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Hump Day Liquor Links

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Sorry we’ve been silent for a bit. We just moved to a shiny new dedicated server. We’re still working out the kinks so let us know is you see anything wonky. Oh yeah, and the Giants won the World Series!

Now onto the links:

    Serious Eats shows how to make Mulling Spices for the Holidays. Can’t make Mulled Cider without them.
    Karl Kozel argues the free pour vs. measuring. We say free pouring chops come

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Killer Halloween Drinking Game

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Staying in with friends and a good (or bad) movie for Halloween? Here’s a Halloween drinking game to accompany your home horror film screening. It works best with slasher films such as “Halloween,” “Scream,” “Friday the 13th” and “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”

Since there are more than a few rules to keep track of, you may want to split into two teams and divvy up the “one drink” rules and then all share the “two drink” … Read more

Ashes to Ashes

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According to creator H. Joseph Ehrmann of Elixr in San Francisco, this cocktail honors the multicultural melding of Aztec and Spanish traditions from which Dia de los Muertos was born. Traditional Mexican ingredients such as agave are paired with Spanish ingredients such as Pedro Ximenez Sherry, and finished by sprinkled cinnamon, metaphorical ashes if you will.… Read more

Black Grouse (and the Black & Blue cocktail)

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The makers of Famous Grouse blended scotch have a new offering: Black Grouse. The new guy is a blend of smoky, peaty malts and Famous Grouse. It seems like an attempt to snare scotch fans who prefer single malt Islay to the blends but are looking for an affordable, everyday (and possibly mixable) alternative. It goes for about $25–$30 a bottle.

A pleasantly smoky nose is followed by a nice peated start on the front … Read more

Hump Day Liquor Links

This week’s boozy links:

    This Seattle Starbucks turns into Barbucks after 4 pm.
    25 Geeky Drinking games.
    Men’s Health shows us 31 things you can do with beer besides drinking it.
    Revolutionary America was apparently quite randy. The Founding Fathers were not pleased.
    The couple at A Dangerous Business share over 200 photos of bottles taken over their world tour.
    12 Bottle Bar mixes up Satan’s Whiskers.
    Go figure, drinking triggers more pleasure in male

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Cruzan 9 Spiced Rum Review

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A nice afternoon surprise, a bottle of Cruzan 9 Spiced rum arrived. It’s even numbered #140 of their first 500!

Spiced rum seems to be all the rage this fall. To capitalize on this trend, Cruzan sought to develop a ‘real’ spiced rum. They came up with the 80-proof Cruzan 9, a unique blend of nine spices, handcrafted by the Nelthropp family, now in their 8 generation of rum distilling. Cruzan 9, is made of

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Harvest Highball

Autumn is my favorite season. The weather is mild but not yet cold. Nature changes colors. And it’s time for apple drinks!

The Harvest Highball uses apple cider, ginger liqueur, rye whiskey, and just a touch of cinnamon. It is a crisp, dry cocktail with an apple overtone and a ginger kick. The cinnamon and apple mixed just enough to make me think of fresh baked apple pie.

Ingredients

    1 1/2 oz rye whiskey
    1

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Hump Day Liquor Links

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This week’s hot, sweet links.

    Laura Beck goes on a booze cruise in San Francisco
    Art of the Drink explains how to name a cocktail
    The Wall Street Journal reports that Guinness is making a push in the US Market. They had dotw at hello.
    The intoxicologist takes on prohibition cocktails inspired Boardwalk Empire
    Cocktailian, Gary Regan, schools the kids in basic mixology
    Portland Cocktail Week is coming Oct 20 – 24. So if your

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Irish Tea Punch

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The holidays are coming! Not that we need an excuse to whip out the punch bowl, but this is the season. What party is complete with out punch? This week we’re featuring on a classic whiskey tea punch. It’s easy, tasty and will leave you guests full of cheer.… Read more

Hump Day Liquor Links

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This week’s tasty links!

    TLC shares 5 Grown-Up Halloween Treats.
    The ultimate in super hero accessories, the Bon Vivant Utility Belt.
    Brian Rea has a new issue of the Barkeeper.
    Finally, research shows the keys to happiness (hint: sleep, booze, TV, and shopping).

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