Drinks

Six coffee commandments if you brew at home

by Sara Workman on February 25, 2015 at 12:11PM

It’s ridiculously tempting and easy to trot into one of Charlotte’s sundry coffee shops and order your favorite mocha-latte-cappu-frappe-espresso goodness, but what about those days when the success of your wake-up/mid-morning/post-lunch mug of Joe depends on your own brewing skills? According to David Haddock of Boquete Mountain Coffee, the first coffee hot spot on this weekend’s CLT Coffee Crawl, these are his coveted coffee commandments for a five-star cup of Joe at home.

Create your own mocktail with this shrub recipe

by Keia Mastrianni on July 2, 2014 at 1:57PM

This week, we look into the rise (or lack thereof) of creative craft beverages sans alcohol. Mocktails.

Smelly Cat Coffee unveils Kegged Cold Brew for the workplace

by Kimberly Lawson on May 2, 2014 at 1:02PM

If you ever thought working at Creative Loafing would be the coolest job ever, well, you're right. We are now the home of the first cold brew coffee on tap installation in an office setting in Charlotte, thanks to the good folks at Smelly Cat Coffee.

Upcoming: Beers for Boston at NoDa Brewing

by Kelly Davis on April 22, 2013 at 2:00PM

If you're trying to find comfort or a glimmer of hope after seeing the tragedy that took place at the Boston Marathon last week, you can look to businesses like NoDa Brewing that pull the community together to offer their support. On the evening of Wednesday, April 24, NoDa Brewing Company, located at 2229 N. Davidson St., will host Beers for Boston to benefit the Be Strong Stay Strong Fund, which was set up to benefit two local runners who were seriously injured by the bomb explosions in Boston.

Local Discovery: Cold Brew at Central Coffee

by Keia Mastrianni on April 9, 2013 at 9:13AM

Cold brewing coffee is a revered process for coffee communities in the know. Since a trendy surge in 2011, all the coffee meccas from New York to Portland to Seattle have been mastering the cold brew and selling it to hoards of coffee enthusiasts.

Drink away your journalist blues

by Mark Kemp on February 12, 2013 at 9:10AM

Tired of waiting around for those print journalism assignments that no longer come your way? Weary of seeing press releases run in spaces that once housed actual news stories?

Cocktail Recipe: Cider Side Car with Serious Cider

by Kelly Davis on November 5, 2012 at 2:36PM

Tonight, Halcyon will host the Foggy Ridge Cider Dinner, pairing Foggy Ridge hard ciders with Chef Marc Jacksina's creative dishes. The orange flavoring in this drink is acquired through natural orange oil.

Upcoming: Vegan Wine Dinner at Fern

by Kelly Davis on August 16, 2012 at 1:28PM

Fern, Flavors from the Earth is excited to present a very special event — a completely vegan dinner with white wine pairings from Carmel Road Winery on Monday, Aug. 20. The event will begin with kombucha cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at 6 p.m. and the vegan feast will begin at 7 p.m.

Monsters in my kitchen

by Priscilla Tsai on May 23, 2011 at 11:17AM

I've joined the blog bandwagon and tried making and drinking Green Monster Smoothies. (Read about the movement here.)

Margaritas for Cinco de Mayo

by Priscilla Tsai on May 4, 2011 at 2:29PM

Espolón Tequila asked three top mixologists from New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco to craft what could be the country's first Taco Truck Cocktail Pairing – just in time for Cinco de Mayo. To pair with tacos, the mixologists came up with tequila drinks like Bebida de Puebla (made with Benedictine and coffee liqueurs), Sidra de la Mula (Apple Cider Mule, made with bitters and Sidral Mundet), and Bucking Borracho (made with ginger syrup, lemon and lime juice, and chocolate bitters).

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