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The Art of Mixology: Mastering Cocktail Techniques and Tools

Have you ever bellied up to a bar and been entranced by the bartender mixing, shaking and stirring up incredible looking (and tasting)...

Summer Never Tasted So Good

Summer is so close we can almost taste it. And there’s nothing better than when the weather warms up, the garage doors open, and the...

Drum Roll Please… Introducing the Barrel Room

While Beloit’s newest venue needs no introduction, allow us to give you a properly unproper rundown of the Barrel Room, the most kickass...

4 Properly Unproper Ways to Drink Tequila

It’s no secret we love tequila around here. It’s in our name and most likely in our blood. We love it so much we have just about any kind...

WTF is the W.T.F.???

You may think you know what W.T.F. stands for but at truk’t, we’ve got our own definition. It’s our weekly truk’t feature and it can be a...

Sip or Swig: 6 Whiskeys to Sip and 6 Whiskeys for Cocktails

There’s no wrong way to drink it. You can make a one-ingredient cocktail or throw some liqueurs and fresh fruit in a glass with your liquor.

5 Whiskey Cocktails to Keep You Warm This Winter

We don’t have sweaters or a fireplace, but we have a few cocktails that will heat you from the inside out on the coldest Wisconsin days.

All Good Things Come in Threes: Taco Trios

What’s the saying? “Good things come in threes”? It’s true. Look at The Three Stooges, the Sanderson Sisters (from the cinematic...

5 Tequilas to Drink in Honor of Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo celebrations look a little different this year. That doesn’t mean you can’t still have a kickass day at home. Eat all the...

Forget Green Beer, We're Drinking Whiskey this St. Paddy's Day

Ah, whiskey. The water of life. And we’re not just saying that. The word “whiskey” actually comes from a Gaelic word that means “water of...

Taco-Bout a Party: How to Create the Perfect Taco Bar

Don’t know what to serve at your next dinner party? Or do you need an idea for a fun weeknight dinner? Tacos are always the answer. We...

The Secret to the Perfect Margarita

It’s no secret. We make a damn good margarita. How do we do it? We throw random measurements of classic margarita ingredients in a shaker...

The Battle of Mexico’s Spirits: Tequila vs. Mezcal

We’re willing to bet you’ve had a tequila shot or two in your lifetime. And it probably wasn’t good tequila. At truk’t, we love tequila...

Hand-made Tortillas

The tortilla can make or break your taco. The filling’s important, of course, but if your tortilla sucks, your whole taco sucks. At...

Made in America: Rye Whiskey vs. Bourbon

When whiskey newbies come to truk’t to try our selection, we get asked two questions. The first is, “What actually is whiskey?” Here’s...

Fresh, Quality Ingredients.

The best tacos in the world are often found out on the street. Taco trucks have become insanely popular over the last several decades and...