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05 Oct Where to Drink in DC: Iron Gate for Brunch + Nicolaki Cocktail Recipe + Mockolaki Mocktail Recipe

Posted at 10:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Recipes: Modern, Where to Drink, Where to Drink: DC by Roberts & June

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Where to Drink in DC: Iron Gate for Brunch Veteran's Day 2015 was a happy day for us. We'd moved to DC at the end of that summer, and after a couple of months of settling in, making our way through the government HR and clearance...

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14 Jun La Perla Cocktail Recipe

Posted at 07:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Recipes: Modern by Roberts & June

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La Perla Cocktail Recipe When we want to pretend we're New York bartenders--which is a lot of the time--and even better when we want to pretend we're New York bartenders shooting the shit with other New York bartenders, we tune in to Damon Boelte and Sother Teague's...

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31 May Tiki Week: The Legend of Don the Beachcomber + Don’s Own Grog Cocktail Recipe

Posted at 07:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Recipes: Classic, Liquor 101, Liquor 101: Cocktail History by Roberts & June

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Tiki Week: The Legend of Don the Beachcomber We're not island types. It's not a mistake that our entire adult lives have been spent in big, hard-charging, businesslike cities. We know, however, that a key to successful urban living is, every once in a while, escaping to...

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19 May Beer Cocktail Week: Black and Blue Highball Recipe

Posted at 07:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Recipes: R&J Original by Roberts & June

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Black and Blue Highball Recipe This week, we're applying our mixing skills to beer. We know we're sledding uphill. Most people prefer their beer taken unmixed, and many beer mixed drinks are an acquired taste. But give us a chance. People have been mixing beer in...

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18 May Beer Cocktail Week: G-Train Cocktail Recipe

Posted at 07:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Recipes: Modern by Roberts & June

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G-Train Cocktail Recipe This week, we're applying our mixing skills to beer. We know we're sledding uphill. Most people prefer their beer taken unmixed, and many beer mixed drinks are an acquired taste. But give us a chance. People have been mixing beer in drinks for...

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11 May Wigle’s Pressed Pommeau + Seek No Further Cocktail Recipe

Posted at 07:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Recipes: Modern by Roberts & June

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Wigle's Pressed Pommeau At their latest seasonal release, Wigle Whiskey sent us Pressed, their version of a pommeau. A pommeau is a traditional liqueur in Brittany and Normandy, made by combining apple brandy with raw apple cider, and then allowing it to age for a while...

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20 Apr Daisy Week: Blackberry Cognac Daisy Cocktail Recipe + Gum Syrup Recipe

Posted at 07:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Recipes: R&J Original by Roberts & June

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Blackberry Cognac Daisy Cocktail Recipe We're spending this week acquainting ourselves with a very old, mostly forgotten class of cocktail called the Daisy, a sort of sour with something(s) extra. It's a deliciously refreshing and aptly named cocktail for the current season of warming temperatures and...

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24 Mar Mock Spring Martini Mocktail Recipe

Posted at 07:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes by Roberts & June

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Mock Spring Martini Mocktail Recipe As we've mentioned, it's cherry blossom season in DC. Meanwhile, throughout all of Western Christendom, it's Lent. One of us decided to fast from alcohol for Lent; the other unselfishly volunteered to keep drinking--for the sake of the blog, you know. Fasting...

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13 Mar The 909 Cocktail Recipe

Posted at 07:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Recipes: R&J Original by Roberts & June

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The 909 Cocktail Recipe A couple of weekends ago we returned to Los Angeles, one of our hometowns, for the sad reason that our last remaining grandparent had died. As is always the case with these occasions, it was a potent mixture of sad and sweet. We...

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03 Mar Lyon Sailor Reserve Rum + Old Chesapeake Cocktail Recipe

Posted at 07:00h in Blog, Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Recipes: R&J Original, Liquor 101, Liquor 101: Liquor Reviews by Roberts & June

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Lyon Sailor Reserve Rum This week we're celebrating the fresh, clean-slate revival of American rums by tasting and mixing with some rums given to us by Lyon Distilling, a craft rum maker in Saint Michaels on Maryland's Eastern Shore. The sad news is that after today, we're out...

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