Mike’s Mix
Mike’s Mix: Ancho Sour Micro Cocktail
Every Friday, Mike Augustyniak picks up a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week, he headed over to The Lowry Hill Dunn Brothers to check out another one of their “micro” cocktails.
Mike’s Mix: The Micro-Manhattan
Every Friday, Mike Augustyniak picks up a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week, he headed over to The Lowry Hill Dunn Brothers to check out one of their “micro” cocktails.
Mike’s Mix: Home-Crafted Valentine’s Day Cocktails
If your Valentine’s Day plans include staying in, I have an idea. What about impressing your sweetie with an easy, homemade craft cocktail? Here are three recipes from a bartender whose own love life heated up in a kitchen — Laurel Elm from Saint Dinette.
Mike’s Mix: The Blood & Sand
Every Friday, Mike Augustyniak picks up a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week, he headed over to The Mill Northeast and to make the essential Scotch cocktail, served up in a neighborhood setting.
Mike’s Mix: The Warm Fashioned
Every Friday, Mike Augustyniak picks up a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week, he headed over to The Mill Northeast and to make the drink, you’ll need to draw a warm bath.
Mike’s Mix: Everything Nice Old Fashioned
Every Friday, Mike Augustyniak picks up a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week, he headed over to Brasserie Zentral to see their twist on a classic American drink
Mike’s Mix: Winter Sidecar
Every week, Mike Augustyniak picks a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week he’s taking a look at the Winter Sidecar from Minneapolis’ Brasserie Zentral.
Mike’s Mix: The ’36 Chambers’ Of Negroni
This week we featured two drinks from the Negroni menu of Marin’s Library Bar. The first, called Ol’ Dirty, is a classic recipe. The most popular Negroni on the menu is actually a spin on the original called Method Man. It uses an herbal liqueur called Chartreuse to stand in for the traditional vermouth.
Mike’s Mix: Bloody Marys At Hell’s Kitchen
In the world of Bloody Marys there aren’t many absolutes. The origin of the Bloody Mary is definitely not in dispute, except that it may be. It really depends on who you ask.
Mike’s Mix: Hennepin Avenue Exile @ The Lowry
Mike Augustyniak has been mixing at some classic, old-school bars–places that feel like home for the holidays. This week, Mike headed to The Lowry in Uptown.
Mike’s Mix: A Chocolate Cocktail At Kincaid’s
All this month Mike Augustyniak has been mixing at some classic, old-school bars–places that feel like home for the holidays. This week, Mike headed to Kincaid’s in Bloomington.
Mike’s Mix: Monte Carlo’s Manhattan
Mike’s Mix got a special taste of a signature drink at a century-old Minneapolis establishment.
Mike’s Mix: Wassail Bowl
The tradition of wassailing — caroling and drinking — began in the 1500s in southern England. Since its inception, the Wassail Bowl has been filled with some version of spiked cider. The recipe that is served seasonally at W. A. Frost in St. Paul has been on the menu continuously since they opened in 1975
Mike’s Mix: Spoon And Stable’s Crusta
Mike’s Mix got a special taste of a brand new Minneapolis restaurant that has created quite a bit of buzz. Spoon and Stable opened Nov. 16 in Minneapolis’ North Loop neighborhood. This week, Mike tries the eatery’s unique if not downright rare Brandy Crusta.
Mike’s Mix: Nancy’s Cosmo (Winter 2014 Version)
Mike’s Mix got a special taste of a brand new Minneapolis restaurant that has created quite a bit of buzz. Spoon and Stable opened Nov. 16 in Minneapolis’ North Loop neighborhood. This week, Mike tries Nancy’s Cosmo from Spoon and Stable.
Mike’s Mix: Cranberry French 75
Every week, Mike Augustyniak picks a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week he’s getting a taste of the bubbly at Loews Hotel’s Releve Champagne lounge. This week Mike’s enjoys their Cranberry French 75.
Mike’s Mix: Far North Cobbler
Every week, Mike Augustyniak picks a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week he’s dabbling in a cobbler from La Belle Vie. What’s a cobbler, you ask? Read on!
Mike’s Mix: Cocoa Bumbo
Every week, Mike Augustyniak picks a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week he’s learning about rum with a chocolaty concoction from La Belle Vie in Minneapolis.
Mike’s Mix: Donny Dirk’s Voodoo Zombie
Every week, Mike Augustyniak picks a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week he’s getting into the Halloween spirit with a striking and spookily-titled tiki drink from Donny Dirk’s Zombie Den in Northeast Minneapolis.
Mike’s Mix: New Fashioned
Every week, Mike Augustyniak picks a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week he’s taking a look at the New Fashioned from the PUBLIC kitchen + bar.
Mike’s Mix: Dr. IPA
Every week, Mike Augustyniak picks a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week he’s taking a look at the Dr. IPA from the PUBLIC kitchen + bar.
Mike’s Mix: Strange Relationship
Every week, Mike Augustyniak picks a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week he’s taking a look at the Strange Relationship from the St. Paul Grill.
Mike’s Mix: The LP
Every week, Mike Augustyniak picks a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week he’s tackling the LP from Five Watt Coffee.
Mike’s Mix: Big Easy
Mike’s Mix has moved to Saturday! Now, every Saturday Mike Augustyniak picks a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week he’s tackling The Kingfield from Five Watt Coffee.
Mike’s Mix: The Kingfield
Mike’s Mix has moved to Saturday! Now, every Saturday Mike Augustyniak picks a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week he’s tackling The Kingfield from Five Watt Coffee.
