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Winter Date-Nights At-Home with Drinkworks via. The Pacific Standard | www.thepacificstandard.com

What is it with cocktails that just seem to be the perfect way to wind-down? With more time spent at home, we’ve changed our weekly date-night to cooking-in and ending the night with a cocktail. Living in California we’re treated to beautiful (though cold at times) weather year-round. Creating our alfresco cocktail hour is the perfect excuse to bundle up, grab a blanket, and chat about our weeks. This season we stepped up our cocktail game with the Drinkworks Home Bar by Keurig. Keep reading to see how this single-serve cocktail maker creates perfectly balanced beverages in just minutes!

How Does the Drinkmaker Machine Work?

The Drinkworks Home Bar set-up doesn’t get much easier! It’s so easy you can set it up anywhere where you have a GFCI outlet. This does include outdoor bar set-ups like ours. The machine is carefully designed and well thought out, and this consists of the basic set-up. After a brief washing of components, you’re walked through the chilling and carbonation system. These two systems are responsible for delivering balanced, carbonated, and well-chilled drinks at every single use.

What Cocktail Pods Are Available from Drinkworks?

Drinkworks uses premium cocktail pods to craft high-quality cocktails, just like your favorite restaurant or bar. The cocktail pods are available in various flavors and not only limited to cocktails but also ciders and wine spritzers. Our favorites include the Gin & Tonic (which has elderflower tonic!) and the sweet and sharp Moscow Mule. Their most recent seasonal release, The Fireside collection includes the seasonal Fireside Collection pods variety including Ginger Snap White Russian, Pomegranate Elderflower Spritzer, Spiced Punch, and Winter Mule cocktails perfect for the holiday season!

How Quick are the Drinkworks Cocktails Made?

Once the water tank has chilled, custom cocktails are delivered in less than a minute! After using the Drinkworks Home Bar for some time, we found that chilling the cocktail pods beforehand speeds up this process and ensures a perfectly chilled beverage. You can also add ice and water to the ice tank in addition to your glass (different depending on your cocktail of choice) for a further chilled cocktail.

**Why we love the Drinkmaker**

Have you ever set out to craft a particular cocktail and walked out of the grocery store with a bunch of ingredients you’ll use but, once? The Drinkworks Home Bar is a one-stop-shop. No expensive mixers wasted! A single cocktail pod includes everything (including the alcohol) that your drink calls for (aside from water and potentially a garnish!) The Drinkworks Home Bar allows you to bring the bar home without the stress or fuss of making your go-to cocktail from scratch!

I think more than anything, the machine is a great conversation starter and perfect for future gatherings. We really can’t wait to have friends and family over so they too can be the bartender and pick a drink of their choice.

Ending a long week, relaxing, and enjoying a cocktail has become a routine that we look forward to, especially now when all we need to do is simply touch the Drinkworks button and enjoy it. Press. Play. Date Night. Visit Drinkworks.com to learn more about how the Drinkworks Home Bar by Keurig by Keurig will fit into your holidays.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Drinkworks Home Bar by Keurig.