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We Asked 14 Bartenders: What’s the Best Vodka for Cocktails? (2024)

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In some cases, a vodka imbued with a little flavoring can even be a bartender’s friend, whether that flavoring comes straight out of the bottle or through something fancy like an infusion. Skilled bartenders can identify these singular properties and use them to their advantage.

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We Asked 22 Bartenders: What’s the Best New Spirit You’ve Added to Your Bar?

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This is a new member in the Empress 1908 family and it’s just as much of a showstopper as their original butterfly pea blossom-infused gin. Stevie Ruiz, lead bartender, Birch , Milwaukee “ Casa Obsidiana Tequila is absolutely fascinating and has earned a spot at Bar Sprezzatura.

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Mardi Gras Cocktails For 2025

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House-made peach-infused bourbon oz. Red wine Instructions Add peach-infused bourbon, lemon, syrup and aquafaba to a shaker. Print King Cake Clarified Milk Punch Course Drinks Keyword brandy, Fireball, lemon, milk, rum cream liqueur, Simple syrup, vanilla Ingredients 1 oz.

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Long Associated With Sherry, Solera Aging Is Redefining Spirits and Cocktails

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Its that intriguingly interwoven and somewhat contradictory combo consistency infused with evolution and a dash of romantic nostalgia that lends the solera technique its alchemic je ne sais quois. Alexandria Bowler , lead bartender at Emerils in New Orleans , says she has a soft spot for Spanish brandies produced with a solera system.

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