The Cocktail Lovers

JUNE 11, 2025

The history of mixed drinks from the 19th century, going through cocktail history – Manhattans, Martinis and Tiki culture. In our first menu, for example, we had classic drinks, like the Brandy Crusta and Julep. Bringing them to life in Athens. And this is what we did. At the time they were quite unknown in Athens.

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Rum Cocktail Culture Bar Tiki 75

VinePair

JUNE 3, 2025

latched onto the flavorful liqueur, stirring it into everything from tequila-based Martini variations to intricate gin-forward Tiki drinks. Made with Calvados, apple brandy , Carpano Antica, St-Germain, Death & Co.s In 2022, roughly 390,000 cases were shipped to the U.S. It didnt take long for the trend to spread.

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Liqueur Bartender Bartending Club 100

VinePair

JULY 16, 2025

Now that one certainly makes sense, as Grasse and his Tamworth Distillery are easily among the more avant-garde spirits producers in the land, having created Bird of Courage — essentially an entire Thanksgiving dinner in a bottle — and Corpse Flower, a brandy flavored with the notoriously stinky durian fruit.

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Rum Whiskey Tiki Brandy 79

Drinkhacker

JANUARY 19, 2024

As always, you can find more great options on our previous top 10 rums of 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , and 2019. The experiment was a massive success, and while it’s hard to fathom putting a $500 rum into a tiki drink, I did it anyway. It’s altogether a wall of flavor that ultimately finds its way to a vibrant, tiki party.

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Rum Tiki Brandy Bottling 119

Cocktail Contessa

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Cinnamon Bitters – I added cinnamon bitters to bring out the cinnamon syrup flavors, but angostura, tiki bitters, ginger bitters or winter spice bitters would make delicious additions. Variations on a Maple Whiskey Sour Here are some of my favorite twists on this fall cocktail recipe: Use brandy. It is delicious! Make it sassy!

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Whiskey Simple Syrup Bar Tools Bitters 52

Tales of the Cocktail

JULY 25, 2024

Founded in 2022, the New Orleans Spirits Competition is an international spirits competition that celebrates and recognizes best-in-class spirits from producers around the world.

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Speed Rack Vodka Brandy Gin 94

Tales of the Cocktail

AUGUST 2, 2023

Founded in 2022, The New Orleans Spirits Competition (NOSC) is an international spirits competition celebrating and recognizing fine spirits being produced around the world today. The competition also announced their Distillery of the Year today during Meet the Distillers tasting during Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans.

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Rum Brandy Vodka Gin 52