This Week In Booze: Smackdown

A frighteningly red St. Germain cocktail at Upstairs’s cocktail trivia night. Have you ever mistaken a sommelier for a pro wrestler? [ LA Times ] Ron Cooper brought mezcal to Misty Kalkofen , and Misty Kalkofen brought us to mezcal. [ Globe ] Free champagne this afternoon, in real glasses. [ Brix ] The always-seasonal Cambridge Brewing Company has no fewer than three pumpkin beers on tap. [ CBC ] A single beer can make you do 70 mph through the streets of Somerville, says a guy who is drunk. [ Somerville Journal ] Sasha “Milk & Honey” Petraske is working on a hotel bar in the theater district. [ Grub

Street ] Bostonist has located nearby sources for Mexican, corn-free Coke to put in your Cubas Libres . [ Bostonist ] The meticulous Cocktail Virgin Slut(s) have been posting recipes for their favorite cocktails at GrandMa’s party . Bostonist is happy to see Cali Gold’s delicious Sous Le Soleil amongst them: Cynar, Luxardo, Del Maguey Minero, Grand Marnier, Pierre Ferrand, and a dash of Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel-Aged Bitters. It’s like a poem about everything we like. [ Cocktail Virgin Slut ] See you at Tipple Trivia? [ Globe ] P.S. Here’s a syllabus. [ Drinkboston ]

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This Week In Booze: Smackdown