If you haven’t checked out Sailor Jerry’s website then now is the perfect time to do so.
Well…actually the 16th is the perfect time to check it out.
Because Sailor Jerry’s loves the troops and loves to make money [can you blame 'em?], they’re offering 10% off between now and May 18th.
While you can’t buy the good stuff [the rum] from their website, you can find TONS of things related to Sailor Jerry including barware, dress, shirts, etc.
They’re also doing “spring cleaning” right now so you might be able to find something you like and get it for dirt cheap.
Happy shopping.
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Home bars are kind of a lovely thing. You don’t even know the things you’ll come up with after stocking yours. For example, my new favourite drink came about because I made lemonade. Real lemonade, with the juice of 6 lemons, splenda to taste and about 2 L of water. Trying that out with some Midori Melon Liqueur was an unexpected, yet brilliant, twist. It’s surprisingly green, and surprisingly good.
So, if you want a better stocked bar than mine, currently? (it’s not hard, I promise.) Here’s a few of the things that you need to make sure you have on …read more

I got a Vinturi recently, and thought it was kinda neat, but didn’t pay it too much attention. I was too caught up in the idea that I needed to decant a full bottle of wine into a fancy decanter in order to give it enough time to breathe so it tasted good. AND then, I was (well, ok, am) convinced that I need(ed) to have the right glasses for that wine. Ones made for that specific kind of wine. (OK, yes. I’m a Reidel fanboy. It seriously makes a difference. You want to know? Lemme know and I’ll see …read more

The Maple Anjou was created especially for Drinks After Dark by Mark Brand, owner and mixologist at Boneta in Vancouver as a tribute to British Columbia winter.
You’re going to need a couple of items for your bar to create this drink, but it’s completely worth it, and you’ll totally impress your friends when you serve this.
You’ll need:
4 prong bar strainer
Small bar fine strainer (removes ice chips and other unwanted debris enhancing flavor and texture)
Classic Boston Shaker and Steel
Citrus Squeezer or Cheese Cloth for Lemon Juice
Very Sharp Peeler
Baking Trays
Baking Paper
If you can’t find a classic Boston shaker, use your regular shaker.
Ingredients:
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I am almost incapable of keeping beer and wine glasses in my house. I’m constantly breaking them, cracking them, or knocking them over.
These new glasses, handmade in Colombia from recycled windshields, have a slight green tinge. Ideally, they’re stronger because it’s safety glass fer chrissake! It’s designed to keep people inside cars! Ideally, this means if I bounce one off the hardwood floors here, that it’ll survive! (I hope!)
 

Available from Uncommon Goods for $20-$22 a pair. (Image source, Uncrate)

I am. I can admit it. I am a spilly drinker. I don’t ever MEAN to be, but…. well, I am. I usually never mind it, but my friends are usually annoyed.
I may have found a perfect thing to counter my spilly drinker-ness.
The Cubist Cocktail Set. After all, martini glasses and even some wine glasses tend to be rather… complicated. They’ve got such narrow stems! They’re delicate! They are mortal enemies of the spilly drinker.
Fill the bottom with ice, and you’ve got a happy, continually chilled glass. The set includes four traditionally shaped glasses with cubed bases that are not …read more