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Raising Your Bar: Tips For Stocking Your Home Bar Like A Pro

Entertain, Spec’sology Blog, Spirits
For those who enjoy entertaining, having a well-stocked bar is pivotal to your success. A handcrafted cocktail can lighten the mood, schmooze the in-laws, wow a friend, or impress a date. Being able to mix a variety of drinks at home adds a certain swanky swagger to your hosting ego, and rightly so! It’s a heck of a lot cooler than only being able to offer canned beer and shots of Fireball. We’re helping you raise the bar a little bit!Starting a home bar may seem like an intimidating endeavo... Read More

Austin Tastings September 16

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BRODIE LANE – 4970 W Hwy 29012/24

9/20
Fire Oak Vodka
Fire Oak Texas Bourbon
Absolut Vodka
1010 Premium
Tequila Uno Por Favor
Qui Tequila Platinum Extra Anejo
Balvenie
Bota Box
Legent Whiskey
Red Eye Rye
Knob Creek
Hess Vineyard
Antinori
Playa Real Tequila
Qui Tequila
Crown Royal
Frankly Organic Vodka
Austonian Whiskey
Austonian Texas Bourbon
Dripping Springs Vodka & Artisan Gin
9/21
Jim Beam Bourbon
Santa Teresa Rum
Austin Cocktails
Crown Royal
Chocovine
Ballotin Whiskey
Crown Royal
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Kombucha Cocktails

Spec’sology Blog, Drink Recipes, Entertain, Spirits
Kombucha. You’ve probably seen it in stores, and possibly had a friend tell you all about the magical health properties of kombucha. If you haven’t heard about this tonic and are wondering what the rave is about, here’s the 411. What is Kombucha?Kombucha is a fermented, slightly alcoholic (0.5%), lightly effervescent, sweetened black or green tea drink commonly intended as a functional beverage for its claimed health benefits. It’s often flavored with juice or spices to enhance the taste... Read More

Austin Tastings September 9

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BRODIE LANE – 4970 W Hwy 29012/24

9/12
Dead Zed Red
Buchanan’s
9/13
Ciroc Vodka
Moravia
Devils River Bourbon
Mionetto
Knob Creek Bourbon
Jim Beam
Red Eye Rye
Cenote Blanco Tequila
Nue Vodka
JR Ewing Bourbon
Still Austin Bourbon
9/14
The Goose Vineyard
Seagrams 7
Llano Vineyard
Western Son Vodka
Fire Oak Vodka & Bourbon
Frida Kahlo Tequila
Johnnie Walker
Rebecca Creek
Enchanted Rock Vodka
1010 Premium
Evan Williams Bourbon
Tanqueray Gin
Heineken
Caffe Del Fuego Liqueur

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An insider guide to your next cider for September!

Beer, Beer Reviews, Entertain, Pairings
By Zach DehghanpoorAfter 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!Rekorderlig Strawberry Lime Cider.Rekorderlig Strawberry Lime is a delicate cider; the fruit flavors are so bright and upfront it’s like you are drinking a freshly squeezed cup of juice! The ... Read More

Austin Tastings September 2

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BRODIE LANE – 4970 W Hwy 29012/24

9/5
Belaire Luc
9/6
Basil Hayden Bourbon
Santa Teresa Rum
Ballotin Whiskey
Baileys
9/7
Baileys
Austonian Whiskey
Austonian Texas Bourbon
St. Germain
Martini & Rossi
Ketel One Vodka
Avion Tequila
Smirnoff Vodka
Ghost Hill Texas Bourbon
Waterloo Gin

ARBOR WALK – 10515 N Mopac

9/2
Perfectomundo Tequila
9/5
Belaire Luc
9/6
Not Your Father’s Bourbon
Basil Hayden Bourbon
Ballotin
9/7
Texas SouthWind
Western Son Vodka
Santa TeresaRum
Texas So... Read More

Still Grillin’

Beer, Entertain, Finer Foods, Pairings
“We’re heading into Oktoberfest season and that means great things for your next barbecue. Where we talked about the Helles style being straight forward beer flavored beer, Oktoberfest and other amber styles like it bring toasted malt flavors that make them perfect alongside the things you’re cooking on your grill or in your smoker.”Few beer styles have as storied a past as Oktoberfest does. A perfect retelling of its history can be found here, by Michael Jackson (the beer/scotch writer,... Read More

Austin Tastings August 26

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BRODIE LANE – 4970 W Hwy 29012/24

8/29
Belaire Luc
8/30
Moravia
Baron De ley
Arra Vinyards
Boen
Mancan
Cascade Whiskey
JDCC
Ballotin Whiskey
Inifinte Monkey
Uno Por Favor Tequila
Still Austin
Heritage Bourbon
8/31
Ciroc Vodka
The Goos
USA C
Cape Line Sparkling Cocktails
El Tesoro Tequila
Parce Rum
Jameson Whiskey
Ciroc
Hendrick’s Gin
Cat Tequila
Dulce Vida Tequila
Arra Vinyards
Ron Zacapa Rum
Bushmills Whiskey
1010 Premium
Cat Tequila
Skrewball Whiskey
Blue Chair Rum

ARBOR WALK ̵... Read More