UNFILTERED Archives: Spirits

The Pajama Spritz: An Introduction

The Pajama Spritz: An Introduction
What a great time in history to be able to spritz. Spritz is, indeed, a verb, and one that we’re fond of employing here at Skurnik. The action delivers all that the word implies; not only the promise of a...

The Bitter and the Sweet Side of Liqueurs: A Long-Lived Tipple

The Bitter and the Sweet Side of Liqueurs: A Long-Lived Tipple
There are many confusing categories under the broad “spirits” umbrella: amari versus bitter, bourbon versus whisk(e)y, rum versus rhum… the list goes on. One category, however, particularly garners much debate: liqueur.  The category is confusing, with good reason. There are...

I’m Not A Player – I Just Slush A Lot

I’m Not A Player – I Just Slush A Lot
Last summer, in our post “Boozy Popsicles and Blended Drinks”, we explored options for beating the heat with a variety of ice-cold cocktails. Now, as the season’s inaugural beads of sweat form on our brows, we thought it appropriate to...

Save Some Booze for the Sauce

Save Some Booze for the Sauce
For better or worse (mostly better), fermentation and the consumption of potable alcohol is one of the human race’s defining characteristics.  Since its discovery, alcohol has been used in, and enjoyed alongside, food for its organoleptic and intoxicating properties.  Throughout...

Bubbles & Booze: A New Year’s Cocktail Primer

Bubbles & Booze: A New Year’s Cocktail Primer
New Year’s Eve parties are an eternal puzzle, full of charming potential and celebratory whimsy, but also rife with the worst pitfalls of any deeply anticipated celebration – times, like, a million.  Every year it seems that for each successful...

Don’t Call It a Cognac: Brandy’s Been Here for Years

Don’t Call It a Cognac: Brandy’s Been Here for Years
In May of 2016, Punch magazine published an article by Robert Simonson in which he documented his search for the ultimate sleeper of classic cocktails, the Sidecar—a deceivingly simple brandy daisy from the early 1900’s. He posited a number of...