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What’s the Difference Between an Old Fashioned and a Manhattan?

VinePair

Two of the oldest cocktails in the book, the Old Fashioned and Manhattan are both beloved whiskey-based classics. The old-school recipe describes muddling a sugar cube with bitters at the bottom of the glass, but these days, simple syrup, which blends in a little more seamlessly, also does the trick.

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For the Fourth of July, a Question About the Mojito

Cocktails with Suderman

The Violet Hour’s drinks live on in Toby Maloney and Emma Janzen’s excellent book, The Bartender’s Manifesto.) At least one recipe I’ve seen recommends adding a brown sugar cube to the mix, in addition to syrup, giving the mix a bit of grit as you muddle it all together. One day the bar was open.

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Belgian Brewers Are Struggling to Stay Afloat. Should Beer Lovers Be Worried?

VinePair

Bars are struggling to balance the books. They were ground down by four years of muddling through, says Eoghan Walsh, the Brussels-based author of A History of Brussels Beer in 50 Objects , which was launched at En Stoemelings in 2022. Beer sales are dropping fast, particularly exports. Breweries are closing.

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Meet the National Finalists for the VinePair x Elijah Craig Old Fashioned Cocktail Contest

VinePair

That was a really great time to enter the craft scene, and Ill never forget those first few years of reading books recommended by peers and bosses, watching countless hours of Tales of the Cocktail seminars, and getting familiar with aperitifs, amari, and liqueurs, he recalls.

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The Evolution of the American Milkshake

Imbibe Magazine

Beyond that, everything becomes muddled. Ried is an American cookbook author whose 2009 book, Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes , reveals a sophisticated understanding of taste combinations. . | Photos by Carolyn Fong Staff will blend any of their ice cream flavors into shakes, but Pries recommends keeping it simple. Adam Ried concurs.

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Celebrating The History Of The Mojito And National Mojito Day

PubClub

Wayne Curtis, in his extensive book and A Bottle Of Rum – A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails – he traces it to Cuban farmers, tho it’s basically a Rum Collins, which (legend has it) was created by a waiter in London in the 1930s. And, since you are wondering, National Mojito Day is July 11.

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Top tea tips for the bar and home – new podcast!

The Cocktail Lovers

Our book sees us getting into full disco mode as we enter the spirit of Natasha David’s ‘Drink Lightly – A lighter take on serious cocktails, with 100+ recipes for low and no-alcohol drinks’, then it’s time to get serious in our bar pack of the week, which is the classic Vesper Bar at The Dorchester in London.

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