Get relief from the heat this Fourth of July with Beverage Director @boozephreaks Patriotic Sparkler. It's a great drink to share, and makes a tasty non-alcoholic beverage without the rum too!
PATRIOTIC SPARKLER
1½ oz white or spiced rum
1½ oz pomegranate juice
1½ oz coconut water
¾ oz lime juice
½ oz simple syrup
Shake with ice. Then add 1 oz sparkling water. Pour into a highball and garnish with a blue patriotic umbrella and white straw.
Happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸 🎇 🎆
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Beverage Director @boozephreaks is a @startrek fan. This week he is using @1821bitters Earl Grey bitters to make a Star Trek themed cocktail with a special technique: milk-washing bourbon.
MILK-WASHED BOURBON
In a large vessel with a rounded bottom, add 2 oz whole milk. Carefully pour in 8 oz bourbon. Stir slowly to gather the curds. Rest for 2 hours then strain through a coffee filter.
EARL GREY, TOT!
2 oz milk-washed bourbon
½ oz 2:1 honey syrup
4 dashes 1821 Earl Grey Bitters
scant bar spoon lemon juice
Stir well. Garnish with a Star Trek action figure if you have it. 🤣🖖🌈
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Happy Pride Month! How do you take a classic cocktail and make it fabulous? Think Pink of course. Our Beverage Director @boozephreaks demonstrates how to turn a #GinAndTonic into a festive drink using butterfly pea flower. You can either make your own infusion or buy @empress1908gin. The butterfly pea flower imbues a deep blue/purple color and when you add tonic and lime, the acidity reacts changing the color to a fun pink.
To make your own infusion, add dried pea flowers to your favorite gin and let sit for 3-5 days, shaking daily. After the last day, strain and store.
Also, check out @betsyandrews article “In Praise of Gay Bars” where she talks about how LGBTQ+ bars activate and sustain our communities. Click the link below to read the article.
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Happy Pride!
PRIDE GIN & TONIC
1½ oz butterfly pea flower-infused gin
~5 oz tonic water
Lime squeeze
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Time for this week’s #minutecocktail! Beverage director @boozephreaks came out at the beginning of the AIDS pandemic. Now that we’re emerging from Covid-19, he’s celebrating pandemic heroes with the:
ROSA CAÍDA
In an ISI Whip, add:
1 1/2 oz reposado tequila
1/2 oz 2:1 honey syrup
5 oz rose green tea
Seal and charge with a CO2 cartridge. Shake well. Place in the freezer for five minutes. Shake again and then release the pressure. Pour into an iced highball. And optional flower garnish and enjoy! Happy pride!
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As we leave Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month and enter Pride Month, Beverage Director @boozephreaks visits H-Mart, the new Korean grocery store in SF. New grocery stores always provide interesting ingredients to taste and to make cocktails with. He bought a bunch of interesting things so look out for some new cocktails for Pride Month!
Note: Unfortunately they didn’t allow filming in the store so we only got a blip, but now you will have to check it out yourself!
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Back in 1860, Japan sent their first diplomatic delegation to the US which included a 17 year old #Samurai translator by the name of Tateishi Onojiro-Noriyuki. He was very engaging and became a darling of the media (and the ladies) and was given the nickname Tommy. Our Beverage Director @boozephreaks tells us the story of Tommy and how the famous Japanese Cocktail came to be. Happy Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
JAPANESE COCKTAIL
In a shaker add:
2 oz cognac or brandy
½ oz orgeat (almond syrup)
2 dashes Fee’s Old Fashioned Aromatic Bitters
Shake well with ice. Strain into a coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist. Enjoy!
Complete video available on his YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/Boozephreaks
EXQUISITE FLORAL TEQUILA COCKTAILS
Join our Saturday, June 6th online class and enjoy some exquisite cocktails that marry three styles of tequila with three different flowers. Check the link below for tickets.
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It’s been a busy busy week at Taste and we can’t be more excited. With things opening up we’ve been receiving a flurry of new event inquiries and are excited to get back to what we do best, producing fabulous events. So today we bring you a week end cocktail, perfect for Happy Hour!
As part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, our Beverage Director @boozephreakstells us the story of how Japan has influenced America’s bar culture.
KOFUNA
Chill a coupe glass with ice and water.
In a glass Yarai mixing vessel, add:
¼ oz simple syrup
2 dashes angostura bitters
2 dashes orange bitters
2 oz Kikori rice whisky
Stir well with ice. Strain through raw brown rice in a fine mesh strainer. Add a drop or two of toasted sesame oil for garnish. Kanpai!
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Ever try to make a blended margarita at home only to have it turn out watery and unbalanced? Our Beverage Director @boozephreaks is here to answer that question. The key is to control the amount of water that goes into the drink. And by water, he means ice. Check out to video for more information.
Also if you’re interested on our Exotic Juice Cocktail class this Saturday, there are only 2 tickets left! Click the link below to purchase your ticket.
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BLENDED MARGARITA
1½ oz 100-proof tequila
½ oz Cointreau
½ oz lime juice
2 teaspoons superfine sugar
5 drops 20% saline solution (video available also on Blake’s YouTube channel)
Blend ingredients to dissolve the sugar, about 30 seconds. Then add exactly 3 oz ice (per serving). Blend in short bursts if needed to reduce the total blend time. (Blend too long and it’ll get overdiluted.) Serve with optional lime wheel.
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To close Women’s History Month, our Beverage Director @boozephreaks tells us the story of Michigan bar owner Valentine Goeseart and women’s rights lawyer Anne Davidow. To celebrate them, he’s created an original cocktail called the 14th Amendment. Cheers!
14TH AMENDMENT
1 oz bourbon
1 oz ginger liqueur
1 oz cold brew coffee
¼ oz maple syrup
Shake ingredients with ice. Then add ~2 oz club soda. Pour into a highball glass. No garnish. Enjoy!
Check out his videos at https://www.youtube.com/c/Boozephreaks
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#simplythebest #tastecatering #tastecateringsf #cocktails #cocktail #culinary #mixology #bartender #drinks #cheers #drinkstagram #womenshistorymonth To close Women’s History Month, our Beverage Director @boozephreaks tells us the story of Michigan bar owner Valentine Goeseart and women’s rights lawyer Anne Davidow. To celebrate them, he’s created an original cocktail called the 14th Amendment. Cheers!
14TH AMENDMENT
1 oz bourbon
1 oz ginger liqueur
1 oz cold brew coffee
¼ oz maple syrup
Shake ingredients with ice. Then add ~2 oz club soda. Pour into a highball glass. No garnish. Enjoy!
Check out his videos at https://www.youtube.com/c/Boozephreaks
Join us for our next Cocktail Class by clicking the link in our bio.
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During Women’s History Month, our Beverage Director @boozephreaks has been highlighting stories and influence of women behind the bar. Today is more of a fun history lesson about a wonderful whiskey from @unclenearest. He tells the #amazing story of @fawn.weaver, entrepreneur and founder of Uncle Nearest. Check out the video for a bit of history and if you’re interested in making a classic drink below is the recipe. He also used a local, women-owned syrup by @smallhandfoods.
*Note: Blake mistakenly says 2020 at the end of the video. We all know he meant 2021. Probably too many Old Fashioneds. 🤪🥴😂
OLD SCHOOL OLD FASHIONED
Add ice to an old fashioned glass. Then add:
½ oz Small Hand Foods gum syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 dashes Regans' Orange bitters
2 oz Uncle Nearest Whiskey
Stir well. Garnish with an orange twist. Enjoy!
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