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Celebrating 15 years of Baba Au Rum with 15 questions for founder Thanos Prunarus

The Cocktail Lovers

Last year Baba au Rum celebrated 15 years since opening its doors. Raising a glass to 15 years of Baba Au Rum, founder Thanos Prunarus And this was Baba au Rum – what was the driving thought and the motivation for this? In our first menu, for example, we had classic drinks, like the Brandy Crusta and Julep.

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A Fall-Friendly, Apple Brandy Riff on the Penicillin

Cocktails with Suderman

And it’s a story that results in one of my favorite clever drink variations — an apple brandy-forward riff on the Penicillin (a honey-ginger Scotch whisky sour) that I’ve never seen published anywhere. You’ll need bottles of apple brandy and Scotch whisky. What Can I Get You?

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The Mount Rushmore of Rye, According to 7 Whiskey Experts

VinePair

Single Cask Nation 12 Year WhistlePig Rum & Vermouth Finish, 2020 Bottling (Undisclosed source, bottled by Single Cask Nation via WhistlePig): “Bottled at 100 proof, this single cask selection by independent bottlers, Single Cask Nation, is unlike any other WhistlePig I have had. Very sweet. It feels like a syrup in your mouth.

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Review: Bhakta 2011 Bourbon

Drinkhacker

Perhaps best known for highly aged Armagnac , Vermont-based Bhakta Spirits has gradually diversified to bottlings beyond brandy, ranging from rum to rye (often blended with brandy varieties or finished in brandy casks). Contrast that with the 2013 vintage , released in 2023, which came from a 99 percent corn mashbill.)

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Tequila Isn’t the Only Spirit to Use Additives. Why Aren’t We Talking About the Others?

VinePair

Meanwhile, many other spirits use additives, too, almost always without explicit disclosure: Cognac , rum , Scotch , and many more. Additives are not necessarily bad, says Nicolas Palazzi, founder of PM Spirits , which imports tequila, rum, Cognac, and other spirits. Palazzi agrees.

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Drinkhacker’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide – Best Alcohol/Spirits for Christmas

Drinkhacker

For more top gift ideas check out the archives and read our 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , and 2008 holiday guides. For more solid picks, see our most recent top 10 rums list. Brandy – Hennessy Master Blender’s Selection No. Want to get wild?

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