quinn's place

pete got me these glorious hammered moscow mule mugs for christmas last year. i love them. they are beautiful and keep your beverage so so so icy cold!

i do love me a good moscow mule, but i discovered that whiskey mules are maybe more tasty to me! i'm not a crazy big whiskey drinker, but i quite enjoy this whiskey + ginger beer.

i originally had a montana mule at

rachel's ginger beer

in pike place market in seattle. this is when i realized that i enjoy this version a bit more than the vodka variety. RGB is amazing by the way.......i really really love ginger, so this place is mah jam. the blood orange ginger beer is soo fab.

i've seen whiskey mules called "montana mules" or "kentucky mules." i'm not sure what the official mixology title of this beverage should be, but i would assume you could name it after any place where the peoples consume oodles of whiskey... [???]

i think it sounds best with the m + m alliteration. oh yeahhh. alliterations always.

ps. don't be hatin on the dirt cheap trader joe's rebel yell whiskey... i hadn't realized that we already had a whole bottle of whiskey in the freezer before i spotted this bottle at tj's.

oh wells!! whiskey drinks all fall and winter in this haus!

REEDS

!!! is so yummy. i think reed's is the go-to ginger beer and ginger ale in town.

ah fooey. i just realized that i shot this with the ginger ale bottle, but i had a reed's ginger beer here, too!

my favorite ginger beer that i've discovered out in the wild is probably

crabbie's

. and...it has alcohol...in it!!! ginger beers are usually non-alcoholic. mmm. it's so good. i had a bangarang moscow mule (or 2) at

fadó irish pub

downtown seattle and encountered this delectable crabbie's brew.

these here whiskey mules were concocted for fall times. i just felt like having a refreshing whiskey + ginger drink, added the standard lime wedges, threw in some apple slices for fall flare and a bundle o' fresh mint from the garden.

and because mint makes food pictures look much mo' betta.

these beverages were crisp, cold, zingy, slightly boozy, and full of flavor.

and with bonus-super-cold-whiskey/ginger-soaked apple slices to chomp on, too.

pack that mug with ice! the colder, the better.

add a couple of ounces of whiskey, about a cup of your ginger beer of choice, fresh lime wedges, thin crisp apple slices, and a bunch of fresh mint.

and you're set to enjoy this super chill cocktail.

better drink some now, before its butt-ass cold outside.

oh boy. i'm thirsty.

Autumn Montana Mules

Recipe makes 1 drink // Easily multiplied

Ingredients:

1-2 ounces whiskey
8 oz. ginger beer
2-3 lime wedges
2-3 thin apple slices (fuji or honeycrisp, etc.)
fresh mint

Instructions-

Add the whiskey and ginger beer to a copper mug. Give it a stir, pack with ice. Gently stir until super cold. If you have crushed ice, use that!!! [I freaking love crushed ice. It makes every cold beverage better, I say.] Squeeze lime and leave wedges in the mug. Garnish with thin apple slices and mint, for extra excitement.

Enjoy!

peter and i headed out to eastern washington last weekend for our first volkswagen show, volksfest! it was a cute and fun time. there were lots of characters there to chat with, games, activities, and prizes. mostly people just walking around and swapping stories about their volkswagen tales.

there were so many cute cars. i took lots of photos:

eastern washington is like a whole different world on the other side of the mountains! that day in seattle was grey and chilly. once we crossed the mountain pass, it was full on summer again.

bus gang.

i liked this teal-mobile the most.

i got shit to do!

the hawaiian car club was the cutest.

all the cheddar busses unite to cruise the ave in yakima.

if we go next time, we need to be in this circle o' campers. we just camped wherever was space. maybe they'll let us in the cool camper club circle another time.

a glorious morning.

apparently its all about the vintage circus tents? so many people had them.

caa-uuuuute.

perfect setting for this, too!

they played lots of old groovy tunes and played 'herbie the love bug' on the big screen at night. actually i think they were watching x-men or something... but it was supposed to be herbie.

it was all pretty dang cutesy.