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Drinking with Comedian and Musician Dave Hill
Inside Lederhosen, a Bavarian beer hall in Manhattan’s West Village, a poster of Jets quarterback Vinny Testaverde hovers over comedian Dave Hill like a guardian angel of goulash. Hill, who lives right...
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Cardamomagin
This long, spicy cocktail started out as a Scotch sour that Portland Hunt + Alpine Club’s Andrew Volk wanted to lengthen; he went with cider because he loved “the way the apples and spices in the cider...
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Drunken Socialism: The “Break-Even Bottles” Bringing Rare Spirits to the People
Back in October 2014, Bobby Heugel, owner of Houston’s Anvil Bar & Refuge, embarked on a slightly tipsy social experiment. The premise was simple: He’d sell rare and expensive bottles of liquor by...
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Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog
In the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog—named after the character from Monty Python (“Rabbits, English, carrots, you get the deal”)—Giuseppe Gonzalez of New York’s brand-new Suffolk Arms contrasts Scotch, a...
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Casualty
From New York City’s Amor y Amargo, the Casualty showcases Byrrh’s versatility as a seasonless aperitif wine. Stirred with Scotch, Amaro Montenegro and two dashes of chocolate bitters, it serves as a...
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Daily News: SodaStream for Beer, Reviving Obscure Beer Styles
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – SodaStream, the company that popularized at-home soda makers, is attempting to tap into the beer market with their latest...
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Daily News: Jail Escapee Visits Bar, The Virtues of Islay (and Its Whisky)
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – Hennessy’s master blenders discuss the process of achieving “harmony” in every bottle. – According to Eric Asimov, Etna has...
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Daily News: Video Game for Rosé Lovers, Alcoholic Rice Porridge
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – The team behind New York’s Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog are opening BlackTail, a cocktail bar inspired by American bars in...
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A Surprising New Leader of the Modern Gin Craze
Whisky will forever be the king of spirits in Scotland, but a little known fact: About 70 percent of the gin produced in the United Kingdom actually comes from Scotland, too. There are more than 15...
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Daily News: Ancient Finnish Beer, Korea’s Boozy Business Culture
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has teamed up with a psychologist to create a test that matches personality to flavors. – The New...
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Penicillin
No new drink of the twenty-first century has gone further in terms of fame than this complex, spicy, smoky turn on a Whiskey Sour. The Australian Ross created it while at Milk & Honey, just a year...
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Silver and Sand
Blood & Sand, a private cocktail club, offers 10 variations on the classic cocktail for which it is named—and original aside, this is the most popular version. “Shake the crap out of it so you get...
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Daily News: Tips From A “Drynuary” Veteran, The Family of Vintners Behind...
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – Due to the dwindling value of Sterling following Brexit, Scottish distillers are turning their attention to investment from...
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Daily News: The Nearly Forgotten Whiskey Region, The Beer Can Turns 82
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – In honor of the beer can turning 82, The Daily Beast highlights the standout designs on store shelves today. – After almost...
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Just How Important Is Sherry to Scotch Whisky?
In the middle of the 20th century, whisky makers in Scotland found themselves in predicament. The barrels they’d depended on for decades for aging their whisky had more or less ceased to exist. These...
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Tongue-Cut Sparrow’s Rusty Nail
After opening Anvil, Houston’s first classic cocktail bar, in 2009, Bobby Heugel continues to showcase his mastery of the classics at the recently opened Tongue-Cut Sparrow. Historic drinks, like this...
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Daily News: Unicorn Flavored Cocktails, Fracking Threatens Scotch Whisky
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – Little Lab bar has translated Hong Kong’s culture into cocktail form with drinks that take inspiration from local cuisine. –...
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Ol’ Poet’s Smoke
The Ol’ Poet’s Smoke—a mix of Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve, honey, lemon and Amaro Montenegro—is one of several drink’s in the Scotch highballs section of the cocktail menu at the revamp of Chumley’s....
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Daily News: Video Game for Rosé Lovers, Alcoholic Rice Porridge
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – The team behind New York’s Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog are opening BlackTail, a cocktail bar inspired by American bars in...
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Daily News: Video Game for Rosé Lovers, Alcoholic Rice Porridge
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – The team behind New York’s Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog are opening BlackTail, a cocktail bar inspired by American bars in...
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