Chilled Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The most unique aspect of the restaurant is the excellent selection of Calvados, cognacs, Armagnacs, pastis, and other French liqueurs and spirits.” Don’t watch influencer Youtube crap about cocktails, read books by reputable authors and beverage folk. Chilled chats more with Amber about her time behind the stick. Absolutely!

Bartender

Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2024

Corsair owner and co-founder Darek Bell wrote a book about making smoked whiskey, Fire Water , that many distillers cite as an essential resource. One of the first to do it was Corsair Distillery in Tennessee; its Triple Smoke whiskey employs Wisconsin cherrywood, along with German beech and Scottish peat, for a complex smoke character.

Whiskey

VinePair

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This approach takes an existing recipe and swaps out one ingredient at a time for one that functions the same but alters the character of a drink — like swapping the simple syrup in a Whiskey Sour for honey syrup to make a Gold Rush , for example. The ABV of the new Empirical liqueur is therefore now a noticeably lower 27.6

Liqueur

Drinkhacker

MAY 17, 2024

Heck, there’s even a full book deconstructing it element by element. simple syrup 2 dashes Angostura bitters orange peel for garnish In an Old Fashioned glass, add the simple syrup and Angostura bitters. agave nectar or simple syrup 1 oz. Store in refrigerator to cool. Add a large ice cube.

Simple Syrup

VinePair

DECEMBER 1, 2023

After over 200 years of crafting high-end cherry-infused liqueurs, Luxardo has become synonymous with the Maraschino cherry. Or maybe you’ve used its classic Maraschino liqueur to mix up a Last Word or Martinez. The town was known for its local liqueur, Rosolio Maraschino. The brand has used the same recipe for over 200 years.

Liqueur

Barina Craft

DECEMBER 31, 2023

The Daily Cocktail book actually listed the Happy New Year cocktail recipe as their drink of the day recommendation for December 31st back in 2006.* American Rose - brandy, licorice liqueur, grenadine syrup and champagne. Chicago Cocktail - brandy, orange liqueur, aromatic bitters and Champagne. Happy New Year!

Brandy

Barina Craft

MAY 31, 2023

Homemade Aniset Three years later, About Town ‡ suggested aniset as an alternative to absinthe in their Yellow Parrot cocktail and included a DIY recipe for making the aniseed-flavored simple syrup at home for use in your own bar. The 1916 Year Book of the United States Brewers’ Association (New York: USBA, 1916), 82.

Brandy

VinePair

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

As the nights grow longer and colder, nothing’s better than bundling up at home with a book or unwinding with friends and a good movie. Served in a highball glass with ice, lemon juice, and simple syrup, the cocktail is topped off with soda water and a pour of blackberry liqueur for a juicy berry finish.

Vodka

Cocktail Contessa

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

And you can purchase my book as well, if you don’t already have it! Let’s start with a twist on a classic whiskey sour with peach syrup and lavender bitters – two essential flavors and aromas of summer. Here’s what makes this pop: Peach simple syrup can be a brilliantly fragrant syrup to use in a cocktail.

Infusions

PubClub

JULY 11, 2024

Photo: PubClub.com There are a lot of studio pop-ups during San Diego Comic-Con but for those without tickets to this massive event, there are are still a places to go that provide a lot of the super hero, sci-fi and comic book characters amosphere. For starters, just hang around the Gaslamp Quarter sign on Fifth Ave., Beginning at 10 p.m.,

Simple Syrup

Cocktails with Suderman

MARCH 15, 2024

Like most of Ward’s creations, it’s deceptively simple — an easy-to-make mix of high quality Irish whiskey , St. Germain elderflower liqueur, and orange bitters, laced a rinse of boisterous Scotch. Germain elderflower liqueur, which was quite new when Ward created the drink, as the sweetener. So many recipes!

Whiskey

VinePair

JUNE 27, 2024

Around this time, bartenders started experimenting with different builds and naming their new creations, often swapping out the typical simple syrup for these fresh imports. Many riffs incorporate complementary liqueurs like Chartreuse or Maraschino to add even more nuance to the traditional blend.

Bitters

VinePair

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The vodka -based drink also contains orange liqueur, freshly squeezed lemon juice, and simple syrup. Though it’s rare that they follow the rest of Vic’s original recipe that included lime juice, orgeat syrup, orange liqueur, and mint, as many modern bars opt for a basic blend of orange juice and rum.

