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5 to Try: Melon Liqueur

Imbibe Magazine

But a recalibrated formula, launched in 2012, has found favor among bartenders looking to experiment, as we explore in our September/October 2024 issue. Launched in the U.S. in the late 1970s, the neon-green liqueur was a hit among the disco crowd before changing tastes gradually relegated it to the back of bar shelves. vodka 3/8 oz.

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Elevating Tradition at Arnaud’s French 75 Bar in NOLA

Chilled Magazine

He transitioned to fine dining in 2012 at Brennan’s. The bar’s preferred spirits include brandy, rye, rum, gin, and amaro, often enhanced by absinthe, saline, Peychaud’s bitters, or orange blossom water, lending more depth and complexity to their menu.

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A Complete Guide to Bitters and the Cocktails to Make With Them [Infographic]

VinePair

In 1806, The Balance and Columbian Repository in upstate New York published what would become known as the original definition of a cocktail: “C**k-tail is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” Bitters themselves have evolved, too. Regans’ Orange Bitters No.

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14 things we discovered at Flauer Alassio 2025

The Cocktail Lovers

Sometimes bitter, sometimes sour, one reminiscent of lemon, another of orange. Following a painstaking six years and a half years of extensive restoration Villa della Pergola opened in 2012 and now boasts over 40 varieties of Wisteria. Perfect pairing: cod, turnips, clams and violets with Floral Bitters 13.

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Review: Beers of Firestone, Early 2025 Releases

Drinkhacker

Originally released in 2012, this black rye IPA has recently been revived using the original recipe, featuring pearled dark malts in addition to rye, with Citra and Amarillo hops in attendance. ” Hop varieties include some unusual ones: Simcoe, Mosaic, Riwaka, and Nelson Sauvin. I’d say it works.

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Review: Breckenridge High Proof Blend Bourbon and Back to Back Blend Bourbon

Drinkhacker

Alas, we have not delved into their straight bourbons in nearly a decade despite steady releases since our review in 2012. This expression definitely drinks like the High Proof cut with water, for better or worse, which tames heat and oakiness but also brings out some pointed citrus rind bitterness. 86 proof.

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Brut Busts and Brett Who? The Next Big IPA Sub-Styles That Never Were

VinePair

In retrospect, it was a bit of a mistake to try to make beers as bracingly bitter as we possibly could,” says Matt Brynildson, the brewmaster at Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, Calif. Who wants a bitter black IPA during summer? in 2012, with Honeyspot Road, a white IPA that highlighted wheat.

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