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... 
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 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... ![The Ultimate Guide to All the Kansas City Distilleries [Updated 2021]](https://www.cocktailsaway.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-10-19-10.34.55-1080x675.jpg)
Feb 23, 2021 | city guides, cocktails, Day Trips from Kansas City, gin, ingredient travel, Kansas City, lists, rum, tequila, vodka, whiskey
Although I’ve lived in Kansas City for nearly 18 years, I didn’t know that much about its history. While Kansas has always had stricter liquor laws than Missouri, they were polar opposites during prohibition. Kansas enacted prohibition voluntarily in 1881,...
