VinePair

MAY 27, 2025

Whether were talking about navy-strength gin , cask-strength whiskey , still-strength tequilas , or overproof rums , there are more options to indulge in uncut versions of the spirits we love than ever before. It’s a really unique style, and its flavor is still very present even with just one ounce, head bartender Jason Kilgore says.

Bar Spoon 103

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VinePair

APRIL 7, 2025

Though the cocktails are simple and quaffable, they arent the same two-ingredient well drinks patrons order at a dive like a Vodka Soda or Rum and Coke. The challenge of making the perfect highball, and the increased popularity of technique-forward drinks, makes this cocktail the ideal canvas for creative bartenders to riff on.

Highball 105

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Cheers

AUGUST 6, 2024

15, 1954 that Ron Monchito Marrer, the head bartender at the Caribe Hilton hotel in San Juan, created the first Piña Colada using Don Q Gold rum. The original Piña Colada was not the white rum-based, cherry-garnished frozen concoction that most people now think of, however. of Don Q Gold rum, 1 oz.

Bar Spoon 109

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Moody Mixologist

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

However, also in 1929, a book called Cocktails de Paris was published and listed the inventor of the Bee's Knees cocktail as the head bartender of the Ritz Hotel in Paris, Frank Meier. White rum, lemon and honey syrup is called a Honeysuckle or a Honey Bee. It's then served up and garnished with a lemon twist.

Gin 52

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