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VinePair
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Helmed by Andre Mack, a renowned sommelier and winemaker, Rye & Sons is an exciting approach to rye from a wine perspective. They approach each bottling year by year and choose a blend that best represents how the whiskey inside the barrel is aging. At $40 a bottle, it is a steal to have on your back bar.”
VinePair
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
When you disclose the precious and telling information, the bartender offers you a drink that is just like you — diligent and soft, yet stubborn. Imagine getting a bottle of wine on your birthday that matches your moon rising, along with a 10-minute consultation with an astrologer. Or fiery and direct. Launched in summer 2023 by L.A.
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Cheers
APRIL 10, 2024
Jocelyn Jolley is head bartender at Michael’s on Naples , an Italian restaurant in Long Beach, CA. Notes Jocelyn Jolley, head bartender at Michael’s on Naples in Long Beach, CA, created this recipe. What was your first job in the beverage or hospitality industry? Place cocktail in a bell jar and allow smoke to encase it.
VinePair
OCTOBER 29, 2024
And looking at a spirits list or bottle-shop shelf full of the smoky whisky , some may feel like they need a degree to decipher the selection. Colleen Kelly, director of food & beverage/mixologist/sommelier, Bernardus Lodge and Spa , Caramel Valley, Calif. “The Balvenie Caribbean Cask is a fantastic introductory Scotch.
VinePair
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
” —Donya El Shoubasi, sommelier, Asador Bastian , Chicago “Maybe due to its absolutely zero-frills nature, the Rusty Nail hasn’t evolved from ironic to post-ironic anomaly like the Espresso Martini. There is something very nostalgic about it, and it’s a great way to use a day-old bottle of red wine.”
VinePair
MARCH 19, 2024
It’s the rare home bar cart that has extra space for a constant influx of new bottles, though. That’s why we asked bartenders from across the country to share the new Scotch whiskies — some new to the industry, and some new to them — that have earned a coveted spot on their bars. Anselm , Washington, D.C.
VinePair
MAY 15, 2025
From readily available and versatile bottles to thousand-dollar splurges, keep reading to discover the best bunker bottles of bourbon according to 22 bartenders. When she and I get together we always finish the whole bottle. A reliable bottle to hole up with and wait out. Im grabbing Old Forester 1920.
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