Craft Cocktails with Tips from a Sacramento Bartender
How to make your own cocktails at home with pizzaz. Learn how to make impressive craft cocktails at home with expert tips from Sacramento bartenders. Discover recipes with complex flavors,
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Not Your Forefathers’ Apple Cider
Modern Takes on the Traditional Beverage Cider has a long, expansive history. Ancient Britons were said to have fermented cider from native crabapples. In Northern Spain, cider has been produced for thousands
Blue Ribbon Buzz
From gold medal to glass; how competition makes for better beer. For both professional and amateur brewers, there’s nothing like the buzz of beer competitions. Winners earn validation, along with
Cocktails of a Different Time
Modern speakeasies offer a taste of the Prohibition Era. A century after Prohibition, craft cocktail lovers in the Sacramento region remain fascinated by the mystery and allure of speakeasies. Speakeasy-style
Funky Fermentation
Hard kombucha joins the ranks of Sacramento area boozy beverages. There’s beer and near-beer; wine and non-alcoholic wine; and, of course, virgin cocktails and herbal elixirs. But not every bevvy
Local Distillers Strive for a Level Playing Field
The Spirit of the Law Beer is often associated with festive summer barbecues and ball games. Wine, with meals, holidays, and celebrations. But spirits, even decades after Prohibition ended, may
Summer Herbs Enliven Craft Cocktails
From Garden to Glass Long gone are the days when sugary syrups and technicolor hues defined a cocktail. No offense to the fuzzy navel or mai tai, but today’s connoisseurs
Brewer and Winemaker Strike Gold in El Dorado
On Solid Ground If you’re traveling to Tahoe, set your course for Solid Ground Brewery & Winery. Known for its award-winning lagers, sparkling wine, and ciders, the taphouse located in
Husband and wife team share love of wine at Elk Grove’s Christopher Cellars
When the Stars Align Sometimes life clicks and everything seems to fall magically into place. That seems to be true for Chris and Candice Mora, owners of Elk Grove’s much-loved
The Five Best Whiskey Bars in Sacramento
Locally, whiskey-centric bars, both new and established, are experiencing a comeback.
Master Class: Sommeliers Elevate Sacramento’s Wine Culture
Sacramento’s sommeliers are an elite, tightknit community of wine professionals.
Pachamama Coffee
Pachamama is 100 percent operated by the farmers who grow one of the world’s most prized commodities: coffee.
Isleton’ Mei Wah Beer Room Has a Colorful History.
Mei Wah, which means beautiful place in Chinese, is housed in a former Chinese gambling hall, opium den, and brothel.