#AD I partnered with @TullamoreDEW with one goal: to track down the Irish wolfhound at their St. “Practice” Day event and get an interview. The problem was there were a lot of distractions. They had live music, personalized swag, plenty of food, and bar games. Eventually I found Emmy, the star of the night, and secured my interview. All in all, I’d say it was a very successful night of festivities and investigative journalism.
Please drink responsibly!
#DEWandaBrew
Just doing my best out here guys
…But nothing can ever replace whiskey 🥃
THE NA BLACK TEA OLD FASHIONED
2.5 oz (75 ml) Tea base*
1/2 oz (15 ml) rich Demerara syrup (2:1 sugar:water)
1 swath orange peel
Expressed orange oil, peel, and cocktail cherry for garnish
Add all ingredients, regal stir over ice for 10-15 seconds (do not over dilute this!). Strain over ice. top with additional orange oil and garnish.
*OLD FASHIONED TEA BASE
Phase 1:
2 cups (480 g) water
10 whole cloves
4 allspice berries (cracked)
1 cinnamon stick
1 tsp cocoa nibs
1/2 vanilla bean (cut & scraped)
1/8 tsp red chili flakes
Phase 2:
2 tea bags English Breakfast black tea
2 tsp Lapsang Souchong black tea
2 swaths orange peel
Pinch of salt
- In a small pot, bring water to a boil. Reduce heat to low and add all Phase 1 ingredients. Simmer covered for 10 minutes. Turn off heat, add Phase 2 ingredients, cover, and steep for 5 minutes. Strain and allow to cool.
Store tea base in fridge and use ASAP.
#classiccocktail #cocktail #mocktail #oldfashioned
I have a feeling no one was doing Dry January in the 30s.
The Pink Pearl (Non-Alcoholic)
1 small egg white* (sub 3/4 oz. aquafaba for egg-free)
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) @portlandsyrups x Anders Grenadine
1.5 oz. (45 ml) grapefruit juice
1/2 oz. (15 ml) fresh lemon juice
Combine all ingredients. Dry shake well to emulsify the egg. Add ice and wet shake for ~15 seconds. Double strain into a chilled glass. Top with expressed grapefruit oil and cocktail cherry for garnish.
As always, quality grenadine is KEY here. (Get mine)
Cheers!
#mocktail #nonalcoholic #DryJanuary #classiccocktail
Just pour champagne on it.
PEAR CHAMPAGNE GRANITA
• ¼ - ⅓ cup Pear Granita**
• 2-3 oz (60-120 ml) Champagne (or other dry sparkling wine)
• Expressed lemon oil & pear slice for garnish
**PEAR GRANITA
• 3 cups (~710 ml) pear nectar (MUST have minimum 25g sugar/8 oz serving! Any less won't be sweet enough)
• 1 cup (~237 ml) Rothman & Winter Orchard Pear Liqueur
• 12 dashes Angostura Bitters (24 from Japanese dasher)
---- Combine ingredients, pour into a shallow pan, and freeze for one hour. Use a fork to scrape the ice crystals from the edges into the center. Repeat every 45 minutes until flaky (3-4 times).
#cocktailrecipe #champagnedrink #pear #easycocktails #athomebartender #holidaydrinks #nye
Enormous thank you to @portlandsyrups and @oregonzoo for letting me tag along with them and lurk behind the scenes for their segment on @hellorosecity !
Together they just recently released their Endangered Elephant Bundle to celebrate @oregonzoo ’s beloved Asian elephant Rose-Tu, and her new calf Tula-Tu.
Proceeds from every single bundle will go to support elephant conservation through the Oregon Zoo foundation. 🐘
I’ll leave a link in my stories to the bundle, so please consider supporting! (I don’t get anything, I just think animals are awesome) The bundle is only available for a limited time.
Also huge thanks to the folks from @oregonzoo for giving us an impromptu private tour of the place! We felt so honored to have been able to meet baby Tula-Tu, along with all the other amazing animals we got to see.
More Portland BTS to come!
#elephant #babyelephant #portland #tothebar #cockrails #cocktailsyrup #classiccocktails #kgw #hellorosecity
At the end of my video last week we featured our dog Freya. All of you seemed to really love that 😂 She's a sweetheart and always has a way of making us laugh.
#tothebar #bartendersofinstagram #bartendersofig #homebar #dogsofthebar #dog #doglife #happydog #dogstagram
How adorable is this little guy? If you don't have plans for Valentine's Day, consider yourself booked. I came up with the Lonely Penguin about 8 years ago - it's a tropical-inspired drink that's a Valentine's Day hit whether you've got a special someone or if you're feeling like a solitary penguin yourself.
Recipe below (or dig into my YT archives to watch the video). Hope you all have the best weekend ❤️
The Lonely Penguin
1.5 oz. (45 ml) rye whiskey
1/2 oz. (15 ml) crème de mûre
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) cream of coconut
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) fresh lemon juice
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) semi-rich simple syrup (1.5:1 sugar:water)
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: 2 cocktail cherries (eyes), orange wedge (beak), 2 pineapple fronds (flippers), & cocktail umbrella for garnish (arranged to look like a penguin)
⁃ Combine everything except garnish in a shaking tin. Add a small of amount of crushed ice and shake. Open pour onto more crushed ice in a snifter.
#craftspirits #craftcocktails #drink #thirsty #valentinesday #tothebar
#cheers #drinkup #cocktailoftheday #penguin #craftspirits
It’s my absolute joy to announce that Azusa and I exchanged vows in the mountains of New Zealand in November. We’ve been partners in building a business together, in raising our dog Freya, and now, partners in life. I feel incredibly fortunate and honored to walk this life with my best friend in the galaxy, and I’m excited to see what’s in store for us.
Huge thanks to @mountainweddings_nz for making our elopement day so memorable and taking the most EPIC wedding photos we could ask for! And special thanks to our lovely celebrant, Phillipa, for officiating our big day.
And of course an enormous thank you to all of you who have supported and followed the channel through the years. We wouldn’t be here without you!
Wishing everyone a happy holiday season!
Special thanks:
Christian at @eureka.films
James at @heliworks@graceandlacebrides@nemoworkroom@phillipacookqtcelebrant
All photos by @mountainweddings_nz 📸🏔️🇳🇿
