VinePair

JANUARY 2, 2024

” —Jess Stewart, Beverage Director and Bar Manager, Trust Restaurant Group , San Diego “A Hot Toddy’s recipe uses simple ingredients, so the emphasis is on the quality of the items. Juliana Fisher, bar manager, Bar167 , Charleston, S.C. “A A good Hot Toddy is warming in every way.

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VinePair

JUNE 3, 2025

One of those early supporters was bartender Brian Miller, who was on the opening bar team at the now-shuttered Pegu Club in 2005 and today serves as the bar manager at New Jerseys Stockton Inn. Made with Calvados, apple brandy , Carpano Antica, St-Germain, Death & Co.s We did Champagne drinks with it.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

” —Martin Fernandez, bar manager Rochambeau , Boston “Not a cocktail, but a spirit: rum. Michael Nauer, beverage director, Homemakers Bar and 50/50 Gin Club , Cincinnati “The Jack Rose. Shaken apple brandy, good pomegranate grenadine, and lemon. I’ve come to challenge this notion.

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VinePair

MAY 23, 2024

It’s aged in a mix of European and American sherry-seasoned casks and the peat is present but balanced, so I find it fun to mix with other whiskies and fruit brandies like bonded apple brandy.” Thomas Mahne, bar manager, The Lexington , Boston “Dornoch Distillery Redacted Bros. 8 Year Old SRV5 Blended Malt Scotch Whisky.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As the 20th century progressed, bartenders like Harry MacElhone, owner of the legendary Harrys New York Bar in Paris, ditched the gin for easy-drinking brandy. It was bold, slightly sweet, and had a cream float, says Ian Alexander, The Dead Rabbits general manager, of BlackTails cocktail. Its fun, festive, and easy to drink.

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VinePair

JULY 16, 2024

” —Colin Williams, bar manager, Bar Manager, Saffron , New Orleans “ Daiyame 25 Sweet Potato Shochu by Hamada Syuzou. Matt Miller, bar manager, Shoo Shoo, Baby , L.A. As a person incredibly fond of unaged brandy and agave spirits, the idea of an eau de vie made in Oaxaca was already enticing.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Consider upping your Hot Toddy game in a family-oriented setting with the Fiery Caramel Apple Hot Toddy, which employs a joint base of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky and apple brandy. While the bar cannot claim credit for that classic, it can declare itself the birthplace of its namesake tipple, featuring gin, apricot brandy, and lime juice.

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VinePair

MAY 20, 2025

They may be] half a percentage of your business, but theyre the ones talking to bartenders and bar managers.” Ury, who shifted his attention from whiskey to brandy many years ago and now runs the Facebook group Serious Brandy , notes that it may well be responsible for a lot of the rancio notes that people favor in Cognac.

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Cheers

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Print Plum & Poetic Course Drinks Keyword apple brandy, dry vermouth, gentian amaro, Grapefruit juice, plum, sage, tequila Ingredients ¾ oz. Apple brandy ¼ oz. Adam Morgan, bar manager at Husk in Nashville, created this recipe. Notes The mixologists at Holistic Spirits Co.

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VinePair

MAY 2, 2025

It’s stirred, complex, and can end up being an extremely boozy mix of rye , apple brandy , and Chartreuse. Its Pennsylvania-based Patrick Jennings, the bar manager at Philadelphias Andra Hem. Garnish with brandied cherry. Still, plenty of folks meet this cocktail expecting a bite and no wonder.

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VinePair

MAY 9, 2025

To unpack the historic cocktail, Tim is joined by Steve Schneider, partner and bar manager at Sip & Guzzle and partner at Employees Only Singapore , The Odd Couple in Shanghai, and The Elysian Caf in Hoboken, N.J. Garnish with a brandied cherry. Tune in for more. Express the orange twist and place it on the ice.

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VinePair

MARCH 21, 2025

A few dashes of a 10:1 saline solution is a great place to start for your home bar. David Silvey Silverman, bar manager, Perilla , Chicago I think one of the most underrated cocktail ingredients is salt. Patricia Verdesoto, beverage director and general manager, Bar Bonobo , NYC I often say this about brandy.

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VinePair

MAY 23, 2025

What separates it from the Grasshopper or the Brandy Alexander ? To help us crack that nut, were joined by Liz Hitchcock, bar manager at Lullaby in NYC and mentor to many at Camp Runamok. But how do you make a drink with almond-flavored pink liqueur and ice cream (in some circles) taste good?

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VinePair

JANUARY 28, 2025

” Sam Wood, bar manager, SALT , Boulder, Colo. Resting in six distinct casks sourced from every continent, it draws on a world of flavor: Three rum barrels from across the Caribbean, north and south of the Americas; sherry barrels from Europe; mizunara oak from Asia; brandy from Africa; and Aussie tawny casks from Oceania.

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