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Calvados 101

Calvados 101

A brief history of this delicous apple or pear brandy from Normandy, plus appellations, methods of distillation, and aging.

SpiritsAgathe SoubienMay 17, 2013calvados, 101 Comments

Get Low

Cocktails, SpiritsDy GodseyMay 14, 2013low alcohol, sake, shoju, skinny cocktails, vermouth Comments

Chalk One Up For the Charcoal

News, SpiritsLeNell Camacho Santa AnaMay 13, 2013bourbon, sour mash Comment

Mother's Day Punch

Mother's Day Punch

CocktailsWarren BobrowMay 8, 2013cocktails, holidays, meyer lemon, mother's day, orange juice, punch Comments

Cinco de Mayo for the Right Reasons

Cinco de Mayo for the Right Reasons

Cocktails, SpiritsAmanda SchusterMay 2, 2013cinco de mayo, cocktails, mexico, tequilaComment

Handmade, Craft and Artisanal: Meaningful or Meaningless?

News, SpiritsMike GroenerApril 29, 2013artisanal, craft, gin, handmade, spirits, vodka, whiskey Comments

Ode to the Milk Punch

Cocktails, SpiritsWarren BobrowApril 28, 2013bourbon, brandy, cognac, gin, ryeComment

The Worst Thing I Tasted This Week

The Worst Thing I Tasted This Week

News, SpiritsAmanda SchusterApril 26, 2013agave, mezcal, review Comments

New Booze! Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum

News, SpiritsLincoln ChinneryApril 23, 2013barbados, bourbon, cocktails, manhattan, rumComment

Behind the Bar: the Flatiron Room

Bars, Lifestyle, SpiritsAmanda SchusterApril 23, 2013bars, Scotch, single malt, whiskeyComment

George Dickel: The Other Tennessee Whisk(e)y

George Dickel: The Other Tennessee Whisk(e)y

SpiritsKeith AllisonApril 22, 2013sour mash, whiskeyComment

Say Olá to Avuá Cachaça!

Say Olá to Avuá Cachaça!

News, SpiritsAmanda SchusterApril 18, 2013brazil, cachaca, cocktails, rum Comments

The Dark Side of the Moon Martini

CocktailsfurchtbarApril 14, 2013cocktails, gin, grapefruit, martini, peppermint, stevia, tea, vermouth Comments

See all our photos from Whisky Live 2013 on Facebook!

News, SpiritsAmanda SchusterApril 8, 2013bourbon, Scotch, whiskeyComment

What Really Makes a Spirit Gluten-Free?

Spirits, Most PopularJohn PomeroyApril 2, 2013Gluten-Free, vodka Comments

New Distiller Editions from Diageo

News, SpiritsAdam LevyApril 1, 2013diageo, limited edition, Scotch, whiskeyComment

Spring Revivers in Time For Easter

Spring Revivers in Time For Easter

Crisp cocktails for the spring season, including 2 variations on the classic corpse reviver cocktail.

CocktailsAmanda SchusterMarch 28, 2013absinthe, brandy, cherry, cocktails, cognac, easter, gin, lemon, orange juice, Scotch, sparkling wine, vermouth, spring, recipes, upComment

Don't Passover the Cocktails

Don't Passover the Cocktails

CocktailsAmanda SchusterMarch 24, 2013apple juice, brandy, cocktails, gin, honey, kosher, seder, syrup, tequila, passoverComment

The Old Fashioned Gets an Unusual Update

CocktailsfurchtbarMarch 22, 2013bitters, bourbon, classic cocktails, cocktails Comment

Japanese Whisky: Spotlight on Nikka

SpiritsMarysa MitchMarch 20, 2013oak, Scotch, single malt Comments