Dante’s Naren Young on Good Martinis, Bad Martinis, and “Owning” the Negroni
We spoke with Dante’s Naren Young on the eve of the New York City bar’s new “Martini Hour” menu launch.
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Gold Bar Whiskey Review
There’s whiskey inside this bar of gold.
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Drinking in Rome: the Jerry Thomas Project and Beyond
Here’s where to drink when you’re drinking in Rome.
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Wyoming Whiskey Steamboat Bourbon Review
For a spirit named after a famously cantankerous horse, Wyoming Whiskey Steamboat Bourbon is an easy rider.
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Cheat Sheet: Old Tom Gin
Impossible to find until about a decade ago, Old Tom gin now pops up on cocktail menus from coast-to-coast.
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Clyde May’s Straight Rye Whiskey Review
Clyde May’s Straight Rye is distilled in Indiana, named for a legendary Alabama moonshiner, and owned by the NY-based Conecuh brands.
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Brewers Batch Virginia-Highland Whisky No. 2 Review
This unique, beer barrel-finished whiskey is a blend of scotch and 100 percent malted barley whiskey made by Virginia Distillery Company.
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Egan’s Legacy Reserve Irish Whiskey Review
Egan’s, a sixth-generation Irish distiller, released just 1,000 bottles of its Legacy Reserve Whiskey.
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Ardbeg Grooves Scotch Whisky Review
Ardbeg Grooves is a limited-edition scotch whisky that was partly aged in charred wine casks. It’s a beguiling dram full of fruit, salt, and smoke.
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Barrell Bourbon Batch 014 Review
Barrell Bourbon Batch 014 is a cask-strength spirit that was aged and distilled in Tennessee and Kentucky, blended, and bottled at a stout 109.4 proof.
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Cheat Sheet: What Is Sloe Gin?
Sloe gin 101, from what it is to how to use it.
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Mount Gay XO: The Peat Smoke Expression Rum Review
Mount Gay XO: Peat Smoke Expression is an intriguing merger of Caribbean rum and Islay whisky casks.
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2018’s Best Cocktail Books to Give or Receive
Twelve gift-worthy books to give for the holidays, because drinking and reading go hand in hand.
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Peeking Behind the Curtain at MGP Ingredients
MGP Ingredients is the largest producer of rye whiskey in the United States, and its home of Lawrenceburg, Indiana is nicknamed “Whiskey City.”
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Frisco American Brandy Review
Frisco is an unoaked American brandy that’s made from Californian muscat grapes and distilled at San Francisco’s Seven Stills Distillery.
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The Best Tonic for G&Ts, According to Bartenders
From house-made syrups to off-the-shelf brands, here’s how bartenders from Maine to Miami make their G&Ts.
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WhistlePig The Boss Hog V: The Spirit of Mauve Rye Whiskey Review
WhistlePig Boss Hog the Spirit of Mauve is named for the Vermont farm’s dearly-departed pig, Mauve. They did her justice with this barrel proof rye.
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WhistlePig Master Distiller Dave Pickerell’s Hunt for “Triple Terroir”
Dave Pickerell talks WhistlePig Whiskey, and what’s next for the innovative brand.
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Catching Up With Erick Castro, Bartender at Large
The multi-tasking Erick Castro talks bartending, media projects, and his new role with Arizona Distilling.
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Cheat Sheet: Gin vs Genever
All the need-to-know basics of gin and its precursor, genever.
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