Apr 21, 2021 | city guides, cocktails, ingredient travel, North Carolina, recipe, whiskey
I’ve been making craft cocktails at home for a while. Over the past few years, I have acquired all the tools and ingredients needed to create a variety of libations. However, I had been stumped about how to properly use cocktail bitters. I figured it was a good excuse... 
Apr 20, 2021 | Hawaii, ingredient travel, lists, spirits, United States
When I visited Hawaii in March 2021, I enjoyed some locally distilled spirits in cocktails at several bars in Oahu. With a fantastic climate for growing things like sugar cane, it makes sense that you would find distilleries close by. I wish I had rented a car to... 
Apr 10, 2021 | cocktails, cocktails at home, lists
My first canned cocktail was a mimosa. It was terrible. That was about ten years ago and the quality of to go cocktails has been improving ever since. Last summer I encountered two really good canned cocktails, one at Vikre Distillery in Duluth, MN and the other at... 
Apr 1, 2021 | amaro, cocktails, cocktails at home, recipe, vodka
The espresso martini was invented in the 1980’s by a British bartender named Dick Bradsell. It is a combination of vodka, coffee, and a sweetener. Bradsell came up with the cocktail at the request of a very tired Kate Moss. It has endured as a popular classic... 
Mar 22, 2021 | cachaça, cocktails, cocktails at home
It’s the first week of Spring! After the past year, I think that calls for a toast with a refreshing cocktail. I love citrus cocktails and exploring new spirits at home and when traveling. In this post we’ll talk about what cachaça is and explore some... 
Mar 17, 2021 | city guides, Hawaii, honolulu, lists
After a year of monthly road trips, I flew to Oahu in March 2021 to work remotely for ten days. Since I’ve had one vaccine and obtained a negative COVID test, I decided it was time for a little sun and sand. Hawaii has been working really hard to keep everyone... 
Mar 12, 2021 | city guides, Colorado, Denver
My first road trip of 2020 took me to Colorado in July. Since we hadn’t left the house for anything but groceries, I was going stir crazy. My husband’s aunt and uncle have a condo in Estes Park, so we were off! On our way home, we stayed a night in Denver... 
Mar 7, 2021 | cocktails, lists
This blog is evidence of how much I love cocktails. I started writing the “That’s the Spirit” series because I was already researching the spirits I use to make drinks and wanted to share. So far, I’ve written about Zirbenz, Bols Genever, sloe... ![The 8 Best Cocktail Bars in Kansas City [Updated 2021]](https://www.cocktailsaway.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-01-16-14.32.28-768x1024-128484_768x675.jpg)
Mar 2, 2021 | bourbon, champagne, city guides, cocktails, gin, Kansas City, lists, mezcal, rum, tequila, vodka, whiskey
If you’ve visited Kansas City before, you know that it’s a food and beverage town. It has great breweries, some high quality distilleries, many incredible restaurants and BBQ. While I have recently written about several other cities, I have neglected to... 
Feb 28, 2021 | amaro, cocktails, cocktails at home, gin, spirits, whiskey
I was first introduced to Zirbenz by one of my favorite cocktail bars in Kansas City, The Campground. Their house gimlet is served pink and tastes like a forest, in a good way. I’m always looking for unique flavors to use in the cocktails I make at home. But, I... 
