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  • January 22, 2018 CJ Best

    LeJay - how to use this classic liqueur for a classic cocktail

    Included in the International Bartenders Association list of contemporary cocktails is the Kir, a simple two ingredient drink perfect for the next Summer heat wave.

    The recipe is simple, 9 parts dry white wine to 1 part Crème de Cassis (blackcurrant liqueur). The traditional wine used is called Aligoté, a very dry white wine. But most home bartenders reach for any white wine for their Kir but choosing a sweeter, fruity wine won’t provide the necessary dry/sweet balance when paired with the Cassis.

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  • January 22, 2018 Melissa Watson

    How to Make a Spritz: Way More than Just Aperol

    The Aperol Spritz has been everywhere lately. It’s a San Francisco brunch favorite. I live in the suburbs and a local restaurant even named their happy hour Spritz Hour!

    I’m sure you’ve seen it around. Bubbly and bright orange. Day drinking appropriate. Won’t knock you on your butt too fast. Approachable like a glass of wine but enough of a mixed drink to lend a little cocktail cred. But the spritz has been around longer than Aperol so you shouldn’t be afraid to tinker and come up with your own variations. 

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  • January 22, 2018 Meredith Lantz

    How to Make 2 Ingredient Pride Cocktails to Sip and Instagram

    Cocktails come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and flavors, and we're proud to love them all.

    But when it comes to all day, all weekend, all year celebrations, we always pick something with a bubble, but as a base.  This effervescent and low ABV drink option gives the lift you need to maintain that stamina so the party lasts and lasts. 
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  • January 22, 2018 Joe Barwin

    Transform these 18 cocktails with one spicy addition (hint: it’s a bitter)

    Bitters are intimidating as hell. I mean, we get overwhelmed when 24 types of jam are put in front of us – and everyone knows what to do with jam. The most common reaction to the shop's 200 bitters tends to be something along the lines of “where do I start, but also what do I do with them!” It doesn’t help that finding recipes calling for something other than Angostura is actually pretty hard, oh and if you do find something, it probably calls for bottles you don't have at home. So what to do? 
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  • January 19, 2018 Meredith Lantz

    7 Negroni variations all good home bartenders should try

    Italy's most famous cocktails are red, bitter, and have fool proof ratios.  The spritz may be summer's darling, but this week it's all about Negronis.

    Check out our team's 7 favorite variations and mix along at home!  Don't have an exact ingredient? Feel free to improvise with our Negroni Cocktail Madlib instruction sheet!

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