2022 Rising Star

Our owner of Shots by Miko, Miko Blackman (Richardson) has been awarded the awesome accolade as being labeled part of the 2022 Rising Stars of Food & Beverage by local Feast Magazine. In the article they chat with her about Shots by Miko’s start, the journey, how the pandemic has changed service. We also talked…

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IN Kansas City Chats with Shots by Miko

As we all adjust to what is life now, we all have to keep moving especially the small businesses that were affected. The seemingly hardest hit industry has been bars & restaurants. Michael Mackie of IN Kansas interviews Miko Richardson, Owner of Shots by Miko as she participates in the Black Restaurant Week’s Power of…

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We’ve Got Something In Common

The We’ve got Something in Common duo is a love story, inspired by the R&B artists Bobby Brown & Whitney Houston’s track by the same name. It is a chat of dainty lightness and smooth ruggedness, utilizing common ground to bring it all together. The commonality in both beverages is the use of Orgeat (Almond)…

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Caught Up In the Newness

Caught Up in The Newness is a girl’s night out exploration in to herb-utilized bourbon cocktails. In the song, The Newness, Eric Roberson is speaking to freshness, fun & excitement he’s having when starting a new relationship. This cocktail creates that feeling for women who don’t usually forage into the space of bourbon especially alongside…

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Hot Stone Massage

Kansas City is a small and calming town, but we’ll continue to surprise you with our spice. The Hot Stone Massage includes refreshing notes of cucumber & lychee with the unexpected heat of jalapeno and featuring Maker’s Mark® smoothness; your taste buds will be reinvigorated to have you back in tip-top shape! -Glassware: Highball glass…

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#PowerofThePalate Virtual Cocktail Competition & #ShotsbyMiko advances to the NATIONAL BRACKET of 16 to represent KANSAS CITY, MO!

Shots by Miko, more specifically our owner Miko Richardson, has advanced the the national bracket to represent KANSAS CITY MISSOURI for Black Restaurant Week’s Power of the Palate Virtual Cocktail Competition presented by Maker’s Mark. The call for the best black bartender in the country went out in late June/early July. They were looking in…

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Cross Seasonal Beverages

There are beverage options available that can be enjoyed year ’round! How about those that impart a flavor profile, calling back to slow sips and warm moments by the fire with a loved one? Or those that cause you to reminisce about that vacation with the sand, between your toes, the blazing sun and the…

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2019 Kansas City People’s Choice Awards

Shots by Miko was nominated in the category of Best Bartending Service for the first ever Kansas City People’s Choice Awards. The initial presentation of these awards was an open voting forum where the categories were listed and voters inserted the names for each category. After two weeks of this open forum, the finalists for…

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