DLDGLG and CasaKCD Launched Our Not-So-Simple Syrups Event!

The Do-It-Yourself Simple Syrups event at One Lounge last week rocked. Dana Onyewu and I mixed up drinks that left attendees' imaginations swimming.  

Photo courtesy of DeVonia Singleton

Our sponsors - Bluecoat Gin, High West Whiskey, and Chairman’s Reserve Rum - were put to some really good use.

The Old Fashioned was the opening for our three cocktails. The strongest of the trio, Dana and I felt it would be a great introduction to the "cocktail" and an great opportunity to talk a little history. 

The format of the event was fairly simple - talk about sweetening agents like syrups, shurbs, grenadines and such. 

Then, once all of the attendees had their drink, I'd step from behind the stick and explain the medley of booze they were holding. 

Towards the end, everyone had a chance to mix their own flavored syrups using essential oils and a personal bottle of plain, neutral simple syrup. 

The involvement of the attendees wasn't just entertaining - it took the application of knowledge from my hands to theirs.

Friday is the Last Day for DIY Simple Syrups Event Registration!

Friday is the last day to register for DLDGLG and CasaKCD's Do-It-Yourself Simple Syrups Event on August 28th at One Lounge and we still have a few spaces left. Don't miss this event! 

We'll have 3 full-sized craft cocktails, heavy appetizers, and each person will make their own flavored syrup to take with them! Add your own twist to cocktails that you make at home!

The event will feature 3 phenomenal spirits: Bluecoat American Dry Gin, High West Whiskey, and Chairman's Reserve Rum.

Sign up here.

Not So Simple Syrups

Simple Syrups Event August 28th at One Lounge $35

Simple syrup is just that, simple. A one-to-one or two-to-one dilution of sugar into water requires little more than one’s capacity to handle something boiling hot. Shrubs, while slightly more complex and unfamiliar, need little more than an additional ingredient.

But for bartenders and cocktailians, syrups offer an opportunity to impart sweetness as well as flavor where it’s needed. There is a myriad of syrups one can produce and number of ways to apply them that the average person isn't aware of. It’s a required skill for someone in my line of work as a bartender and booze blogger.

So Dana Onyewu (of Casa: Kitchen. Closet. Dining.) and I will be lending some expertise on the subject next month with help from the good folks at Bluecoat American Dry Gin and High West. Here’s our pitch:

Ever wonder how your bartender makes a ginger mojito taste so gingery? Or adds cinnamon spice flavor to your favorite drink? Wonder want a shrub is? (Yes, it’s a drink.) Infused simple syrups add dimension to cocktails and are easy to create.

Learn the ins & outs of infused simple syrups with a tasting of cocktails created by food bloggers Dana Onyewu & Anthony Rivera. Learn principles of flavoring pairing and experiment with syrup infusions. Enjoy food from One Lounge and leave with your own simple syrup to take home.

$35/per person includes: 3 cocktails, heavy appetizers, hands-on instruction, custom simple syrup you create and take home.

Sign up here.