Category: fun
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Berlin Cocktail Snake
I'm in Berlin, Germany blogging for the bar show Bar Convent Berlin. I had a few extra hours today, so I decided to see some of the city. I visited a remaining portion of the Berlin Wall, passed by some sausage stands, had a beer, and saw the sign for the famous cocktail snakes. The…
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The Double Rainbow Cocktail
I decided to create a drink to honor the best video of the weekend, "Yosemitebear Mountain Giant Double Rainbow 1-8-10". (Scroll down to see it if you haven't already.) It's guaranteed to make you say, "DOUBLE COMPLETE RAINBOW! What does this MEAN?" The Double Rainbowby Camper English 1 ounce vodka1 ounce St. Germain elderflower liqueur4…
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Inside the Freezer of an Ice Nerd
A rare, behind-the-scenes look into the freezer of an ice nerd.
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The Ultimate Test of your Liquor Cabinet
Not only is the Laphroaig Project delicious and surprisingly tropical for its ingredients, it's a test of your liquor cabinet. If you have all of these ingredients at home you are a huuuuge cocktail geek. The Laphroaig Project was created by Owen Westman at Bourbon & Branch and it's also available at Rickhouse, both in…
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Eggsactly the Right Glasses for Easter Shots
Well, maybe not eggsactly. As you can see these have holes. I taped the bottoms but the one on the right still leaked. These are fancy new high-tech "hinged" eggs. The old boring ones without holes would be better at holding liquids.
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Easter Drinks For My Peeps
I made these marshmallow peep straws by poking a skewer through the peep, then sliding a straw down the skewer. Fun.
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Easter Ice
You know how I made those cool ice balls before? Well, they really come out looking more like eggs, which inspired me to make some ice eggs for Easter cocktails. Again I just used water balloons filled at the sink. Note: I experimented with water to see if the powder inside the balloons was changing…