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Lubbock Tastings October 21

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Taste some good stuff this month and HOP by the Lubbock store for our in-store samplings. 6816 Slide Road 10/25 Newsom Cellars Titos Texas Vodka 10/26 Campo Viejo Landon Red Eye Ry Perfectmundo Tequila Slrrrp Shots Bloody Buddy Ready to drink

The Lowdown on Liqueur: Cocktail Recipes

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When stocking your home bar or even just ordering a drink, the words “liquor” and “liqueur” can appear confounding similar. Besides looking and sounding the same, they also have a lot in common in that both are alcohol, both are fond in stores and at bars and both are used to make cocktails. The key difference between these two is how to use them and how much to use – as mixing them up will lead to an atrocious concoction! We’ll explain the difference and recommend some popul... Read More

Austin Tastings October 14

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BRODIE LANE – 4970 W Hwy 29012/24

10/17
High Noon Sun Sips
10/18
Riunite Vineyard
Fire Oak Vodka & Bourbon
Mezza di Mezza R
Baileys
Cantera Negra Tequila
Brown Sugar Bourbon
Knob Creek Bourbon
Jim Beam B
Knob Creek
Red Eye Rye
Antinori Villa
Barrell Bourbon
Uno Por Favor Tequila
Still Austin Bourbon & Gin
10/19
Ketel One Vodka
Chocovine
BARISTA Vineyard
Gold Bar Whiskey & Bourbon
Tanqueray Gin
Austonian Whiskey & Bourbon
Desert Door Texas
Frida Kahlo Tequila
Messina Hof Vi... Read More

Lubbock Tastings October 14

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Taste some good stuff this month and HOP by the Lubbock store for our in-store samplings.

6816 Slide Road

10/18
Bloody Buddy Ready to drink
Cutwater Vodka
Newsom Cellars
Brown Sugar Bourbon
Frankly Vodka
10/19
Texas Southwind
Llano Viva
Tanqueray Gin
Jagermeister
Red Eye Rye
Texas SouthWind
Messina Hof Vineyard
Lone Elm Whiskey
Chocovine

Fall Wedding Cocktails

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The best part of having a fall wedding, besides the lack of sweltering summer heat, is the taste of fall sprinkled throughout the event. Whether it’s leafy table toppers, seasonal flowers, or orange bridesmaid dresses (you laugh but we’ve seen it!) The one component you shouldn’t skimp with the season on is the bar. Having a list of available cocktails makes everything from ordering and budgeting to serving and pleasing guests substantially easier. But what to have on your cocktail list... Read More

Simply Vodka: Easy Vodka Cocktails

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Vodka is one of the easiest spirits to work with when crafting cocktails. Its mild flavor allows it to blend with a variety of ingredients that can be shaken, stirred, and blended into numerous complex cocktails, but where it truly shines is in minimalistic drinks. The fewer the ingredients the easier it is to make, and vodka lends itself perfectly to these kinds of beverages. Check out our list of the most delicious and easiest to whip up vodka cocktails and set yourself up for a low stress... Read More

Austin Tastings October 7

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BRODIE LANE – 4970 W Hwy 29012/24

10/8
Campo Viejo
10/10
El Circo
10/11
Pendleton Whiskey
Cenote Tequila
Basil Hayden Bourbon
Western Son Vodka
Cat Tequila
Crook & Marker
10/12
Fortaleza Tequila
Evan Williams Bourbon
Aviation Gin
Tyku Sake
Bushmills Whiskey
Fire Oak Vodka
Fire Oak Texas Bourbon
Soley Liqueur

ARBOR WALK – 10515 N Mopac

10/10
Cat Tequila
10/11
Cenote Tequila
Basil Hayden Bourbon
Ballotin Whiskey
Bailey’s
Fire Oak Vodka & Bourbon
10/12
Casa D’Aristi Hua... Read More

An insider guide to your next cider for October!

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By Zach Dehghanpoor After years of enjoying the hops-mania that’s been surging in the beer community, cider is coming in as a real game changer and palette cleanser. Gluten free, dry and sweet, and so, so easy to drink – the cider side of craft and local beer is what Apples to Apples is here to explore! Saint Arnold Honey Agave Cider In a crisis of taste recently, I sent a prayer to my favorite saint. Then out of nowhere appeared a divine gift of local Texas cider! Saint Arnold ... Read More

Roasty Toasty Coffee Cocktails

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Coffee cocktails have come a long way since the 1940s/50’s Irish Coffee and 1960’s White Russian (made famous by The Big Lebowski), and the Espresso Martini of the 1980s/90’s. This is in part to the evolution of coffee culture itself. From first-wave drip coffee, to Starbucks, to today’s craft “third-wave” coffee and the canned cold brew trend. These different styles of coffee have given us the ability to mix them into cocktails never before possible, but certainly delicious. Than... Read More

Austin Tastings September 30

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BRODIE LANE – 4970 W Hwy 29012/24

10/4
Mezza di Mezza
Smirnoff Vodka
Mule 2.0
Nue Vodka
JR Ewing Bourbon
Desert Door Texas
Ballotin
El Circo Vineyard
Vista Brewing
Saint Liberty Whiskey
10/5
Austonian Whiskey
Campo Viejo
RLV
Jack Daniel
Louis57
Fire Oak Vodka & Bourbon

ARBOR WALK – 10515 N Mopac

10/3
Liberation de Paris
10/4
Western Son Vodka
Smirnoff Vodka
Mule 2.0
Nue Vodka
JR Ewing Bourbon
Western Son Vodka
10/5
Somrus Indian Cream Liqueur
Fortaleza Tequila
Frida Kahlo Te... Read More