Bento Box
Ahhh, Thirsty Thursday, you magnificent bus stop. 2 oz. Suntory Yamazaki 12 Year Single Malt Whiskey 2 dashes Scrappy’s Orange Bitters Twist of lime Top with Chikurin “Hana Hou Hou Shu” Sparkling Sake...
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View ArticleFrench Oak
This Cocktails, 365 original utilizes the pepperiness and sweetness of the Casa Noble Crystal (blanco) with light touches of bitterness from Campari and citrus. The name comes from Casa Noble’s...
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View ArticleEthereal
We’re mixing with the reposado Casa Noble today, so when mixing with a heavier tequila (or any heavier liquor) it’s best to remember that balance is the key. The Ethereal takes some of the sweeter...
View ArticleCasa Noble Añejo
As the week winds down we hit the third of the Casa Noble examinations. (To be clear, however, this isn’t all of what Casa Noble has to offer. They have a whole line of single barrel offerings as well...
View ArticleVan Gogh Açaí-Blueberry
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View ArticleAsylum
When we’re reviewing new liquors we always like to head over to the distiller’s website to see how they recommend their spirits be served. It would usually serve to reason that they would offer some...
View ArticlePepperberry
Because we’re heading into the tail end of summer and into fall, it seemed fitting to adjust the blueberry cocktails to something that treads that fine line between sweating your balls off at baseball...
View ArticleCelebrating Bourbon Heritage Month
Every day is a holiday anymore. Take a glance at any modern calendar (assuming it’s 1999 and you’re still using a wall calendar) and you’ll notice that September is full of holidays like Preparedness...
View ArticleLavender Shandy
Lavender Shandy The beertail is an under-appreciated style of cocktail. Sure, the style of beer you would want to be mixing with should be able to stand on its own. After all, a well-brewed beer is its...
View ArticleDeep Purple
Deep Purple A few weeks ago we started mixing with the Cruzan Blueberry Lemonade rum, and were very impressed with it. We’ve been pulling bottles out of our test bar in our annual cleansing. We’ve had...
View ArticleViva Villa
Viva Villa We have a deep and abiding love for classic cocktail books. There was a simplicity to the recipes, which seemed much more interested in getting you gooned than worrying about proper balance,...
View ArticleRye and Shine
Rye and Shine Just as in the world of alcohol, the soda industry is overladen with gimmicky bits of ephemera. Compare Cherry Coke to cherry vodka or cherry rum or cherry moonshine or Wild Cherry...
View ArticleLavender Vodka Tonic
Lavender Vodka Tonic Sometimes the most beautiful flavors come in the simplest packages. For years my wife and I’s herb garden has supplied not just the Cocktails, 365 test bar, but also our own...
View ArticleGrand Herbologist
Grand Herbologist Late spring and summer means that fresh herbs are creeping back into our daily cocktails. When picking herbs for your cocktail of choice, don’t limit yourself to the standards,...
View ArticlePeaches n’ Tea
Peaches n’ Tea Flavored liqueurs are so ubiquitous at this point that it’s no longer really news when a new concoction comes rolling out of the major player distilleries. Malibu is among the most...
View ArticleThree Cocktails for World Gin Day
The phrase “better letter than never” seems to truly define the Cocktails, 365 experience. We have these grand plans of involvement in major events in the cocktail movements of the day and then we...
View Article3 Recipes for National Mojito Day
Today is one of the many plethora of holidays on the calendar, because we all know that there are few greater tragedies than an empty calendar square. We will never not look for an excuse to drink,...
View ArticlePurple Rose of the Desert Sage
Back on June 14, the cocktail world celebrated National Bourbon Day. We celebrated, too, but perhaps a bit too much. The cocktail that we specifically created to honor America’s spirit was mixed,...
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