Good Libations Archives - Bluedot Living https://bluedotliving.com/category/food/good-libations/ At Home on Earth Mon, 22 Jan 2024 18:59:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://bluedotliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Bluedot_site-icon-32x32.png Good Libations Archives - Bluedot Living https://bluedotliving.com/category/food/good-libations/ 32 32 RECIPE: Jam Jar Cocktail https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-jam-jar-cocktail/ https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-jam-jar-cocktail/#respond Mon, 22 Jan 2024 18:43:21 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=17496 The post RECIPE: Jam Jar Cocktail appeared first on Bluedot Living.

]]> https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-jam-jar-cocktail/feed/ 0 RECIPE: Choose Your Own Adventure Cocktail https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-choose-your-own-adventure-cocktail/ https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-choose-your-own-adventure-cocktail/#respond Mon, 22 Jan 2024 18:35:10 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=17484 The post RECIPE: Choose Your Own Adventure Cocktail appeared first on Bluedot Living.

]]> https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-choose-your-own-adventure-cocktail/feed/ 0 A Sustainable Toast to the New Year https://bluedotliving.com/a-sustainable-toast-to-the-new-year/ https://bluedotliving.com/a-sustainable-toast-to-the-new-year/#respond Sat, 16 Dec 2023 00:49:01 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=16392 As someone who loves trying new things, I often find my liquor cabinet stocked with many half-full bottles that were purchased for a specific cocktail recipe I was testing out many moons ago. Staring down these miscellaneous ingredients can quickly become frustrating — I don’t want to buy anything new until I make my way […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/a-sustainable-toast-to-the-new-year/feed/ 0 RECIPE: The Tipperary https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-the-tipperary/ https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-the-tipperary/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 19:44:05 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=14159 The Tipperary cocktail first appeared in 1917 in Hugo R. Ensslin’s Recipes for Mixed Drinks, and is named for the song “It’s a Long Road to Tipperary.” The song was a common tune among homesick Irish soldiers serving in the British army during World War I. The cocktail is delightfully herbaceous with a strong flavor […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-the-tipperary/feed/ 0 Good Libations: Tasting Green in the Heart of Napa https://bluedotliving.com/good-libations-tasting-green-in-the-heart-of-napa/ https://bluedotliving.com/good-libations-tasting-green-in-the-heart-of-napa/#respond Mon, 11 Sep 2023 22:20:42 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=12844 From the bright, warm sunshine, we enter the historic winery building at Trefethen and are hit with the deep scent of the redwood used for its siding. Built in 1886 and now on the National Register of Historic Places, it was abandoned for decades before Eugene and Catherine Trefethen purchased the property in 1968. It […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/good-libations-tasting-green-in-the-heart-of-napa/feed/ 0 Good Libations: Irish Whiskey Goes Green (+ Cocktail Recipe!) https://bluedotliving.com/good-libations-irish-whiskey-goes-green/ https://bluedotliving.com/good-libations-irish-whiskey-goes-green/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:51:11 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=7271 The word “whiskey” comes from the Irish uisce beatha, meaning “water of life.” Good Libations celebrates the huge strides the Irish Whiskey Association is making in the pursuit of conservation and sustainability.

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/good-libations-irish-whiskey-goes-green/feed/ 0 Good Libations: A Toast to Grower Champagne https://bluedotliving.com/good-libations-a-toast-to-grower-champagne/ https://bluedotliving.com/good-libations-a-toast-to-grower-champagne/#respond Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:26:56 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=7001 In the world of winemaking, there are countless terms that we use to discuss eco-conscious wines: natural, organic, biodynamic, sustainable, unfined and unfiltered, hand-harvested, single-vineyard, low-intervention, and the list could go on. What this means is that when looking for a bottle of wine that aligns with our values, let alone with our palate and […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/good-libations-a-toast-to-grower-champagne/feed/ 0 Good Libations: Sipping on Seedlip https://bluedotliving.com/good-libations-sipping-on-seedlip/ https://bluedotliving.com/good-libations-sipping-on-seedlip/#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2023 19:06:54 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=6188 With trends like dry (or damp) January popularizing consumer experimentation in the realm of non-alcoholic cocktails, Seedlip brings to the table a sustainably-crafted, distilled artisan spirit with 0% ABV. Good Libations is a regular Bluedot feature that serves up info on how to make sustainable (and delicious!) drink choices. Non-alcoholic spirits have a history of […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/good-libations-sipping-on-seedlip/feed/ 0 A Joyous (Dry) January Celebration + Alcohol-Free Mint Mojito Recipe https://bluedotliving.com/the-joyous-celebration/ https://bluedotliving.com/the-joyous-celebration/#respond Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:22:00 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=6045 If you’re joining the legions trying Dry January, you don’t have to give up celebrating special occasions. In addition to tasting great, these fresh cocktails leave a pretty light impact on the Earth.  The term Dry January was coined in 2013 by a London-based charity as part of a public health campaign championed. The idea […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/the-joyous-celebration/feed/ 0 Good Libations: Climate Complications for California Winemaking https://bluedotliving.com/good-libations-climate-complications-for-california-winemaking/ https://bluedotliving.com/good-libations-climate-complications-for-california-winemaking/#respond Fri, 09 Dec 2022 02:41:47 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=5462 California’s history of sustainable agriculture makes the region particularly adaptable to the changing climate.

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