Weekend Project: How to Infuse Your Own Liquor At Home

• [Weekend Project: How to Infuse Your Own Liquor At Home](#toc_item_0) • [Learn Here](#toc_item_1) • [Searching for Next-Level Stargazing Spots? Book These Airbnbs](#toc_item_2) • [Book it](#toc_item_3) • [Local Restaurants in 10 Cities Are Serving Chicken Wings Created by Celebrities](#toc_item_4) • [Try them all](#toc_item_5) • [9 Refreshing Lagers Changing the Beer Industry](#toc_item_6) • [Crack open a cold one](#toc_item_7) • [Marlon Makes Meat Pie in His Microwave](#toc_item_8) • [Watch here](#toc_item_9) *Header 728x90 [photo of the week]( [] [Weekend Project: How to Infuse Your Own Liquor At Home]( [By Kat Thompson]( I miss New York nightlife. I miss the sticky floors of dive bars with beer and shot specials and swanky speakeasies with dim lights and surprising, herbaceous ingredients. I miss happy hour micheladas with a side of chips and guac. I miss The Long Island Bar, home to one of the best burgers in Brooklyn and quite possibly my absolute favorite cocktail -- a bright passionfruit number laced with jalapeño-infused tequila and Aperol. I can easily drink an entire pitcher. When the severity of the pandemic took hold, outings to bars halted, but my desire for a delicious cocktail did not. How could I -- someone who has absolutely no experience in mixology -- attempt to recreate my favorite drinks at home? Infused liquors sound complicated on the cocktail menu, so I was hesitant to make my own attempts. Desperation set in. I had been dreaming of a genuinely spicy jalapeño margarita for weeks. So I reached out to two mixologists: Paul Benkert, owner of the Baltimore-based Bluebird Cocktail Room, and Mac Gleason, the head bartender at The Wayland in New York City, to get their tips and tricks on crafting a perfect infusion. [] [Learn Here]( [( [( shopping [] [Searching for Next-Level Stargazing Spots? Book These Airbnbs]( Some spots are better for stargazers than others, though. So, if you're dead set on finding a spot to decamp to for a few days where the night sky is on full display, we've tracked down eight easily bookable Airbnbs around the country that will ensure you'll get an exceptional view of the celestial world after dark from down here on little ol' Earth. Just make sure you're being extra careful in light of current circumstances. [] [Book it]( [( *Sponsored Ads List [( news [] [Local Restaurants in 10 Cities Are Serving Chicken Wings Created by Celebrities]( As a follow-up to Off the Menu's Burger Showdown in May, 10 celebs will be serving up their own personal wing recipes available for delivery from local restaurants across cities in the United States and Canada. Exclusively through Uber Eats from July 29 to August 2, you can order Shaq's Nashville hot wings or Tyra Banks maple sriracha take, among others. [] [Try them all]( [( *720x300 Ad Banner [( food and drink [] [9 Refreshing Lagers Changing the Beer Industry]( Ever since German immigrants brought the first lager yeast to America in the 1840s, lagers have been a permanent fixture of our drinking culture. What makes a lager a lager and not an ale is the specific types of yeast used, which prefer long, slow, and cool ferments resulting in a generally cleaner and clearer flavor and appearance. [] [Crack open a cold one]( [( [( youtube [] [Marlon Makes Meat Pie in His Microwave]( In this episode of "Nuke With Me," Marlon shows us how to make meat pie only using the microwave. What begins as a potentially exciting opportunity for Marlon soon turns into an episode of whodunit. While Marlon is crafting his gourmet meat pie, he is simultaneously trying to figure out who set him up for failure… again. [] [Watch here]( [( *Footer 728x90 Thrillist Editorial - Favorable reviews cannot be bought. Read our [Terms & Conditions](, [Privacy Policy]( Delivered by Thrillist.com, 568 Broadway, Suite 507, New York, NY 10012 [212.966.2263]( Sent to {EMAIL}. Add themove@newsletter.thrillist.com to your safe-sender list so our emails get to your inbox. [View On The Web]( [Content Settings]( [Unsubscribe](