Tonight we experiment with a couple of seasonal Halloween inspired drinks.    Poison Apple Martini Found online at Half Baked Harvest INGREDIENTS Black lava salt, or coarse black sugar, for rim (optional) 1/2 cup apple cider 2 tablespoons pomegranate juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 ounces vodka or apple vodka 1/8 teaspoon activated charcoal for coloring (could also use black food dye) (optional) Dry ice (optional) INSTRUCTIONS 1. If desired, rim your martini glass with black lava salt or coarse black sugar. 2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the cider, pomegranate juice, lem ..read more

Sangria 1/2 medium apple (cored, skin on, chopped into small pieces) 1/2 medium orange (rind on, sliced into small pieces, large seeds removed // plus more for garnish) 3-4 Tbsp organic brown sugar (or 3 Tbsp (37.5 g) organic cane sugar as original recipe is written) 3/4 cup orange juice (plus more to taste) 1/3 Disarano Amoretto (used in podcast) or a cup brandy (plus more to taste) 750 ml bottle dry Spanish red wine* ~1 cup Ice to chill Amber Road 1 1/2 oz Bourbon 1 oz Aperol 1/2 oz fresh lemon ju ..read more

Another Zoom session while we all continue to shelter in place.   Today we are trying some lighter drinks as. we prepare for Easter.   Strawberry Champagne Mojito 1 cup diced strawberry’s 12-14 mint leaves 4 teaspoons superfine sugar or simple syrup 4 oz of fresh lime juices 4 oz of white rum 1 bottle of champagne Place 1/4 cup of strawberries, 3-4 mint leaves, 1 teaspoon sugar (or simple syrup) and 1 ounce of lime juice in the bottom of a champagne glass. Using a muddler, crush the strawberries and mint to release the oils. Stir in 1 ounce of rum. Top with champagne until the g ..read more

Back for the first episode of the year as we explore Green Chartreuse in a drink.    Green Point Cocktail 2 oz bullet Rye 1/2 sweet vermouth  1/2 Whiskey 1 dash saffron bitters  Garnished with Lemon peel and 2 luxardo cherries   Luexardo Cheryl   #Green Point Cocktail, #mixolotylab, #coctails,  ..read more

Don't take this one serious.    We are finishing up the year talking about random things but, goals for next year and just chatting for this short episode.  Have a great Holiday and a Happy New Year ..read more

Holly Jolly Holiday Drink - Made by Mike "the Fact Checker"  2 oz Vodka  1/2 oz Saint Germain elderflower liquor Blood Orange Juice 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds Garnished with Mint leaf's Ginger beer splash on top Instagram  ..read more

Tonight we embark on our first Tequila tasting but first, start out with a tasty cocktail.   It's Greek to Me Mixed By "Mike, the fact-checker" 4 Slices of Ginger 1 oz Casamigos Anejo  Tequila  1/2 oz Mavrakis Tsipouro 1 oz Lime juice 3/4 oz Chambord 1/2 oz agave 1 dash of angostura bitters  Muddle the ginger in the shaker and add all ingredients and shake.  pour over ice and strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a sage leaf. found at Avra Madison in NYC #cocktail #tequila #mixologylab #mixologylab.sc  Facebook  Instagram  ..read more

Join us this week as we try another Gin Based salad drink  Autumn Apple Gin   2oz Venus Gin  2oz Apple Cider  1/2oz lime juice  1 oz homemade honey simple syrup dash of cinnamon sprig tree = thyme 5-6 cubes of ice chopped apples  Then it goes downhill as we do some blind whiskey tasting.   Instagram #mixologylab.sc #mixology ..read more

Stories from Russa, Vodka, Gin, Whisky... Lots to do tonight Great Drink - It  has no name  3/4 ox Hine Conac 3.\/4 oz of High West Campfire 3/4 oz Vermuth 1/4 oz Benedictine Liquor #mixology, #mixologylab, #bourbon #burbonmonth #mixologysc Instagram ..read more

Tonight We make are mixing a couple drinks and staying with the Bourbon / Rye theme. Also a quick explanation of where the Aperol Spritz came from.    Whisky Smash - Mixed By Eddie 2 oz Whiskey  2/3 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice  1/2 oz Simple Syrup  1/2 egg white  1 cherry Mix all ingredients into a shaker with ice and pour but don't tell them there is egg, unless they are allergic :) Ryan’s PBS “Peach Bourbon Smash” 1 1/2 - 1 1/3 oz Larceny Bourbon 1/4 oz Peach Shrub 1/4 oz Peach Liquor 1/2 oz Simple Syrup 2 dashes orange bitters  lemon peel garnish  ..read more