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Fourth of July Cocktails for 2024

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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. Notes Oscar Garcia, lead bartender at seafood grill Corvina in Boca Raton, FL, created this recipe.

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

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Nick Jackson, head bartender, The Rum House , NYC “My recommendation has to be Haku Vodka. Grace Tomczak, lead bartender, MAKfam , Denver “ Square One ’s lineup of rye vodkas. I use it at The Golden Swan in the Dorothy Day cocktail alongside Clear Creek Pear Brandy, GE Massenez Golden 8 Pear Liqueur, St.

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We Asked 25 Bartenders: What’s the Best Scotch for Cocktails?

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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.” Its rum-cask finish adds a tropical twist to the single malt, and a simple addition of water or soda can elevate its character.

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Mardi Gras Cocktails For 2025

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Print King Cake Clarified Milk Punch Course Drinks Keyword brandy, Fireball, lemon, milk, rum cream liqueur, Simple syrup, vanilla Ingredients 1 oz. Seven Tails brandy oz. Gambino’s King Cake Rum Cream oz. Fireball cinnamon whisky oz.

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The Bourbon Trail’s Best Kept Secret? World-Class Cocktails at Distillery Bars

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Credit: Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey Lest you think these distillery bars are cynical showrooms for selling more bottles from the nearby gift shop, some Bar at Willett cocktails dont even feature Willett spirits like a Mardi Gras-inspired Hurricane with passion fruit and an expected rum blend. Challenging expectations is really fun.

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

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Iberian brandy and Spanish-influenced rum producers like Guatemala’s Zacapa have leveraged it both as a production tool and key marketing message for decades, while whiskies from Scotland continue to employ some form of the system for certain products. A small barrel can impact the spirit or cocktail dramatically, he adds.

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A Guide to Gifting the Best Cocktail Books to Everyone on Your Nice List

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Designed to delight, the book features 60-plus cocktail recipes perfect for the festive season, like party-ready punches and the Holiday Mail (Puerto Rican rum, lime juice, ginger honey syrup and chilled dry white sparkling wine). Just add a bottle of funky rum and ceramic Tiki mugs to get the party started. Price: $27.97