Hey! We’re mentioned as a source for the Endurance Metal Drinking Straws in the Boston Globe! Continue
The Boston Globe recently referred customers to The Boston Shaker as a source for the Endurance Metal Drinking Straws!
In an effort to reduce our plastic footprint, RSVP Endurance makes Drink Straws from polished, stainless steel. The straws 4 for about $11 are 8½ 1/2 inches long and made with a bend for easy sipping.
via Stainless straws to reduce our plastic footprint - The Boston Globe.
Worth watching if you’re looking for a “How to”. Get your Boston Shaker here now that you know how to use it. Continue
This is a really well done video on how to use a Boston Shaker. It’s well explained and he takes his time to go over the details. Worth watching if you’re looking for a “How to”
Need a Boston Shaker? Pick one up here: Boston Shakers
And surprise, you don’t need to drop a fortune to build an impressive home bar. Continue
Congrats to Dave Stolte on the great writeup in LAist on one of our favorite books, Home Bar Basics (and Not So Basics).
Fortunately, local cocktail author/longtime cocktail geek Dave Stolte took it upon himself to write, illustrate and publish Home Bar Basics (and Not So Basics), a handy-dandy guide on how to stock your home bar and which 25 cocktails to begin with. And surprise, you don’t need to drop a fortune to build an impressive home bar.
Check out the whole article here: How To Up Your Game via "Home Bar Basics" Cocktail Book: LAist.
And pick up a copy in the store or on our webstore
Great job and thanks so much for the shout outs! Continue
Check out this great little video from Luke’s “In the Mix” featuring Hubspot and one of my favorite cocktails - The Manhattan.
(That’s nice lookin’ bar gear & ingredients, Luke!)
More info and other videos from Luke at Mike & Karen of HubSpot – Episode 107 | In The Mix.
From the October 2011 issue of Cook’s Illustrated Continue
The six massive 2-inch cubes look impressive, but more important, they keep drinks from tasting watered-down.
If you have a Cook’s account you can read more about their testing methods and their thoughts on the Tovolo King Cube Silicone Ice Cube Tray here.
If you don’t have a Cook’s account - here’s the summary from the issue - Cooks Illustrated October 2011
Check ’em out here - Tovolo King Cube Trays
Here’s a post from Forbes.com about some of the muddlers on the market. Continue
Chris Milligan is a fan of the PUG! too.
PUG! Muddlers
Best of the best! Hand lathed by Chris Gallagher since 2004, Chris got curious about cocktails when he met Gary Regan and saw Gary’s tool bag. He recognized the “classic’ design of the muddler could be improved, and working with Regan created the PUG! acronym for Pick Up Gallagher’s! With a choice of a variety of hardwoods cherry, walnut, oak, just to name a few, the size and design of this muddler makes it the top in its field. The cut-away handle fits perfectly in the palm and and becomes and extension of the arms working with the body to allow maximum effiency with minimal effort. Hands down my choice!
So, take that paint cover piece of pine that your boss bought, and toss it to the curb. Drop an extra dime adn get yourself a better muddler.
Nab a PUG! from our online store.
read the whole article here Muddling Over Muddlers - Forbes.
A drink that warrants nothing but the best - if you can’t get a genuine maraschino cherry, please skip the cherry. Continue
THE FORD HYBRID COCKTAIL
Combine all ingredients with ice in a pint glass and stir until chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a Luxardo maraschino cherry. If you can’t get a genuine maraschino cherry, please skip the cherry.
This is a great video about Melissa and Jo Snow syrups. Watch it and I dare you to not feel a bit happier by the end. Continue
This is a great video about Melissa and Jo Snow syrups. Watch it and I dare you to not feel a bit happier by the end.
Melissa ended up being that perfect kind of artisan I love to film: passionate, creative, fun, and full of life and energy. An artisan who truly loves what they do. An artisan who makes a product I’m excited to talk about. These syrups are incredible. The flavors are thought-provoking and interesting on the palette. They wake your senses, and make coffees and cocktails and sodas way more fun than you think they would.
We are happy to be one of Jo Snow’s early retailers and suggest you check out their syrups - they are fantastic.
via Liza de Guia: Food Artisan Jo Snow Syrups: How to Make Coffees, Sodas & Cocktails More Fun (Video).
and Jo Snow Syrups: Adding a Little Fun to Your Coffees, Cocktails, Sodas & Snow Cones.
At the forefront of the craft bitters movement since early 2007 Continue
Bittermens Small Batch Bitters, a brand of cocktail bitters and flavorings, has been at the forefront of the craft bitters movement since early 2007 when they began supplying select San Francisco area bars with a prototype of their Xocolatl Mole Bitters.
Combining a passion for craft cocktails and a desire to challenge bartenders around the world, Bittermens went on to develop a line of contemporary cocktail flavorings including the Hopped Grapefruit Bitter, ‘Elemakule Tiki Bitter and Boston Bittah.
Bittermens continues to push the envelope with their recently debuted Burlesque Bitters with hibiscus, açai berry and long pepper flavors.
The Boston Shaker carries the full line of commercially available Bittermens products in our retail store and online store.
Wholesale & Distribution
Additionally we offer discounted wholesale and distribution pricing for bars, restaurants and other retailers. Shipping is available worldwide. Please email wholesale@thebostonshaker.com for more information.
Here’s a great recipe that I found via Blair Reynolds that uses the kickin’ Hazelnut Orgeat. Continue
Here’s a great recipe that I found on Blair Reynolds’ web site that uses the kickin’ Hazelnut Orgeat. (And if you don’t already have a Tovolo King Cube tray for 2′ x 2′ ice - we recommend picking up one of those too)
Hearth & Harvest Cocktail - http://okolemaluna.com/
by David Shenaut
Stir with ice and strain into rocks glass with one big ice cube. Top with lemon zest and nutmeg.