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Tony's Whisky Corner: 3 New Upscale Takes on Bottled-in-Bond

Tony's Whisky Corner: 3 New Upscale Takes on Bottled-in-Bond

Tasting 2020 B-I-B whiskey releases from Heaven Hill, Wild Turkey, and George Dickel

Featured, SpiritsTony SachsAugust 26, 2020whiskeyComment

Adding Spice to Your Cocktails

Adding Spice to Your Cocktails

Make a Mango Coconut Masalatini and take your cocktail spice adventure from there

Featured, CocktailsRinku BhattacharyaAugust 24, 2020cocktails, spices, new york international wine competition, moscato, riesling, vodka, on the rocksComment

Smoke on Smoke: Pairing Smoky Whisky With Pastrami and Lox

Smoke on Smoke: Pairing Smoky Whisky With Pastrami and Lox

10 food-friendly peated and smoky whiskies to try

Featured, Spirits, PairingAmanda SchusterAugust 21, 2020whiskey, single malt, pairingsComment

Escape From Manhattan

Escape From Manhattan

How to change a standard Manhattan cocktail recipe for a flavor vacation

Cocktails, Featured, SpiritsAmanda SchusterAugust 17, 2020cocktails, rum, whiskey, bitters, brandy, cognac, upComment

Cocktail Changeup: 8 Ways to Make a Piña Colada

Cocktail Changeup: 8 Ways to Make a Piña Colada

If you like Piña Coladas, here are ways to make them at home (rain optional).

Featured, CocktailsAmanda GabrieleAugust 10, 2020cocktails, rum, on the rocks Comment

Sparkling Wine Cocktails 101

Sparkling Wine Cocktails 101

Find the right bubbly for all your fizzy libations

Featured, Cocktails, WineKelly MagyaricsAugust 5, 2020cocktails, wine, cava, new york international wine competition, prosecco, champagne, 101Comment

Cool Down With These 11 Refreshing Boozy Summer Treats

Cool Down With These 11 Refreshing Boozy Summer Treats

11 booze-infused portable drinks and treats for summer refreshment

Featured, Wine, Spirits, CocktailsGabrielle PharmsJuly 30, 2020cocktails, wine, tequila, beer, whiskey, rye, vodka, summerComment

Up Spirits! The Rise and Fall of the British Rum Ration

Up Spirits! The Rise and Fall of the British Rum Ration

July 31 marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the naval rum tot ration

Featured, SpiritsBrian PetroJuly 29, 2020rum, new york international spirits competition, historyComment

Can't Go To the Bar? Bartenders Are Creating Home Cocktail Kits

Can't Go To the Bar? Bartenders Are Creating Home Cocktail Kits

Cocktails to-go are likely here to-stay

Featured, CocktailsMaggie KimberlJuly 28, 2020cocktails, bartending, hospitality industry, covid, new york international spirits competition, rum, to goComment

Tony's (Mostly) Whisky Corner: Ten to One Rum

Tony's (Mostly) Whisky Corner: Ten to One Rum

These additive-free Caribbean rums make welcome additions to any bar

Featured, SpiritsTony SachsJuly 27, 2020rum, white rum, cocktailsComment

Comic Books To Get Lost In, and Drinks To Pair With Them

Comic Books To Get Lost In, and Drinks To Pair With Them

Sip along with these comic fiction thrillers

Cocktails, FeaturedAndrew TobiaJuly 22, 2020cocktails, whiskey, gin, beer, beer pairing, new york international spirits competition, new york international beer competition, microbrewery, ipa, aleComment

Bourbon vs. Rye: Science Says Everything You Know Is Wrong

Bourbon vs. Rye: Science Says Everything You Know Is Wrong

Can you really taste the difference between bourbon and rye, or just think you can?

Featured, SpiritsTom JohnsonJuly 20, 2020bourbon, whiskey, aging, 101 Comments

Crush the Heat With These 6 Cobbler Recipes

Crush the Heat With These 6 Cobbler Recipes

This 19th century sherry-based cocktail is still the ultimate summer quencher

Featured, CocktailsKelly MagyaricsJuly 16, 2020cocktails, classic cocktails, whiskey, on the rocksComment

The Soothing Powers of Cognac

The Soothing Powers of Cognac

Cognac for Bastille Day (or any day, since every day is a new revolution)

Featured, Cocktails, SpiritsAmanda SchusterJuly 10, 2020cognac, brandy, eau de vie, cocktails, classic cocktails, new york international spirits competition, sparkling wineComment

Makgeolli 101: What It Is and How to Drink It

Makgeolli 101: What It Is and How to Drink It

SpiritsCecilia Hae-Jin LeeJuly 9, 2020101, Korean Comment

Tony's Whisky Corner: Basil Hayden's 10 Year Rye and Old Tub Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon

Tony's Whisky Corner: Basil Hayden's 10 Year Rye and Old Tub Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon

With 2 limited edition releases, Jim Beam shows off its soft and robust style of whiskey-making

Featured, SpiritsTony SachsJuly 7, 2020whiskey, bourbon, new york international spirits competition, reviewComment

Cheers to You, America! (But Public Safety Comes First)

Cheers to You, America! (But Public Safety Comes First)

Hopefully we can properly celebrate Independence Day in 2021, but only if lawmakers help

Featured, Cocktails, NewsAmanda SchusterJuly 3, 2020covid, cocktails, bars, cocktail bars, fourth of july Comment

6 Cocktails With Flavors of Yuzu

6 Cocktails With Flavors of Yuzu

These unique citrusy drinks with flavors of yuzu will brighten summer sipping.

Featured, CocktailsKelly MagyaricsJuly 1, 2020cocktails, yuzu, liqueur, lemon, vodka, flavored vodka, gin, tequila, mixers, recipes, summerComment

The New American Amari: Four to Try

The New American Amari: Four to Try

How American amaro makers are putting their own spin on the classic liqueur.

Featured, SpiritsJames ReddicliffeJune 29, 2020liqueur, amariComment

Inside the Uncle Nearest and Jack Daniels Partnership to Diversify the Spirits Industry

Uncle Nearest’s Fawn Weaver and Jack Daniel’s Matt Blevins discuss initiative to advance the whiskey industry

Featured, News, SpiritsGabrielle PharmsJune 26, 2020covid, profileComment