Cocktails
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These Top Shelf Luxury Spirits Are Out Of This World!
Luxurious homes, cars, jewelry, and clothes are all easy to envision when you speak of them in that content. You see the sprawled out estates, the nices luxury car brands, such as Mercedes, BMW, Lexus, and Maybach. But there is more to luxury than these tangible goods. We can’t neglect the brands of luxury spirits…
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Understand the Key Differences between Liquors and Liqueurs
As with many drinks terms and names, it can get a bit confusing when determining the difference between liquor vs. liqueur. While they may sound similar, there are important differences to know when opening a bottle. So, we broke down the important distinctions between liquor vs. liqueur terms, plus everything else you should know about…
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Tom Hanks’ Bizarre Drink Combination Has Everyone Talking!
Actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks can do just about anything, and he recently added making a viral cocktail to his list of accomplishments. While chatting with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the actor revealed that he had accidentally invented a new cocktail: a concoction of Diet Coke and Champagne, which he…
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A Drinker’s Guide to Virginia
While heading from I-64 to Route 29 in Virginia or visiting one of the state’s ski resorts (yes, Virginia has ski resorts!), you may encounter bustling Virginia State Route 151, which runs through a small portion of Nelson County, Virginia. Though once a rural passthrough, it’s now home to one of Virginia’s best-kept secrets for…
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10 Cocktails Inspired by Y2K Fashion Trends
Instead of saying “Bye Bye Bye” to low-rise jeans and matching velour tracksuits, someone is bringing Y2K fashion back—and it isn’t Justin Timberlake.Shorthand for “the year 2000,” Y2K originally referred to a computer bug that created widespread panic for the new millennium. Today, the term also refers to the modern embrace of the culture of…
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The New Wave of Weird, Wild American Brandy
Once a year, Baltimore Spirits takes an attention-grabbing approach to dispatching an abundance of Maryland apples into apple brandy. Inspired by the harvest celebration of Mexico’s pechuga mezcal, raw apples are swept with smoke, then distilled with foraged pawpaw, persimmon and black walnut. For the final distillation, a 30-pound Maryland country ham is suspended in…
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These Are The Leading Spirit Stores in America, as Voted by Industry Professionals
From got-it-all, big-box retailers to tiny shops with laser-focused collections, these retailers are ready to help shoppers get in the spirit.We’re using “spirits shops” as a catch-all term for the broad range of venues that sell distilled spirits, including generic liquor stores, wine shops with carefully-curated spirit selections, sprawling chains and other purveyors large and…
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The Most Sought-After Cocktails of 2022
It’s the most reflective time of year, and we can’t help but marvel at the cocktail creations that stole the show in 2022. We ran the numbers, and our most popular drinks recipes spanned both classic cocktails and unexpected newcomers. Some drinks, like hot buttered rum, offered a timeless appeal, while others, like the emerald-hued…
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This Hard Seltzer-Inspired Cocktail Is Perfect for Late Summer And Beyond
Adapted from 60-Second Cocktails: Amazing Drinks to Make at Home in a Minute, by Joel Harrison & Neil Ridley (Princeton Architectural Press, 2022). The juggernaut that is hard seltzer has been on a tear since White Claw and Truly debuted in 2016, surging during the pandemic and continuing robust sales through 2022. While the…
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Here’s How To Make The CLASSIC Pegu Club Cocktail
The Pegu Club cocktail is a classic drink that dates to the beginning of the 20th century, if not earlier. It was first published in Harry MacElhone’s 1923 book ABC of Mixing Cocktails, which contains countless other classics from the Scofflaw to the Boulevardier. But rather than an invention of MacElhone’s, the Pegu Club was…