Jeffrey Morgenthaler https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/ Bartending and Cocktail Advice Since 2004 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:33:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Jeffrey Morgenthaler https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/ 32 32 148367305 Introducing: Bevnap Cocktail App https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/introducing-bevnap-cocktail-app/ https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/introducing-bevnap-cocktail-app/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:05:01 +0000 https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=8023 Over the past year, we’ve been quietly working on something special and today it’s finally live! After I’d put out the Batch Cocktail Calculator and the Universal Syrup Calculator, my friend Chuck reached out to me and said “Why not make an iPhone and iPad app that can do all of that *and* store a | Read More

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]]> https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/introducing-bevnap-cocktail-app/feed/ 27 8023 The Currency of Information https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-currency-of-information/ https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-currency-of-information/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:35:26 +0000 https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=8016 This is just going to be a bunch of musings, something I haven’t been able to get out of my head for a while now. Inspired by my many text thread and in-person conversations with “old timers” and veterans like myself who have watched a real paradigm shift in the drinks trade lately. I’m well | Read More

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]]> https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-currency-of-information/feed/ 28 8016 Amaro for Art https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/amaro-for-art/ https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/amaro-for-art/#respond Sat, 25 Oct 2025 21:20:15 +0000 https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=8008 Earlier this year, my friends over at the Portland Art Museum reached out to me about doing something to support Everybody Is an Art Person, part of their larger connection campaign which includes the new Rothko Pavilion expansion. The goal is to open the museum up – literally and figuratively – by celebrating Portland creativity | Read More

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]]> https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/amaro-for-art/feed/ 0 8008 The Carbonation and Dispense Pressure Calculator https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-carbonation-and-dispense-pressure-calculator/ https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-carbonation-and-dispense-pressure-calculator/#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:59:00 +0000 https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=8005 Every so often, I get to work on a project that reminds me why I fell in love with this industry in the first place. The Carbonation and Dispense Pressure Calculator is one of those projects. I built this tool with my friends Bart and Valentino from Crossroads Consultancy, the brilliant duo formerly behind Crossroads | Read More

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]]> https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-carbonation-and-dispense-pressure-calculator/feed/ 0 8005 All of My Free Calculators in One Place https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/all-of-my-free-calculators-in-one-place/ https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/all-of-my-free-calculators-in-one-place/#comments Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:52:02 +0000 https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=7946 Ever since I started building webapps this summer and sharing them with the world, I’ve been (pleasantly) bombarded with requests from people who want more. Which is awesome and I promise I’m going to get to many of the ones I haven’t gotten to yet. However, I have gotten a lot of requests for tools | Read More

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]]> https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/all-of-my-free-calculators-in-one-place/feed/ 5 7946 The Batch Cocktail Calculator https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-batch-cocktail-calculator/ https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-batch-cocktail-calculator/#comments Tue, 20 Aug 2024 04:41:00 +0000 https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=7931 I made this for you guys because I love you – the Batch Cocktail Calculator. Designed for both professional bartenders and folks who make drinks at home, this calculator takes your single-serving cocktail recipe and turns it into a batch of any size. This project kicked my ass a more than the Universal Syrup Calculator | Read More

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]]> https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-batch-cocktail-calculator/feed/ 21 7931 Apple Juice Arnold Palmer https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/apple-juice-arnold-palmer/ https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/apple-juice-arnold-palmer/#comments Sun, 04 Aug 2024 16:02:18 +0000 https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=7924 MAKE YOUR ARNOLD PALMERS WITH APPLE JUICE!! This was the sound of the voice inside my head while I was frantically trying to get a new drink recipe out the door at work so I could photograph it and get the hell out of town so we could jump in the river. I was steeping | Read More

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]]> https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/apple-juice-arnold-palmer/feed/ 2 7924 New Universal Syrup Calculator Webapp! https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/universal-syrup-calculator-webapp/ https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/universal-syrup-calculator-webapp/#comments Sat, 20 Jul 2024 23:11:55 +0000 https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=7711 This is for those of you who aren’t super comfortable with spreadsheets (and I don’t blame you) and would prefer to have a much easier solution. I spent waaaay too much time getting real granular (no sugar pun intended) this morning creating a handy webapp that will now create a perfect 1:1 or 2:1 syrup | Read More

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]]> https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/universal-syrup-calculator-webapp/feed/ 3 7711 Quick and Dirty Rhubarb Syrup https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/quick-and-dirty-rhubarb-syrup/ https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/quick-and-dirty-rhubarb-syrup/#respond Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:51:08 +0000 https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=7898 I shot this a few weeks ago but of course forgot to upload it here. It’s rhubarb season here, and after watching a few people overthink rhubarb syrup I thought I’d share how I do it at home (and at the bar) – it’s insanely easy. Some thoughts on rhubarb syrup. I’ve never liked this | Read More

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]]> https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/quick-and-dirty-rhubarb-syrup/feed/ 0 7898 The All-Day Bloody Mary https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-all-day-bloody-mary/ https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-all-day-bloody-mary/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:14:37 +0000 https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=7834 This recipe, one of the first developed for the opening menu at Pacific Standard, is my reconciliation to a drink that I never really cared for in the first place: The Bloody Mary. Yeah I know it’s weird. But as a bartender, I’ve always been that guy that died a little inside whenever someone ordered | Read More

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]]> https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-all-day-bloody-mary/feed/ 15 7834 All-Day Bloody Mary Mix https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/all-day-bloody-mary-mix/ https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/all-day-bloody-mary-mix/#respond Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:12:17 +0000 https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=7840 This is a take on the solution to The Bloody Mary Conundrum that I posted over a decade ago, in response to the logistical challenges of having a Bloody Mary on the menu at a bar. This particular take is detailed more extensively in the All-Day Bloody Mary post, and I encourage you to read | Read More

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]]> https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/flannel-shirt/feed/ 21 7805 A Love Letter to Bleu Cheese Stuffed Olives https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/a-love-letter-to-bleu-cheese-stuffed-olives/ https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/a-love-letter-to-bleu-cheese-stuffed-olives/#comments Sun, 12 Nov 2023 20:29:16 +0000 https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=7760 My first real fancy bar job was at a French restaurant. I’d been working for like six years in dive bars and clubs already but this was like, black tie, crisp white shirt, starched bistro apron, the whole thing. Pouring wine and TONS of Martinis. At least once a night someone would order a Martini | Read More

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]]> https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/a-love-letter-to-bleu-cheese-stuffed-olives/feed/ 6 7760 The Wandering Path https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-wandering-path-2/ https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-wandering-path-2/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:05:25 +0000 https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=7730 This drink is zero proof but if that’s not your thing I can attest to the fact that this recipe works quite well with alcoholic amari as well. Big thanks to Jordan Hughes over at High Proof Preacher for shooting and editing this gorgeous video. To read the whole story of this drink, check out | Read More

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]]> https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-wandering-path-2/feed/ 0 7730 The Wandering Path https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-wandering-path/ https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/the-wandering-path/#comments Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:24:20 +0000 https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/?p=7703 This is one my business partner, Benjamin Amberg, came up with for our menu at Pacific Standard last year – and boy is it a good one. It all started when the owner of a new non-alcoholic spirit company out of Seattle reached out to me and let me know he was coming to Portland | Read More

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