Just in time for the return of Twin Peaks, the YouTube channel Cocktail Chemistry whips up two different versions of the “Black Yukon Sucker Punch,” a colorful drink Judge Sternwood orders in season two.
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May 26, 2017
Here’s how to make a “Black Yukon Sucker Punch” from Twin Peaks
Man mails amputated toes to saloon for use in their Sourtoe Cocktail
Nick Griffiths suffered from frostbite while running in the Yukon Arctic ultra-marathon. After surgeons amputated three of his toes, he mailed two of them to Dawson City in the region where the Downtown Hotel’s Sourdough Saloon uses (and reuses) disembodied digits in their infamous Sourtoe Cocktail that’s been on the menu for forty years. From […]
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Warm up with unusual international warm drinks like cheesy coffee and honey-and-bacon brandy
The intrepid travelers of Atlas Obscura suggest nine traditional hot drinks from across the world that may seem weird to our narrow, boring palates but are quite popular in their regions. From Atlas Obscura: Kaffeost: In northern Scandinavia, cups of coffee get enhanced with cheese. The dried cheese, called juustoleipä (sometimes leipäjuusto or just juusto), […]
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My friends have a new line of craft cocktail syrups
My longtime friend Jared Hirsch (previously) is an amazing mixologist (or as he humorously describes himself, a “cocktologist”). As a popular bartender at Sidebar in Oakland, he’s always mixing up something new and creative for their menu. Now, with his business partner Absinthia, he’s crowdfunding a new line of craft cocktail syrups. They did this […]
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This money management app does more than just crunch numbers
Paying for things is all too easy online these days, and that’s why managing your money has gotten so hard. We’ve all done it: You sign up for a streaming subscription or gym membership, blow past the free trial date, and it becomes a part of your monthly expenses. Some of us juggle so many […]
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Teach STEM through space combat with these DIY drones
We all know those gifts we get “for the kids,” the ones that parents are secretly more excited to open. Drones are a perfect example, but there’s a model out there that really doubles down on that appeal. Introducing the Space Fighter Building Block Drones, a series of space fighter drones that are a blast […]
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Get over a million royalty-free vector images for less than $40
The hardest part of web design can be nailing down the look. These days, even non-designers can easily spot a stale stock photo or lazily-made icon. What’s the solution? No matter what kind of artist you are, it’s always a good idea to widen your palette. And with more than a million vector images to […]
