Good News for Facebook Folks!

For a variety of reasons that we don't need to go into at the moment, I'm pleased to report that we will be doing our live broadcasts on Facebook from now on! We may do the occasional live broadcast on YouTube, but for the most part it will be Facebook all the way. Not only is a lot easier to set up a live broadcast on Facebook, but Facebook has shown us a lot more love than YouTube ever will. We will continue to post our Monday and Tuesday episodes on YouTube (as well as Facebook and Instagram, of course) and, again, perhaps the occasional live broadcast, but the real fun will be on Facebook! Here's the link to our Facebook page in case you're not already following us there.

Coming this week on all of our social media platforms: highballs and snacks inspired by "Grease" and Thursday's live broadcast will be a celebration of all things Tony Manero! And I mean all, not just "Saturday Night Fever." It may just be our cheesiest live broadcast to date and that is really saying something!

Live from New York, it’s Thursday Night!

Here's last night's live broadcast! The video goes inexplicably wonky in the last few minutes. Just pretend you've had a few cocktails and go with it!

Happy Hour Live!

Our happy hour episode is live this week and we had so much fun that we might just do it again next week! Watch the video for FOUR cocktails to enjoy when you're sick, or simply when it's cold outside!

Cocktail Recipes with Beer and More!

Did you miss tonight's live broadcast? No worries, it lives here! Click the link above and spend Saturday evening with us!

Live Video: Cocktails with New York Spirits!

We're home from our road trip and mixing drinks with the bottles we bought today at Prohibition Distillery and Brewery Ommegang! I was ready for a couple of drinks after the GOAT we saw, roaming the road today. We didn't hit it, but I hope its luck holds out!

Wondermint Schnapps - Tasting and Cocktail Recipes!

Here's Saturday night's live broadcast, in which we taste and mix cocktails with Wondermint schnapps, from Death's Door Spirits! We came up with several new recipes for Christmas cocktails (you may think it's too early, but it will be here before you know it), so tune in and get ahead of your holiday schedule!

Immature Brandy: What An Opener

On this evening's live broadcast we sampled and mixed cocktails with "immature brandy," something we'd never heard of before. I'm pleased to say we enjoyed it, along with all the drinks we tried. Join us as we fall down the rabbit hole of immature brandy!

Cocktail Recipes & Records!

Did you miss tonight's live broadcast from the Kitsch-en? No worries, it lives here forever! We won't be making any money on this one, since someone claimed copyright infringement on one of the songs that was played. Sigh. I'm glad that, in general, we have our OWN music that we use. written for us. It's a little annoying that, if we tried to fight it (I don't think these people are copyright holders, either), the burden would entirely be on us. We need to sell glassware and bitters in our online store to keep on top of things like legal fees!  Here's that link, just in case you were so inclined... Velveteen Lounge Kitsch-en Store



Have a fabulous week and stay out of troubl

Pink Drink for Sunday

Here's a lovely libation we created for the lovely Loni, a generous donor to our Feeding America fundraising campaign! It's perfect for Sunday brunch (or any other day of the week!)

Sweet Pink Bubbles

Sweet Pink Bubbles (created for Loni)

3/4 oz strawberry liqueur (Click here for the recipe we used to make our own!)

2 dashes cherry bitters

Chilled pink sparkling wine

A pink cherry (red is okay, too)

Combine all ingredients in a champagne flute and stir gently.

Thank you so much, Loni!

In other news, our first attempt at doing a live video on YouTube fell apart when we realized that we had to use the webcam in our computer. No bar shots? No mixing drinks? No thank you! We did our video on Facebook instead and it was a lot of fun. I especially enjoyed the comment that said that we're "destroying tiki" and that young people don't care about this stuff. Where would anyone get the idea that we're trying to appeal to young people?! :D We make drinks, so that lets out anyone under 21, plus I'm pretty sure anyone under the age of 35 has their own shows to watch, starring people young enough to be our children. But I'm glad he watched - thanks for the view!

More live video coming soon and, if you have an idea for a live broadcast, let us know!

Coming Soon: More Live Video!

I hope the first week of the year has treated you right! Whether it has or it hasn't, we have a cocktail to help start the weekend on a lovely note - click here to watch today's new episode!

While you're there, be sure to subscribe to our channel, if you haven't already, because we're planning to start doing more live videos, on both YouTube and Facebook! Facebook is great, but YouTube is where we really need to grow for sponsorships and such (that liquor doesn't buy itself!). We asked for and got some hilarious ideas for live videos and we're excited to try those out. Plus, you never know what live video will bring, which often leads to unintentional hilarity, such as New Year's Eve, when a bottle of prosecco spewed forth over our bar like Old Faithful. So we hope to see you on both Facebook and YouTube. I have no doubt that a great deal of unintended hilarity is in our future!

New Year's Eve, live from the Velveteen Lounge Kitsch-en!