Category Archives: D.I.Y.

• A Building Adventure with Oberon Ball Drop

  Submitted by Nick on Mon, 25/03/2013 - 8:00

  Tags:Ball Drop, Bell's Brewery, DIY, Oberon
  

  About 2 months ago, I was introduced by a friend to the local Bell’s Field Sales Rep, Monica. She asked if I could help her build a ball drop for the release of Oberon – 3/25/13 at midnight. Getting the chance to mix my passion for making and drinking was an offer I couldn’t pass [...]

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• D.I.Y. Lime Cordial

  Submitted by Nick on Mon, 26/11/2012 - 8:36

  Tags:gimlet, lime cordial, roses sweetened lime
  

  Lime Cordial is a sweet tart key ingredient for Gimlets. This will replace the corn syrup filled Roses Sweetened Lime that you can find at any liquor store. Lime Cordial Recipe (Employee’s Only)  4 cups fresh lime juice 2.5 cups agave nectar 40 kaffir lime leaves Add all ingredients to a pot and bring to a boil. [...]

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• D.I.Y. Booze Bottle

  Submitted by Nick on Mon, 08/10/2012 - 8:00

  Tags:Acetone, Booze Bottle, D.I.Y., Frentz & Sons, Target, Wire Cutters
  

  I found a great bottle at Target and wanted to tweak it to a booze bottle. It’s a fairly mindless project but check out the steps below. This is the bottle I started with. It had the paint on it and the metal wrap that I didn’t want. So we are going to take that [...]

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• D.I.Y. – Absente Bitters

  Submitted by Nick on Tue, 18/09/2012 - 9:31

  Tags:Absente, Angostura Bitters, Fee Brothers, Green Chartreuse, Mint Bitters, Peychaud's bitters
  

  I found a cocktail recipe on Liquor.com that called for Absinthe Bitters. There are two absinthes they called for; Pernods and Kubler but neither were in my liquor stash. What was in my stash was Absente so I improvised. I also only made a half batch. 3 oz Absente 1 0z Green Chartreuse 1 dash [...]

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• D.I.Y. Tonic Water

  Submitted by Nick on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 8:22

  Tags:agave syrup, cinchona bark, citric acid, D.I.Y. Tonic Water, jeffery morgenthaler, juniper berries, lemongrass
  

  Some of the easiest cocktails to make are just booze and tonic. You can even get a bit crazy and add a garnish too. The sweet/tart/bitter concoction is a great pair for most neutral or lightly flavored alcohols. I’ve tasted a lot of the mass and craft bottled tonic water but wanted to make my own. A [...]

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• DIY Mini Photo Studio

  Submitted by Nick on Tue, 04/09/2012 - 8:12

  Tags:i3 detroit, infinity wall, light tent, mini photo studio, photography, sketch-up
  

  Our household is spawning blogs like bunnies. Since I need all the help I could get, I thought it would be good to up my photo game. We’ve been using a bay window to take some of our pictures. So I started researching a mini photo studio solution. The goal was to combine a light [...]

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• Wedding Corn Hole (Bagg-o) with Booze Rails

  Submitted by Nick on Mon, 27/08/2012 - 8:00

  Tags:bagg-o, beer, booze rails, Corn hole, directv, wedding
  

  Two of my good friends are getting married so we threw them a shower at work. They love Corn Hole or Bagg-O (depending on where you are from) so we made them a custom Wedding-Themed version of the game. The couple loved the gift so much they wanted to feature it at their wedding. So [...]

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• D.I.Y. – Preserved Cherries

  Submitted by Nick on Sun, 22/07/2012 - 11:16

  Tags:DIY, Do It Yourself, holiday market, Maraschino Cherries, pomegranate molasses, preserved cherries
  

  Anyone who has visited one of the great craft cocktail bars have seen a giant jar of red orbs suspended in a dark sauce and thought those must be maraschino cherries. Every so often you get one in a drink and to your delight it isn’t as sweet or as artificial as the neon red [...]

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