VinePair

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

But selecting one standout bottle from every subcategory of the spirit early each year offers a unique snapshot into what wowed us over the last 12 months. As part of this work, VinePairs tasting and editorial staff samples thousands of bottles every year. This helps us keep a finger on the pulse of whats new and exciting.

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Whiskey Bottling Highball Brandy 105

Cheers

JUNE 26, 2024

Print Sunset Paradise Course Drinks Keyword butterfly pea flower tea, cranberry, lime, orange juice, peach brandy, tequila, Triple sec, vodka Ingredients ½ oz. Peach brandy 1 ½ oz. Lime juice Vodka float Instructions Combine peach brandy, orange juice, triple sec, lime juice and tequila and shake.

Simple Syrup 98

Simple Syrup Mixologist Vodka Muddling 98

Cocktails with Suderman

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

And it’s a story that results in one of my favorite clever drink variations — an apple brandy-forward riff on the Penicillin (a honey-ginger Scotch whisky sour) that I’ve never seen published anywhere. You’ll need bottles of apple brandy and Scotch whisky.

Brandy 52

Brandy Bartending Bartender Gin 52

VinePair

APRIL 17, 2024

We received one bottle of everything that year: Lot B 12-year, 14-year Rye, plus the big dogs, Pappy 15, 20, and 23. The p **g contest of who can have the most bottles or the craziest allocation isn’t alluring. And once the bottles are in-house, how does one turn them into drinks that allow their contents to shine?

Simple Syrup 111

Simple Syrup Bartending Bartender Bar 111

Drinkhacker

JANUARY 4, 2024

The menu includes both perennial offerings and seasonal specials (all about £15), the latter of which I dipped into with the Pear & Gooseberry Highball, a mix of Nc’nean single malt, Christina’s own crab pear whiskey liqueur, honey fermented crab pear, and Idyll gooseberry soda.

Bar 111

Bar Live Music Live Music Rum 111

VinePair

AUGUST 5, 2024

Bartenders have long toyed with the Mule’s component parts, subbing its vodka base for gin , Jamaican rum, Pimm’s , apple brandy , mezcal , or bourbon, and zhuzhing its flavor profile with everything from absinthe to raspberries, hibiscus, peach schnapps, and sarsaparilla. This doesn’t always spring from the minds of barkeeps, either.

Vodka 111

Vodka Beer Gin Bartending 111

Drinkhacker

MAY 17, 2024

Add ice to a highball glass. RT Sangria 1 bottle of Gamay, Zinfandel, or Garnacha wine (note: it’s okay to go cheap here) 1/2 cup brandy 1/2 cup cranberry juice 1 tablespoon of sugar summer fruits of choice (start with lemons, limes, and oranges), quartered Vigorously mix the juice, sugar, and cut fruit together in a large container.

Simple Syrup 121

Simple Syrup Gin Rum Tequila 121

Bar Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2023

French style brandy, Bardinet, is celebrating the latest addition to its range – Bardinet Inspirations – with a decadent new series of cocktails, each re-creating the flavours of iconic French desserts ‘in a glass’. Bardinet Inspirations is bottled in 70cl, ABV 37%. The flavours of vanilla and apple in a glass.

Brandy 52

Brandy Digestif Highball Mixology 52

PubClub

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A bottle of Baileys and Astral Tequila on the PubClub.com tiki bar. Johnnie Walker: Ice Chalet Perfect Whisky Highball This is the Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ice Chalet. Photo: PubClub.com Holiday cocktails fit the season like Santa and his elves. Blade and Bow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey .5 Stir until cold and mixed.

Simple Syrup 52

Simple Syrup Highball Tequila Gin 52

The Whisky Exchange

JANUARY 6, 2023

Rebujito A popular way to beat the heat in southern Spain, the classic Rebujito is a simple highball of dry sherry and Sprite or 7up. Ingredients 50ml Valdespino Fino Inocente 10ml Lemon juice 10ml Lime Juice 20ml 1:1 simple syrup Soda Water 6 Mint leaves Method Pour the sherry, citrus juice, sugar and mint leaves into a highball glass.

Simple Syrup 52

Simple Syrup Highball Aperitif Muddling 52

VinePair

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Highballs at Kiko When dining out in the depths of winter, an often unspoken yet wildly important factor in choosing a restaurant is its warmth. Our favorite was the Nashi Highball, made with Japanese whisky , sherry , ginger, and pear cider. Here are the best things to drink in NYC this February, according to our editors.

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Highball Stout Beer Craft Beer 66

Australian Bartender

MARCH 17, 2024

William Schmidt’s ‘The Flowing Bowl’, which was published in 1892, included quite a few ice cream cocktails, including the brandy and rum-laced Glorious Fourth. William Schmidt’s ‘The Flowing Bowl’, which was published in 1892, included quite a few ice cream cocktails, including the brandy and rum-laced Glorious Fourth.

Brandy 98

Brandy Rum Gin Infusions 98

VinePair

MAY 23, 2024

However, choosing a bottle to complement your next nightcap while also being kind to your wallet can prove to be a complicated task. 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.”

