Mix That Drink

JUNE 23, 2025

RELATED: Gold Emerald Shooter recipe About the Ingredients Vodka Vodka is a staple in lots of cocktails because it’s smooth and doesn’t have a strong flavor of its own. The Fickle Pickle is light, crisp, and kind of sneaky. It’s easy to sip, and the flavors blend in a way that makes each taste a little different from the last.

Simple Syrup

VinePair

JULY 9, 2025

There was the Pappy of rum ( Foursquare ), the Pappy of tequila ( Fortaleza, or maybe Tears of Llorona ), the Pappy of Armagnac ( L’Encantada — I think I wrote that article), and even the Pappy of, uh, Scotch ( Port Ellen — whatever). Were they truly finishing these bourbons — who has ever seen a barrel-aged strawberry kiwi brandy ?! —

Liquor

Cocktails with Suderman

AUGUST 2, 2024

You want a plum brandy Negroni topped with diet orange soda? Rum, lime, and sugar — but you say it’s an Old Fashioned? Or the Natural Shooter. But at your own bar, you can also make this class of drink with any kind of rum you want. In fact, you don’t even have to use rum at all.

Shooter