Celebrate Pixie Tangerine Month with a Whixie Sour

April marks the tail end of citrus season and if you live near Ojai, California, it's also Ojai Pixie month. Pixie tangerines are gorgeously sweet, seedless and easy to peel. If you don't live close enough to celebrate with local restaurants and hotels, you can get your Pixies at markets across the US, and shake up…

ByMichelleMarch 31, 20170Comments

The A-/B+: Maple Cider Bourbon Smash

Sometimes a cocktail is born of what you have around. Last Sunday as we were settling in to an afternoon of football, I realized we were low on vodka, which put a damper on our Moscow Mule plans. I'm constantly looking for ways to learn to enjoy bourbon and this maple cider cocktail might just be…

ByMichelleNovember 18, 20160Comments

Beverages Recipes

The Cocorano – Coconut Gin Fizz with Dry Sparkling Serrano Pepper

Linger in Denver, Colorado knows how to do brunch. The food is always fantastic, but maybe more importantly they've got a small, but solid selection of brunch drinks. The coconut gin fizz is the kind of brunch cocktail you could lose a Sunday to, so good you can't stop throwing them back. I'm not usually a big…

ByMichelleJune 24, 20160Comments

Beverages Entertaining Recipes

Rhubarb Apple Vodka Collins Featuring Dry Sparkling Fuji Apple

Ginger ale, club soda, and tonic are your three standard mixers. Coke and 7-up sometimes make appearances, but it's time to take another look the next time you're walking down the soda aisle. There are a slew of new options in craft soda, squarely aimed at the mixology opportunity. Players big and small are getting in…

ByMichelleJune 2, 20160Comments

Celebrate Pixie Tangerine Month with a Whixie Sour

The A-/B+: Maple Cider Bourbon Smash

The Cocorano – Coconut Gin Fizz with Dry Sparkling Serrano Pepper

Rhubarb Apple Vodka Collins Featuring Dry Sparkling Fuji Apple

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