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Bartending Bartender Head Bartender Highball 105

VinePair

MARCH 13, 2024

That phenomenon eventually gave way to the advent of the flip in 1874, which was first documented as a shaken cocktail with a whole egg, sugar, brandy or gin , and garnished with nutmeg. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice. This modern flip pays homage to the Guinness’s original St. James’s Gate Brewery in Dublin.

Stout 128

Stout Simple Syrup Liqueur Vodka 128

VinePair

DECEMBER 26, 2023

But given the effort it takes to produce a high-quality bottle, Champagne prices can run high, meaning some may be hesitant to pour their sparkling investment into a glass full of other ingredients. Nothing says celebration quite like a glass of Champagne. See Recipe The article The 11 Best Champagne Cocktails appeared first on VinePair.

Simple Syrup 124

Simple Syrup Mixologist Bitters Rum 124

VinePair

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

See Recipe Autumn Sangria We say its better safe than sorry when it comes to stocking up on the right amount of wine before Turkey day, so if you happen to have a few too many bottles, consider tossing them into an Autumn Sangria. See Recipe Autumn Daiquiri If you thought brandy was exclusively only for your older relatives, think again.

Simple Syrup 98

Simple Syrup Bitters Gin Rum 98

Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 14, 2025

Some 2,000 bottles of wine and spirits went onboard, including six cases of vermouth from George F. Dubois, 110 cases of brandy from H. A bottle that once held Grand Marnier was found during salvage dives, as were those for Irish whiskey and Champagne. Hollander, and 15 cases of Cognac from Van Renssaller. It was the R.M.S.

Brandy 134

Brandy Rum Bartending Bartender 134

Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Allow to cool, then transfer to a sterilized glass bottle or jar. Brandy , Cognac , Liqueur Side Pear by Jess Householder / '@j_uicyj / @grangershouston Ingredients 1 oz. Shake and strain over fresh ice into highball glass half rimmed with lime pepper seasoning. Strain through a fine mesh sieve to remove the cardamom pods.

Bitters 239

Bitters Infusions Liquor Mixology 239

VinePair

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

At the time, brandy wasn’t particularly new. French brandy production dates to the 1300s and started out, like a lot of other spirits, as something intended for medicinal purposes. In 1724, an entrepreneurial winemaker in southwestern France with a catchy name — Rémy Martin — began his journey with distilling the now famous spirit.

Brandy 98

Brandy Bartending Bartender Highball 98

VinePair

MAY 15, 2025

The simple highball consists of tequila, lime juice, crme de cassis, and a splash of ginger beer, making it a refreshing respite from its rum-based cohorts. A bottle of Chartreuse may be expensive these days, but the spirits notes of basil and mint weave seamlessly into the flavors of tropical fruit at play, and more than justify the splurge.

Rum 96

Rum Gin Highball Bartending 96

VinePair

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Together they combine art and science to ensure that each bottle meets their very high standards. Additionally, the Horse Soldier story comes full circle with the brand’s patriotic-themed packaging: Each bottle is forged in a mold built from steel salvaged from the World Trade Center itself.

Bitters 105

Bitters Club Highball Brandy 105

VinePair

APRIL 3, 2025

It costs about $50 to $60 that is, if you can find a bottle; few liquor stores carry it. Among British spirit producers, Cadenheads which also puts out whiskey , rum , and brandy is a bit of a dark horse. era that produced the image of Queen Victoria on Bombay Gin and the Yeomen Warder on the Beefeater bottle.

Gin 101

Gin Bartending Bartender Highball 101

Moody Mixologist

JANUARY 13, 2025

The classic Smash cocktail The original Smash debuted some time in the mid 1800s and was commonly made with brandy. I make a quick simple syrup and then add The Ginger People's bottled ginger juice. The mix of bourbon, lemon, ginger syrup and mint is invigorating, cooling, and perfect on a hot summer day.

Whiskey 97

Whiskey Simple Syrup Muddling Liqueur 97

Moody Mixologist

MARCH 2, 2025

I infused a bottle of tequila with pineapple, white rum with blueberries, and bottles of vodka and gin with strawberries. If infusing a bottle that's 20% ABV or less, I recommend storing the finished infusion in the refrigerator just to be safe. The average liquor bottle is 750ml (~25 fl oz).

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Infusions Vodka Simple Syrup Liquor 52

Bartender.com

APRIL 10, 2025

Learn how to use a drink mixer, choose the perfect bottle of rye, and add a lucky cherry garnish for an elevated cocktail experience. A well-equipped home bar includes specialized implements like channel knives for creating citrus twists, perfect for garnishing a classic whisky highball.

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Mixology Molecular Mixology Mixologist Bartending 52

VinePair

DECEMBER 24, 2024

No matter how many bottles of gin , bourbon , or tequila your collection boasts, you can say goodbye to most of the worlds most iconic cocktails without these relevant supporting actors. On the other hand, pick up a bottle of, say, Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur, and a list of iconic, historical cocktails awaits.

Liqueur 111

Liqueur Bar Digestif Highball 111

Bartender.com

APRIL 10, 2025

A set of rocks glasses, highball glasses, and coupe glasses covers most drink styles. A set of versatile tumblers, highball glasses, and coupes covers most cocktail styles, allowing hosts to serve drinks in their proper vessels. These tools form the foundation for mixing drinks, whether in a dedicated bar area or the kitchen.

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