VinePair

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

How is it that a whiskey amasses cultish appeal? Nevertheless, it’s a liquid universally beloved by bartenders and feverishly embraced by a wide swath of American whiskey aficionados. The bottled-in-bond corn whiskey even enjoys its own subreddit , a distinction no other Heaven Hill brand currently enjoys.

Whiskey 126

Whiskey Bartender Bartending Highball 126

Drinkhacker

JUNE 17, 2024

For years Irish whiskey has been the fastest-growing spirits category in the world, and with the explosion of new distilleries in the country, it’s a trend that doesn’t appear to be slowing down. With that in mind, we polled the Drinkhacker staff to suss out the 10 best (permanently available) Irish whiskeys on the market.

Whiskey 89

Whiskey Wine Highball Bottling 89

Drinkhacker

MAY 17, 2024

Add ice to a highball glass. bourbon or rye whiskey (we usually opt for Old Grandad 114, Rittenhouse Rye, or the highest-proof whiskey on the shelf) 1/4 oz. Pour in 2 oz whiskey over the ice. Pimm’s No. Add Pimm’s No. 1 and lemon juice, top with ginger ale or sparkling lemonade, and stir. RT Old Fashioned 2 oz.

Simple Syrup 121

Simple Syrup Gin Rum Tequila 121

The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 18, 2024

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.

Signature Cocktails 116

Signature Cocktails Highball Bottling Beer 116

Cocktails with Suderman

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

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. I knew…I liked…whiskey…? Specific spirits, for one, especially base spirits like whiskey or rum or gin , and specific techniques, like shaken or stirred.

Brandy 52

Brandy Bartender Bartending Gin 52

VinePair

MAY 19, 2024

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.

Stout 105

Stout Rum Beer IPA 105

VinePair

APRIL 3, 2025

It is overproof, but its extremely soft, says Sarah Morrissey, bar director at Le Veau dOr, where the house Martini cheekily titled our way on the menu calls for 2 and a half ounces of Old Raj to a half-ounce of dry vermouth, and comes with a highball sidecar of vermouth and Vichy water. It makes a very beautiful Martini.

Gin 100

Gin Bartender Bartending Highball 100