On Saturday evening, June 15, the Downtime Cocktails team was honored to be part of the 12th Annual Ed Asner & Friends Celebrity Poker Night, which was held at NBC's Radford Studios in Studio City, CA. The star-studded event raised money for the Ed Asner Family Center, which provides services...
Dad bods. Dad jokes. Dad hats. For some reason, dads don't seem to be synonymous with "cool." But you don't have to be cool to be awesome, so we're taking this time to honor dads everywhere for doing all the stuff they do well, like ... barbecuing. Just kidding. Dads...
You know how, when you walk into a Total Wine, a Bev Mo!, or any other big liquor retailer, you're always hit by a bunch of huge displays featuring one big brand or another? Piles of logo-covered cartons create dominating displays, each pile festooned with bottles and backed by elaborate...
When you're in the business of introducing aquavit to the American public at large, the one thing you probably need more than anything else is patience (other than some good aquavit, of course). Educating the general spirit-drinking population in the U.S. about the beauty and versatility of this traditionally Scandinavian...
Memorial Day reminds Americans to honor the sacrifices of the men and women who have served in our military and defended our country. As we pause to raise a glass to those veterans and active military, we also celebrate the unofficial beginning of the summer season. So, mix the marinades...
Do you want to get a moose drunk? If you're in certain parts of Alaska, you better be careful. Getting a moose drunk is actually illegal. We hadn't realized, before we jumped headfirst into the spirits game, just how many rules and regulations govern the world of alcohol production and...
You might have noticed that we like to refer to classical French cuisine when we talk about categories of cocktails or spirits. French cuisine has the five "mother sauces" (Bechamel, Espagnol, Tomate, Velouté, and Hollandaise), which form the foundation of almost all classical French cooking, and we have similar groupings...
If you're a cocktail lover, you probably have a repertoire of drinks that you love to make and know by heart. It's a nice feeling when you can roll up to your home bar and whip up a Negroni or Martini or Paper Plane without flipping to some recipe database...
Quite often, being a bartender requires some degree of showmanship. Standing behind a bar is a lot like standing on a stage; just as performers do, you have a collection of patrons ("audience") sitting on the other side, all facing you and watching your every move. Remember the 1988 movie...
If you're anything like us, you sometimes fall asleep at night dreaming of giant cocktails. That got us wondering, what are some world records in the cocktail category? Here are a few answers.World's Largest Bottle of Whiskey The world's largest bottle of whiskey has a name: It's called The Intrepid...
Bartending is a job that employs a lot of different skills. Frequently done under pressure in a chaotic environment, bartending requires a cool head, a good memory, preparation, organization, and seamless execution—not to mention a working knowledge of dozens of techniques, ingredients, and recipes. In addition to all these requirements,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 1, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. A team of scientists working on a high-level human genome project at the National Institutes for Health have announced a major scientific discovery in the field of human development. While studying the effects of various top-secret formulations intended to boost immunity...
Building a successful spirit brand involves the utilization of a wide variety of resources, not the least of which are professionals out in the field who get your message out to consumers. We rely on these folks to help us navigate current cocktail trends and cool new ways to use...
We have spent last year-and-a-half introducing aquavit to countless Americans.
As spirits producers, we at Downtime Cocktails are constantly scanning market data for news and insights about trends and statistics.
A "cocktail" is technically a drink made of three main components: a spirit, something sour and/or bitter and something sweet.
