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

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The upstart Bardstown Bourbon Company has its Kitchen & Bar, where the menu features barrel-aged Old Fashioneds and Manhattans, a bourbon -barrel-stave-smoked cocktail called Ship Shape made with seaweed water, and even a frozen bourbon and red wine slushie dubbed the Sip n Slide. The article The Bourbon Trails Best Kept Secret?

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We Asked 18 Bartenders: What’s the Trendiest Shot to Order Right Now? (2025)

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Wine + Spirits , Brooklyn Right now at Gilly’s , were selling loads of M&Ms ( Mezcal and Montenegro ) and Green Tea shots. Mickey Stevenson, lead bartender, Four Walls , Nashville A few years ago, bartenders from multiple locations in our group started asking for a recipe for a Mexican Candy shot.

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

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Here, we’ve rounded up curated recommendations for the best cocktail books to gift from Cider Mill Press (an imprint of HarperCollins Focus), a publisher of high-quality, elegant books on wine and spirits. The Host With the Most The holiday season can be a hurried rush of hosting or being hosted. Price: $17.49