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... ![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... ![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,... 
Feb 7, 2021 | bourbon, cocktails, cocktails at home, recipe, vermouth, whiskey
I have been home bartending for years. However, despite my time shaking and stirring, I STILL mix up the recipe for the Manhattan and an Old Fashioned. In reality, these two whiskey drinks are quite different. However, they are both stirred and share the majority of... ![A Review of Shaker & Spoon [Updated 2021]](https://www.cocktailsaway.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-20-14.51.05-768x1024-134966_768x675.jpg)
Feb 5, 2021 | cocktails, cocktails at home, whiskey
It’s not uncommon for me to make buying purchases suggested by Instagram ads. Call me a sucker, but their algorithm is pretty accurate. One of the ads I’ve been seeing lately is for the Shaker & Spoon subscription box. Since I regularly make cocktails...