Rum

Barina Craft

MARCH 28, 2023

Additional confusion may have been added though when American attorney David Embury, turned avid connoisseur / author, wrote in his 1948 book The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks: “Gin is sometimes used in place of Cognac in this drink, but then, of course, it no longer should be called French.” Banquet Book 5 Sound familiar? 4 - Unverified.

Brandy

VinePair

APRIL 16, 2024

Craddock compiled the legendary “Savoy Cocktail Book,” published in 1930, containing hundreds of recipes. You don’t have to publish it in a book with the recipes for your house infusions, you just put it out there and it spreads like fire,” says Brandon Ravare, beverage manager at the Los Angeles Athletic Club.

Liqueur

Cocktails with Suderman

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This drink, which has since been featured in multiple cocktail recipe books, offers more evidence that cocktails thrive at least in part because of how they are named, explained, and marketed. Simple syrup: Combine one part sugar and one part water, by weight, in a blender. Strain into a glass. Garnish with grated nutmeg.

Simple Syrup

Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

This is the premise of my book Margarita Time , a collection of Margarita recipes from bartenders around the world. Tequila brands differed, as did specs, sweeteners (like simple syrup versus agave syrup), and even the style of Margaritathe traditional or a Tommy’s. .” of orange liqueur; 3/4 oz.

Speed Rack

Chilled Magazine

MARCH 4, 2025

In his 1895 book, The Mixicologist, C.F. When supported by base spirits like agave, rum, or whiskey, and tied together with juices and liqueurs that serve as glue, the results can be exceptional. coffee liqueur oz. Simple Syrup Preparation Shake, strain into coupe glass. Garnish with two Amarena black cherries.

Mixology

Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 9, 2025

But Emma Christensen covers the fermentation process in her book, Hard Seltzer, Iced Tea, Kombucha, and Cider. And for those nervous about the sanitizing and bottling steps, Christensen suggests reading those sections of her book carefully and watching instructive videos online. But have you tried home brewing or fermentation?

Simple Syrup

Moody Mixologist

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This Raspberry Rickey mocktail is one of my original recipes from my first book, and an easy favorite I return to time and again. All you need are three simple ingredients to make this refreshing non-alcoholic cocktail, and it’s perfect for those times when youre driving, you just dont feel like imbibing, or youre pregnant (like me)!

Mocktails

Moody Mixologist

MARCH 31, 2025

The Jungle Bird is an unusual tiki cocktail that combines rum and pineapple with the Italian bitter liqueur Campari. The drink wasn't well known outside of Asia until the 2000s, when the book Intoxica! I might swap the simple syrup for cinnamon simple syrup or spiced simple syrup to make it even more festive for fall.

Tiki

Mixologists

APRIL 10, 2025

Essential Liqueurs for Holiday Flavors - Adding Depth and Complexity Liqueurs add layers of depth, sweetness, and unique flavor nuances to your cocktails, often capturing the very essence of the holiday season. Consider añejo tequila, aged for a year or more, for more complex, sipping-style holiday cocktails.

Simple Syrup

VinePair

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Ninos Peardidos is a fully batched and carbonated cocktail with aged rum , pasilla chili liqueur, rooibos tea, and clarified pear and citrus juices. He recommends consulting local books and field guides on local plants and agriculture books like Pam Pierces Golden Gate Gardening and looking online for local foraging groups.

Tinctures

Mixologists

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Its balanced flavor profile, with notes of honey, vanilla, and spice, pairs well with a variety of ingredients, from citrus and herbs to bitters and liqueurs. It's a misconception that Irish whiskey is only suitable for simple highballs. The lemon juice adds a touch of acidity, balancing the sweetness of the liqueur.

Highball

Drinkhacker

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

oz Martingale Cognac 1 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur.5 5 oz simple syrup 2.5 oz dry sparkling wine Add Cognac, lemon juice and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker with cubed ice and shake well. If you find this cocktail too sweet in either version, skipping the simple syrup is an easy fix.

Brandy

VinePair

OCTOBER 30, 2024

So when the drink made its debut in Thomas’s 1862 book “How to Mix Drinks,” the name was initially assumed to be a nod to the Japanese delegates who drank there. Modern iterations have ditched the original recipe’s seltzer and gum syrup, but the Cognac, sweet vermouth, simple syrup, and bitters remain.

Brandy

VinePair

MAY 30, 2025

From riffs with banana liqueur and blended strawberries to specs spiked with sparkling wine , yellow Chartreuse , and sherry , here are six Daiquiri variants to shake up this summer. in his 1939 book The Gentlemans Companion , in which he calls the Daisy de Santiago the best Bacardi drink on record along with the immortal Daiquiri.

Rum