Jun 12, 2021 | champagne, city guides, cocktails, food, gin, lists, mezcal, rum, Singapore, tequila, vodka, whiskey
With nearly 6 million people living among 280 square miles, it’s no surprise that Singapore has plenty of great bars to choose from. Home to four of the Top 50 Bars in the World (2020), the cocktail community is tight-knit and friendly. We learned of many great... 
Jun 8, 2021 | cachaça, city guides, cocktails, gin, lists, mezcal, Portland, rum, tequila, vodka, whiskey
I love cities that work hard to curate beautiful bars, create creative menus, and have friendly and knowledgeable bartenders. Portland, Oregon is one of those cities and has an amazing cocktail scene. After visiting my hometown, Portland, Maine, I started researching... 
May 7, 2021 | cocktails, cocktails at home, recipe, tequila, vodka
Growing up, my neighbor in Maine had an old, gnarled lilac tree. Every time I smell lilacs it brings me back to standing in my neighbor’s yard. We used to pick the tiny flowers and breath in the “nectar” in through the stems. It was distinctly sweet.... 
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... ![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,...
