Meet the Family – Morgan
Welcome to a brand new feature on our blog that we are calling “Meet the Family”. It’s a chance to get to know the cast and crew of Rooster & Moon, especially the people that spend their time working or playing at the shop. To kick it off, we picked one of the shining stars of the graphic design world. Friends, meet Morgan. (This is where I would normally upload the almost professional-quality photo I took, but my computer seems to be in a “mood”. Suffice to say, he...
Read MoreHACK!
Thanks to everyone who submitted suggestions, both here and on our facebook page, regarding the nameless Drink of The Week. I would have gotten back to you sooner, but our website was hacked by some (expletive deleted) piece of (expletive deleted) who likes to (expletive deleted) their (expletive deleted) moray eel. Seems they were looking for credit card info from our on-line store. Jokes on them, we use pay-pal, so no information was compromised. Next week I’ll announce the winner, but to everyone...
Read MoreDrink of the Week – Angel’s Fling
This week’s Drink of the Week I am calling Angel’s Fling. Because it’s tastes very Spring. Here’s what we use. First, find some nice green tasty basil. I use two leaves, and for this drink we are not muddling the basil, we are bruising it. Here’s what I mean by “bruising”. Take the leaves and stick them in the glass. Take the back of a bar spoon and press the basil against the side of the glass. We are not trying to really crush it, just release some of...
Read MoreDrink Of The Week…Needs Your Help!
The Greatest Drink in the History of Drinking (this week) needs your help. Specifically, I need some help coming up with a name I can use on a drink menu. What I’ve been calling it isn’t important. What is important is that it is very tasty, and the best suggestion for a name will win a prize! What kind of prize, you ask? Well, a free drink, of course. Not to mention the satisfaction that comes with knowing you contributed to the Greatest Drink (of the week). And there will also be...
Read MoreDrink of the Week – Ginger Julep
The Ginger Julep is one of the shining stars of our Spring Cocktail Menu. Today we are going to take a look at how your loving staff at Rooster & Moon makes what will soon be your new favorite drink. First we need to make sure that we have all of our ingredients ready: A nice piece of ginger root, some fresh mint, simple syrup, Gosling’s Ginger Beer, and Jim Beam Rye. And ice. Don’t forget the ice. We need to make sure that we have all the tools that we need: A good and clean surface, a...
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