Cocktails

Jay Sanders of Drastic Measures in Shawnee, Rick Mullins of Redbud Kansas City and Raney Yelenich, an amateur mycologist, head into the woods to forage for cocktail ingredients.

Where the Wild Drinks Are: Foraging for Cocktails

A chef, a mycologist, a journalist and a James Beard-nominated bar owner walk into the woods. They come back with exotic cocktails using foraged ingredients.

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A craft cocktail on a table.

Drinker’s Delight: The Magic of Milk Punch

Meet the Kansas City man behind Bronson’s Milk Punch, one of the nation’s first ready-to-drink bottle milk punches.

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The Campground's Gimlet

The Campground’s Gimlet Wants You To Play With Your Gin

True adventurers wrestle the essence of nature into a lowball glass and drink their victory. The Campground, the pocket bar that grew into an established love letter to the outdoors, opened in the West Bottoms this past December. “We got inspired by other people doing fun things,” co-owner Christopher Ciesiel said. “We just happened to…

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A male bartender

Mixtapes and Mixology | Kenny Cohrs’ Not Another Sequel

Mixtapes & Mixology is a new podcast from The Bridge, Flatland, and Recommended Daily that mashes up the Kansas City music and cocktail scene. Each week, we tell the story of one band, one song, and one bartender. Then we ask the bartender to listen to that song and make us a drink based on…

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A man behind a bar

Mixtapes and Mixology | Ryan Maybee’s Free At Last

Mixtapes & Mixology is a new podcast from The Bridge, Flatland, and Recommended Daily that mashes up the Kansas City music and cocktail scene. Each week, we tell the story of one band, one song, and one bartender. Then we ask the bartender to listen to that song and make us a drink based on…

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