MR MIXIE, MIX ME MORE at COACHELLA!!

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Coachella Weekend’s Lively Cocktails for Lively Music – “Mixi’s” Handcrafted Ginger Beer adds Life to A Living “Craft on Draft” Program Big and Bold enough to handle Coachella.

Shane “Mixi” McKnight and Beau Griffin from BBC, preparing for Coachella at the Tack Room outdoor bar, where some of his signature concoctions will be served all year long.

The Coachella Valley Team had a chance to sit down with (Dr.) Mixi (yea we added that) to talk High end boos at this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival. When we showed up Mixi and his team had been hard at work all day preparing for the almost 100,000 crazed music and cocktail lovers arriving tomorrow. Craft Cocktails is what the buzz is all about…Everything is Big at Coachella: Big Music, Big Venue, Big Money and a Big Cocktail Program engineered and delivered by an even Bigger, passionate, master mixologist and personality Shane McKnight, who Nickname is “Mixi” for a good reason.

We met up with Mixi, from the Best Beverage Company (BBC) and team members, Beau Griffin (Mixi’s #1 guy) and Nate Fields at the Tack Room (where Shane “Mixi” McKnight has a great cocktail menu all year round). 

Shane has worked festivals and concerts with BBC since 1997. After 12 years of working the craft cocktail scene in San Francisco bars and restaurants, Shane came back to work with Dirk Alton and BBC to design and engineer a cocktail program big enough to handle Coachella.

To hear Mixi talk about what he and his team accomplish you know that Goldenvoice and BBC has the right guy in place. “Batching fresh cocktails into chilled kegs just a few hours before the guests arrive allows us to get way more complex and accurate with cocktail formulas. The kegs actually keep the cocktail fresher and colder than any other container.” Mixi said.

Although the actual Coachella Craft on Draft menu is top secret, Mixi shared some of his past recipes from previous events and festivals.

From the Master Mixologist himself here is MIXI’s OWN GREATEST HITS COCKTAIL MENU from some recent festivals.

MIXI’s “LIVE” MULE –  Absolut Vodka, Mixi’s “LIVE” Handcrafted Ginger Beer, fresh lime & house-made saffron bitters

FIRST WORD –  Hendrick’s Gin, Green Chartreuse, fresh cucumber juice, lime juice, local honey & a mist of Clandestine Absinthe

BOURBON FIX  – Bulleit Bourbon, Benedictine Liqueur, Amaro Nonino, lemon juice, orange infused honey & house-made bitters

HOT BLOODED MARGARITA –  Avión Tequila, fresh blood orange, lime juice & organic Serrano Chile infused agave nectar

Shane “Mixi” McKnight and Beau Griffin from BBC with Craige Campbell, Publisher of CoachellaValley.com

If you find yourself looking for a good cocktail at Coachella you’ll find Mixi and his “CRAFT ON DRAFT COCKTAIL MENUS” this year in the Speakeasy, the Rose Garden and the Main-stage VIP Area.

As for the Coachella Valley Team you know where to find us… we will be sharing our unique style of PHOTO Journalism with you throughout Coachella Weekend 2 and Stagecoach… We’re still buzzing about that…