Self-promo alert! My book Cocktails for a Crowd includes lots of great holiday drink ideas, makes a great gift. Buy: ow.ly/FGc9O

Read this Kara Newman Liquor.com piece on grain #whisky w/a nice mention for Navazos Palazzi! liquor.com/articles/singl…

An Impromptu International Aquavit Summit at Marvel Bar with Joe from Brennivín America and Mike from GamleOde: cocktailsandcologne.com/2015/11/25/an-…

This is making me wish International Aquavit Summit was a real event. x.com/CocktailCologn…

.Kara Newman Ha! Wait a minute...the next best thing is coming up in Portland: aquavitweek.com cc: Jacob Grier (is not here) Aquavit Week

Cocktails & Cologne Kara Newman Aquavit Week Seattle too! And just got sign ups in Eugene and Vancouver, BC!

4 Amari to Pair With Your Thanksgiving Pie buff.ly/1YtwOyO

Berlin's perfume and cocktail pairing-bar, Fragrances, launches new menu: ow.ly/V1cuK

My top three cocktail experiment failures, all riffs on classics, are the Fowl Shot, the Lutheran and the Fujimori: cocktailsandcologne.com/2015/12/02/my-…

Does anyone in the Twin Cities know where to find Tom & Jerry batter? Can't find anywhere. cc @mindtron GamleOde

I talk to 45th Parallel Distillery founder Paul Werni about his distillery's continued focus on whiskey, particularly rye. cocktailsandcologne.com/2016/01/20/45t…

Not Your Father's Root Beer bills itself as a craft beer, but it's neither craft nor beer -- read more here: cocktailsandcologne.com/2016/01/27/not…

Millennials don't eat as much cereal as other generations because "cereal isn't easy enough." wpo.st/e-AF1

A list of the "top 11" record stores in the Twin Cities is actually a ranking of *all* of the record stores here, isn't it?

It would take me longer to type "Brgds." than it would to just write out "Best Regards". And it sounds more sincere.

Sign the petition to rename the Minneapolis/St. Paul Int'l Airport's main terminal after Prince: change.org/p/metropolitan…

A brief history of America's original spirit (and by that, I mean peach brandy, not anti-authoritarian orneriness). thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/…

A few words about #JerseyLightning in Cocktails & Cologne Laird's Applejack & Apple Brandies Ready for a #JerseySunset... ow.ly/RSAF30baPUl

Say it w/ me: "Fat washing is not milk washing. Not all infusions are fat washing." punchdrink.com/articles/how-t… w/ Dave Arnold & Kara Newman

Seed Art at #mnstatefair: Putin, Trump & Corndog.