Hi all! This has been a long time coming. We’ve had many heart to hearts over the past couple years about captures&cocktails & what we wanted it to be. It’s hard to run a cocktail heavy website or instagram when the person behind the majority of the social media (Leah) is different than the person creating the cocktails (Jimmy). Add in the fact that the cocktail creator “hates” the behind the scenes of social media and it becomes even harder.

We felt “stuck”. We wanted to be able to post more than just cocktails but felt like we couldn’t. We’ve tried to find different balances and found different roadblocks. But then our lives, like most, changed drastically over the past year. With that, our priorities have changed & our thought process shifted. Life is too short to not do what you want. So – we’re going to do what we want.

We’ve shifted captures&cocktails to be “The Kwartas” – which is exactly who we are! You’ll find a bit of everything here – all of our passions. Sophie even has her own section because she deserves it. Photography, music, pets, traveling, cooking, and of course still captures&cocktails.

Family custom Artwork by @m2.duret

We don’t know about you all – but we are absolutely obsessed with Parks & Rec – thank you Netflix! Neither of us got into the show when it was originally airing but we both had it added to our watch list but never ended up watching it. One night a month or two ago we were looking for something funny to end our night on and it has become an obsession ever since (side note: if Leah has watched anything remotely scary we need to watch something after to fend off nightmares before bed).

Is this cheating – is a day trip considered “traveling”? It doesn’t really matter though because a trip to Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm is 100% worth it if you are in the San Francisco Bay Area. We desperately were looking for “fall festivities” regardless of the fact it was 90 degrees which newsflash to everyone in California – is not fall weather. It took us roughly 2 hours on a Saturday afternoon as we left later than planned. The most traffic we ran into was once we were ~2 miles from the farm because it was busy getting in to park. 

Being new to NorCal after moving from the PNW we always gravitate towards the woodsier areas. One of our favorite spots of Muir Woods is the Cathedral Grove. A place to let your mind clear amidst incredible feats of nature. We wanted to capture that in a cocktail so for our entry into the Trumer Pils contest we give you the Cathedral Grove cocktail, a culmination of all things NorCal we love – Fernet, whisky, and beer.

Happy National Hot Toddy Day! Nothing is better than a warm beverage on a cold evening.

We decided to upload our Transforming Sazarac Instagram story to our youtube page. Watch the vertical video below:

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!

We are keeping it simple with this recipe and trying out a perfect drink for the occasion.  The Irish Old Fashioned.  This herbal, Jameson-forward cocktail will kick off your night nicely, with a bit more sophistication than the usual green beer.