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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Whiskey Cocktail? (2024)

VinePair

Some of the worlds most iconic cocktails employ whiskey as their base liquor. But there are many other whiskey cocktails, many with historic roots, that have enjoyed a quiet revival along with the boom of craft cocktail culture. So we tapped 12 bartenders to find out which whiskey cocktails they felt werent getting enough accolades.

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How a 19th-Century Bitters Brand Took America by Storm

Imbibe Magazine

“The rapidity with which Plantation Bitters have become a household necessity throughout the civilized nations is without parallel in the history of the world,” noted a news article in the New Orleans Crescent in 1869. (It It was actually not a news article. It was an advertisement masquerading as journalism.) It was also cheaper.

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BevX 2024: Hilton For The Win

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The 135 spirit brands carried across all major categories include specialty categories such as amaro and mezcal and subcategories like rosa tequila, cristalino, Japanese whiskeys, craft spirits and multiple age designations and styles within same brand families to educate the guest.

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The Ultimate Guide to Elijah Craig

The Whiskey Wash

Elijah Craig Whiskey is a big name in bourbon. Its an American whiskey that has proved to be a reliable, versatile, affordable sipper and a bartender’s go-to for Old Fashioneds and Manhattan cocktails. According to legend, in 1789, Craig became the first distiller to age whiskey in new charred oak barrels.

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All Of Your Whisky VS. Whiskey Questions Answered

The Whiskey Wash

Whisky fans can be extremely spirited (if you’ll pardon the pun), and in whisky circles, there are great debates surrounding the spelling of the word ‘whisky’ or ‘whiskey’, and the differences are between the two. So, here is a breakdown of the whisky vs. whiskey debate and the questions that arise from it. Well, it is both.

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The Strange History of Medicinal Whiskey and Its Modern Revival

VinePair

Bootlegged and diluted whiskey, bathtub gin, and backwoods moonshine were indeed all consumed in great quantities in the era’s underground bars and speakeasies. Although distillation was outlawed, an exception was made for a handful of distilleries to continue to bottle whiskey for medicinal purposes. Both Brown-Forman and George T.

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National Bourbon Day

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Jump to Recipe Photo courtesy of Angel’s Envy Bourbon Apparently every June 14th , whiskey enthusiasts get a chance to celebrate one of the United States’ most beloved spirits. This day is specifically dedicated to appreciating bourbon, a whiskey that has become deeply ingrained in American history and culture.

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