Top 10 Cocktails of 2014
A rundown of the most popular cocktails of 2014, according to Google Trends.
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There’s never been a better time to drink craft cocktails. Whether you like fruity, blended tiki drinks or classic cocktails like the Old-Fashioned, the world of mixed drinks is bigger than ever before. Or, perhaps you prefer to simply sit back and relax with a nice glass of scotch or other type of distilled spirit. Gin, vodka, tequila, whiskey, brandy, rum, mezcal, and liqueurs are enjoying more popularity than they have in decades, and new craft spirits are popping up left and right like never before.
Whatever suits your fancy, Bevvy is your guide to better drinking. Check out this section to discover delicious drinks from all over the world, learn the storied histories behind many iconic cocktails, meet bartenders and distillers who are changing the game, and keep up with all kinds of great booze-related products.
A Trio of Halloween Cocktails
Halloween is here, and it’s another occasion to drink some appropriately-themed cocktails. Sure you could go with a candy corn infusion, or make an eyeball from a cocktail onion. If that’s your thing, go for it. But below, we’ve got…
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Zodiac Vodka Launches in Texas, Makes a Couple Cocktails
There’s a new vodka in town. It’s called Zodiac, and it’s distilled from potatoes at the brand’s Rigby, Idaho distillery. It’s then blended with water from the Snake River Aquifer, which runs beneath the distillery, and it’s filtered through Canadian…
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Calvados Cocktails for Fall
Calvados. Now there’s a drink indicative of fall. The French apple brandy is always a fine drink on its own, but come fall, its apple backbone works nicely in a variety of seasonal cocktails. Here we’ve enlisted a couple bottles…
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Scotch Cocktails for Labor Day Weekend
Labor Day Weekend. It’s great for many reasons. The most obvious, of course, is a reprieve from work. But it’s also a welcome reminder that fall is just around the corner. And when we think fall, we think whiskey. Granted,…
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Fight Hangovers with Toniiq Hangover Prevention
The hangover. Nature’s way of reminding you that you are not, in fact, invincible. It’s a beautiful thing, really. An unbiased admonishment of your previous night’s behavior that simply and fairly judges your body’s ability to process the terrible things…
Read MoreTequila Cocktails for National Tequila Day
July 24. Big holiday. Yep, the totally-not-made-up National Tequila Day. Now, we’ve never required an excuse to drink tequila, but a full 1/365th of a year dedicated to the stuff is just fine in our book. So naturally, we took…
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The Belle Epoque Cocktail and a Look at Ratafia
The Belle Epoque cocktail hails from Restaurant R’evolution in New Orleans. It first caught our attention because of its utilization of a unique ingredient — ratafia. Ratafia is an infusion of a base spirit (typically brandy) with fruit. Historically, ratafia…
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Healthy Vegetable Cocktails for Drinking this Summer
It’s easy to get your daily dose of vegetables when you’re drinking them a few ounces at a time. And it’s even easier if you’re fortifying them with a hearty dash of booze. Bartenders know this, so they’re taking advantage…
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Scotch Cocktails for Spring
Scotch: it’s not just for sipping neat in your smoking jacket beside the fire. Although, that’s certainly a fine use of both scotch and your leisure time. But scotch also makes a fine addition to cocktails, whether you’re fortifying something…
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Super Bowl Cocktails for the Big Game
This Sunday, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to consume beer, more beer and probably some liquified cheese. So that’s exciting. And if you’re hosting a Super Bowl party, by all means, serve beer. It’s required. But if you’d like to…
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Cocktails With a Punch
Punch is, without question, the ultimate party drink. The very first punch cocktails were designed for sharing – from barrels, bowls and even fountains – and the Rum Punch has been a party favorite for over 400 years now… read more →
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Three Champagne Cocktails for New Year’s Eve
This New Year’s Eve, you’re going to require Champagne. By the glass, by the bottle, possibly by the bowl. Either way, Champagne will flow. Now, if you’re merely a guest partaking in some end-of-year festivities, your job is done. But…
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Hot Whiskey Cocktails for Winter
It’s pretty cold out there. For most of the country, at least. And when it’s pretty cold out there, one is forced to do things like wear sweaters and consume hot whiskey cocktails. This is chiefly about the latter. And…
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Seasonal Cocktails from the House of Zwack
We’ve been drinking Zwack for a few years now, that sweet, slightly bitter and very herbal liqueur that’s native to Hungary. It’s one of three liqueurs in the House of Zwack portfolio, which also includes Unicum (first crafted in 1790…
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Hot Toddies for the Holidays
With the holidays fast approaching and cold weather already here (for most of us, at least), you’re going to need something to shield you from both. In such times, a hot toddy typically does the trick. The warming elixir of…
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PAMA and Rum, a Natural Pairing
SPONSORED POST For the past couple months we’ve been playing with PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur. Tasting it, mixing with it and generally exploring its all-natural pomegranate juice-vodka-tequila profile. At a modest 17% ABV, it’s a solid stand-in for vermouth and grenadine…
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Fall Cocktail Recipes
We love fall. The weather. The leaves. The abundance of fall-inspired cocktail recipes on menus across the country… On that note, we’ve decided to sift through the myriad recipes that have been inundating our inbox since Labor Day, and we’ve…
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Book Review: To Have and Have Another
We first became acquainted with “To Have and Have Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion” at Tales of the Cocktail. The book was nominated for a Spirited Award, and the author, Philip Greene, was a regular presence at seminars and events…
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A Couple Gin Cocktails for Drinking this Fall
During the fall, drinkers often turn to spirits like whiskey and rum. And for good reason–they’re warming, delicious and pair nicely with fall ingredients like cinnamon and that third slice of pumpkin pie. But don’t sleep on gin. With a…
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