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The Quarantini Chronicles heads to warmer climates on this week's Barrel to Bottle episode. Roger has put together some recipes that don't require 15 ingredients, for these quarantine times.

Rakefire is an old British pejorative for a person who outstays their welcome in someone's home until the fire has burned down to a few remaining embers. It also evokes thoughts of smoldering piles of leaves, dried sheaves of old John Barleycorn and cool autumn evenings.

The apple and spice profile of this cocktail screams autumn. Not only that, it can be made into a classy and cool cocktail served up or on the rocks and is easily modified into a comforting riff on the Hot Toddy.

Beer cocktails don’t get much attention these days. Probably because craft beer has morphed into an adjunct-laden playground where new releases are already tantamount to a cocktail, straight out of the bottle. The Rattle Skull really has no pre-made corollary and is certainly worth whipping up on a cool autumn or winter’s night.

Stanley Tucci has a lot to learn about making a Negroni. The question is, does he hunger for knowledge on this classic cocktail, or does he just want to play games?

Stanley Tucci's viral Negroni video inspired the Barrel to Bottle Crew to tackle this popular cocktail. As usual, things start traditional and quickly veer off into unique riffs.

Barrel to Bottle's resident cocktail enthusiast has created six cocktails with the ingredients he has at home. For this week's episode, Quarantini Vol. 1, you can mix along at home or make some substitutions like Greg, Pat and Alicia. Cheers.

Mardi Gras is right around the corner. Are you ready to celebrate? Looking for something to serve besides Abita beer? How about the official cocktail of New Orleans – The Sazerac.

Rich, creamy eggnog is a delicious holiday tradition but some worry about consuming raw eggs. This recipe was designed to deliver the finest cup of holiday cheer imaginable in a safe and easy way. Sure, there are good examples of premade eggnog, but nothing beats homemade.

If you think all Tiki drinks are sugary sweet, you just haven’t had a good one.