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Bottom’s up for summer sippin’

The Art of Mixology: Mocktails by Parragon Books

March 27, 2026 by CoffeeShopReader 2 Comments

I present a unicorn: a specialty cookbook that has barely any hard to find ingredients and not too many single use specialty items (as in, specialty thing to acquire, but only use tiny bit in one recipe). The Art of Mixology: Mocktails is also kind of on-trend, but that’s also probably why I saw it on sale at the bulls-eye store. Before getting to the recipes there is a review of bar-tending equipment, glassware, terms/techniques, and general ingredient types. If you know your cocktails, none […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Featured Tagged With: beverage, cookbook, drinks, mixology, Mocktails, parragon books, recipes, the art of mixology mocktails

CoffeeShopReader's CBR18 Review No:12 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Featured · Tags: beverage, cookbook, drinks, mixology, Mocktails, parragon books, recipes, the art of mixology mocktails ·
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You put tea in what now?

Brew Bake Sip & Savour by Bird & Blend Tea Co

January 22, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

When one of my favorite tea shops in Scotland announced they had a cookbook coming, I definitely pre-ordered it. Then Barnes and Noble canceled the pre-order. Then I had to get it off of the general internet; ordering it from the shop online store would have cost more in shipping than the book. But I finally got Brew, Bake, Sip & Savour. I’m not super surprised, but it is almost a necessity that you either have or are pretty familiar with Bird & Blend Tea […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: #cocktails, Baking, Bird & Blend Tea Co, Bird and Blend Tea Co, blalck tea, Brew Bake Sip and Savour, drinks, green tea, matcha, Mocktails, oolong, rooibos, tea

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:7 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: #cocktails, Baking, Bird & Blend Tea Co, Bird and Blend Tea Co, blalck tea, Brew Bake Sip and Savour, drinks, green tea, matcha, Mocktails, oolong, rooibos, tea ·
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Drinks to Read By (and Watch Movies With Too)

Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist by Tim Federle, Lauren Mortimer (Illustrator)

Gone with the Gin: Cocktails with a Hollywood Twist by Tim Federle, Lauren Mortimer (Illustrator)

December 30, 2021 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

I’m a fan of a pun, and back when having a small New Years Eve gathering with friends was still a possibility, I requested Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist and Gone with the Gin: Cocktails with a Hollywood Twist by Tim Federle from my library. My idea was to find a couple of options for fun literary and movie inspired beverages for a crowd that was intended to include no less than 5 current and former Cannonballers (if you’re my friend long enough […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #cocktails, faintingviolet, games and snacks, Gone with the Gin, Mocktails, Tequila Mockingbird, tim federle, Tim Federle, Lauren Mortimer (Illustrator)

faintingviolet's CBR13 Review No:76 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction · Tags: #cocktails, faintingviolet, games and snacks, Gone with the Gin, Mocktails, Tequila Mockingbird, tim federle, Tim Federle, Lauren Mortimer (Illustrator) ·
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