Author: Roberts & June

15 Jan Repeal Day Ball

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Repeal Day Ball Every year the DC Craft Bartenders Guild hosts a Repeal Day Ball. We have to thank Wigle for letting us know about it, as it was hands down one of the best events we've ever been to. It was like the world's largest...

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13 Jan Where We’ve Been Drinking: Birba

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Where We've Been Drinking: Birba Our favorite Palm Springs brunch spot is Cheeky's. The corn pancakes are delicious. Splitting the bacon flight takes most of the guilt out of that guilty pleasure. And the thick and spicy Bloody Mary does a great job of washing it...

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12 Jan Happy Birthday, One Eight

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Happy Birthday, One Eight! One of our favorite things about the DC drinking scene is the abundance of small, local distillers. And of these local spirits, our favorite is One Eight, the makers of our go-to craft gin, Ivy City Gin. We've told you before how...

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11 Jan Cocktail Experiments: the Joya

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Cocktail Experiments: the Joya As I hope you've been able to tell by now, we're big fans of creating new cocktails by means of variation on a theme. It can be extremely challenging to come up with a cocktail recipe from a completely blank slate. But...

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08 Jan Where We’ve Been Drinking: Ace Hotel

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Where We've Been Drinking: Ace Hotel Our final stop in our tour of Palm Springs watering holes shares some characteristics with the others (Morgan's and Cliffhouse). Once again, the staff was relaxed, friendly, and helpful. Once again, while we had our choice of tables when we...

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07 Jan Pitcher Drink: the Negroni Spagliato

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Pitcher Drink: the Negroni Spagliato We mentioned on New Year's Eve that substituting sparkling wine for the spirit immediately transforms a cocktail into an excellent brunch drink, and turns declamations of, 'Oh, that's way too strong for me,' into exclamations of delight. We've also mentioned before...

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06 Jan Where We’ve Been Drinking: Cliffhouse

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Where We've Been Drinking: Cliffhouse Our second stop in our tour of alcoholic oases in the Palm Springs desert brought us to Cliffhouse. As with Morgan's, Cliff House gets high marks for atmosphere. Happy hour happened on a large, heat-lamp bestrewn patio nestled among the rocks...

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05 Jan DIY Tonic Bar

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DIY Tonic Bar Maybe you liked our martini bar idea from last week and are looking for another fun, easy to execute cocktail party idea. Maybe the martini (even with the reversed proportions option) was a bit too hard a drink for you, and you're hoping...

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04 Jan Where We’ve Been Drinking: Morgan’s in the Desert

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Where We've Been Drinking: Morgan's in the Desert We stayed the week between Christmas and New Year's in Palm Springs, where we spent our pre-dinner happy hours searching for the desert's best watering holes. Our first stop was Morgan's in the Desert, the La Quinta Waldorf-Astoria's hotel...

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01 Jan New Year’s (Cocktails) Resolutions

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New Year's (Cocktails) Resolutions What's your cocktail resolution? Yesterday, my sister-in-law was reading astrologically based suggestions for New Year's resolutions. Apparently, the one for Taurus (the sign for both of us) is, 'Drink less.' I can't say that it's entirely off topic, but I also don't imagine either...

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