What a month! July sure has been a scorcher—but we hope that Summer Scotch cocktails have helped you keep your cool these past few weeks. Putting together the monthly roundup of images, we saw that the Night Fighter was by far the most popular—must have been that awesome flamed zest garnish! Was it your favorite cocktail, too?…
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Cachaça-ing the Dream
While the entire world flocks to Brazil this August for the summer games, we’re transporting you there “in spirit” with cachaça cocktails! Brazil’s most common distilled alcoholic beverage (they have over 5,000 different brands of the stuff!) is similar to rum, but distinct too. If you’re not too familiar with this liquor, check out our…
Cachaça Got Your Tongue
With Brazil in the news, what better way to keep up on current events than by sipping on a cocktail featuring its most popular spirit? I’m talking, of course, about cachaça, a cousin to rum and a key ingredient in a caipirinha . . . and a handful of other libations that’ll be released with…
Whiskey Business
Confession time: before I began prepping this post, I couldn’t have told you what makes Scotch Scotch. I mean, I knew it was a kind of whiskey, but that was about it. I didn’t even know exactly what whiskey was, either. But in the spirit of, well, spirits, I’m taking a cue from Shaker &…
Summer Scotch
As the real heat of summer quickly approaches and we tell you about our next box—which, let’s face it, probably isn’t what you expected—we can imagine you scratching your head and wondering: Scotch in the summer, really? Well, we say: Heck, yeah! Add some seasonal fruits, like peaches and strawberries, and suddenly this spirit becomes…
Vodka Cocktails in the Wild
Happy Memorial Day! We hope that everyone has had a relaxing long weekend filled with family, food, fun, and of course, cocktails! And on that note, today we’ve got the monthly roundup of images from our community of subscribers enjoying their May cocktails from Vodka, Adventures, and Spring, Oh My! Under Sage Drinking via @shelrael Ralston’s Black Peppered Old…
Celebrate with Bubbles
F. Scott Fitzgerald once said: “Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right”—and we wholeheartedly agree! Incidentally, our newest Celebrate with Bubbles Box is just right for celebrating your springtime special occasions. Subscribe now through May 31st to get yours—it’ll ship the week of June 6th, and the following three…
Vodka, Adventures, and Spring, Oh My!
We hope you’re sitting down, because this may be our most exciting box reveal yet! It’s the first one since Russell Davis—former co-star of and expert on Spike TV’s Bar Rescue and Nightclub & Bar’s 2012 Bartender of the Year—joined our team as Chief Cocktail Officer! We’re calling it Vodka, Adventures, and Spring, Oh My!,…
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