now had some beer to...
View ArticleAperol
A couple weeks ago we played around with Campari. This week we’re playing around with its cousin, Aperol. Much like Campari, Aperol is a bitter herbal Italian aperitif. That said, it has its own unique...
View ArticleSpritzes to the Rescue
It’s hot, way too damn hot here in Seattle. Since that’s the case, we’ve been having more light, refreshing, club soda-heavy drinks after dinner rather than our usual practice of having a splash of...
View ArticleHappy Anniversary!
It’s been a year since we started this blog and we’re still with it! Yay us. Hopefully a number of you are still with us as well. :) In honor of the auspicious occasion, we decided to make a couple of...
View ArticleHoly @$#*&!, 3 Years
We recently passed our 3 year anniversary here at Booze Nerds HQ. Which puts us in the mood to celebrate! This naturally means drinking cocktails, and what else but fizzy wine cocktails? For us there’s...
View ArticlePink Sparkles
We are now officially into the thick of the holiday season, so it’s time to break out the sparkling wine cocktails. OK, we’re actually fans of having sparkling wine cocktails at any time, but now...
View ArticleTonic Syrup Cocktails
A few years ago we discovered tonic syrup. We think it’s a great addition to any bar seen as it allows you to control exactly how much tonic flavor you put in your drink without adding undue dilution....
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