Falernum: Spicy, Boozy Sugar

The first time I saw alocholic felernum in a liquor store (only about 3 months ago), I was really confused. I had always thought it was a basic Carribean syrup like orgeat. Turns out, I was right – it’s both! For the purposes of this blog, I’ll be talking about the boozy version because I … Read more

Seattle Cocktail Week and St. Patrick’s Day Recap

Starting a new job and spraining my right wrist pretty badly on pretty much the same day has not been good for the blog – sorry about that! As we head into spring, I’m going to focus on plants and herbs – some strange ingredients that are going to make for great deep dives. But, … Read more

Winter : Citrus

The Fruit I don’t remember knowing winter citrus was a thing until our first winter in Seattle. We lived right by a fancy coop that we used for fill-in grocery shopping. I ran in on a random weekday evening and came out with (probably) $40 worth of citrus I had never even seen before. They … Read more

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