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Mellow Corn: The Bottom Shelf Whiskey With a Cult Following

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I was first introduced to Mellow Corn around 2010 by a fellow bartender,” recalls Anu Apte of Rob Roy in Seattle. “At And for the lightness of flavor, it makes a pretty good highball, too.” Beyond the simple highball and Old Fashioned options, advanced mixological implications abound. Indeed, it’s a key to its cultishness. “I

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The Ultimate Guide To The Lagavulin 16 Year Old

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But this simple twist on a Highball cocktail, typically made with blended Scotch and soda water, came from respected whisky writer Dave Broom. Credit: Master of Malt Then there’s Lagavulin’s signature cocktail. You wouldn’t presume a revered single malt would be associated with a mixed drink. Let alone one made with Coca-Cola.

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The Top 10 Summer Cocktails of All Time

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Add ice to a highball glass. Aperol Spritz Chris called this the “it” cocktail of 2010, and it has certainly worked its way into the zeitgeist as a major summer cocktail staple. Pimm’s No. Add Pimm’s No. 1 and lemon juice, top with ginger ale or sparkling lemonade, and stir.

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The Top 10 Irish Whiskeys of All Time

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Knappogue Castle Twin Wood 16 Years Old – Knappogue Castle used to be unique for its release of vintage-dated whiskeys, though that changed somewhere around 2010 — probably due to the incredible mass of different whiskeys it found itself having to juggle — and the operation moved to traditional age statemented products.

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A Fall-Friendly, Apple Brandy Riff on the Penicillin

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This would have been around 2010 or 2011, on my second visit to the Columbia Room, when I knew almost nothing about the world of classic cocktails. Also drink categories or families, like Negroni or highball , and flavor characteristics like herbal , smoky , or bitter. What Can I Get You?

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The Most Iconic Cease and Desist Cases in Drinks History

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The latter debuted in 2010 as a limited-edition release, its label featuring an image of what looks strikingly similar to an imperial Stormtrooper helmet. Connecticut’s New England Brewing Co. offers a few crowd-favorites, including its Fuzzy Baby Ducks IPA and its Star Wars-inspired Imperial Stout Trooper. Lucasfilm Ltd.

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Does Hillstone Serve New York’s Best Martini?

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Most notably of all, the Martini arrives with a highball sidecar of the ice used to mix the drink plus an additional slug of vermouth, all topped with Spanish mineral water. Growing up in New Jersey, shes gone to her hometown Houstons in Bergen County for years, but didnt try a Martini there until 2010 or so. Pretty cool.

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