Tag Archive: Smokey

Are you getting enough antioxidants from your cocktails?
We all know that making healthy choices can be hard- especially when the weekend rolls around. Luckily, berries have tons of positive effects on health and can easily be added to to your liquid diet for a tasty dose of vitamins and antioxidants that will help you keep partying for years to come! H...
Sat Jun 13th
Tara Shinn

Up the Boos for your Halloween Happy Hour!
Not sure what to serve at your Halloween party or just need a quick pre-game cocktail before Halloween Happy Hour? These 5 Halloween cocktails will have you full of boos and ready to party! 1. Pumpkin-Tini You can't go wrong with this classic recipe, and with just 5 minutes of prep, it's a sna...
Fri Oct 31st
Tara Shinn

Top 5 tools every home bar should have
Whether your experimenting with new cocktail trends or just love a good Martini, having the right tools (and knowing how to use them!) in your home bar makes crafting a great cocktail about a zillion times easier. Worried about breaking the bank? Fret not- you should be able to pick up everything on...
Thu Sep 18th
Tara Shinn

How to smoke cocktails using a smoking gun
In response to some of the MixBook cocktails, we received some requests for a complete tutorial on how to smoke cocktails using a smoking gun, so here we go!: Add Clique Vodka to a clean sealable glass bottle. If you are smoking 1-2 oz use a 750ml bottle, but for more than that (or a more i...
Fri Mar 7th
Tara Shinn

In the Limelight: Chinese New Year’s cocktails with Mixologist Kory Husson
Today is Chinese New Year or Spring festival, and marks the start of the Lantern festival- a celebration that will run until the 15th of February. So, what does one drink to celebrate Chinese New Year? We consulted Kory Husson, the Beverage Manager and Resident Mixologist at Plum Pan Asian Kitchen i...
Fri Jan 31st
Tara Shinn

Tips, tricks and recipes for making holiday vodka infusions!
Making your own infused vodka for the Holidays is not only a fabulous way of creating unique cocktails for your holiday gathering, but also makes a great gift too! By following a few simple rules, you can make sure that your holiday vodka infusions come out full of flavor and have a long shelf life!...
Fri Dec 13th
Tara Shinn

This is a Mandatory Cocktail We Cant Figure Out
It's been 6 weeks since the Affordable Care Act (or ObamaCare) was initiated on Oct. 1st, and let's face it- the rollout wasn't too smooth. With a constantly crashing website and Americans receiving cancellation notices from their insurers for not meeting all the requirements of the new law, Preside...
Thu Nov 21st
Tara Shinn

Make pumpkin infused vodka for this spooky Halloween cocktail!
It's pretty hard to miss the pumpkin craze going on, it's in everything from coffee to butter right now, so I took it upon myself to find out the best recipe for pumpkin infused vodka. With a couple tweaks and a couple pumpkins, here is my ultimate spooky pumpkin cocktail, Just in time for halloween...
Fri Oct 18th
Tara Shinn

Cocktail Creation 101
So you've already mastered your shake, and know how to stir up the perfect martini (congrats!), but for The National Vodka Day Toast, we want you to step up your mixology game by adding a few new techniques to your roster. Sure, making the perfect cosmo is no small feat, but if you try adding in one...
Thu Oct 3rd
Tara Shinn

Make infused vodka in minutes with the “Insta-fusion!”
Making infused vodka by steeping it with fruit, vegetables, herbs and spices is a great way to flavor cocktails naturally, but let's face it- sometimes you just don't want to wait 4-5 days for Meyer lemon zest to infuse Clique Vodka. The "Insta-fusion" utilizes a much different technique u...
Sat Jul 6th
Tara Shinn

Have you ever tried smoking a cocktail?
It's the 3rd weekend in April, and we all know what that means. It's time to take your cocktail adventures outdoors of course! Finally I can put some fire to my cocktails and not worry about dropping embers all over my kitchen! This tried and true "Smoked Blackberry Sour" is one of my all time summe...
Fri Apr 19th
Tara Shinn

Celebrate the “Day of Reckoning” with a liquid reward!
Well, it's just a few days away. April 15th. The national "Day of Reckoning," is the the cutoff for paying your taxes, and if you're anything like me- you'll be finishing them up this weekend. Thanks to you, you'll have the perfect way to celebrate - and it will only take a couple minutes. Pick ...
Sat Apr 13th
Tara Shinn

Warm up today with a:
There's nothing quite like a spicy cocktail to warm you up when it's cold outside- and it's COLD out there. Luckily I always have some tomato juice around in the winter, for those days when your toes are still frozen after a long day at work. Kick off your shoes as soon as you get home today, and ...
Fri Jan 25th
Tara Shinn