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The 7 Best Liqueurs to Gift This Holiday (2023)

VinePair

Liqueurs are some of the most versatile and valuable players in the drinks game. They make great digestifs, aperitifs, and low-ABV shots, and they can take cocktails from so-so to phenomenal. That said, there are many liqueurs on the market that are cloying, unbalanced, or just plain odd.

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How Do You Define a Spritz in 2024?

VinePair

When the concept originated in the late 19th century, making a Spritz meant adding a splash of water to wine. Its build has been muddled through alterations like swapping low-proof liqueurs for higher-proof spirits or cutting the soda water altogether. Will the wine be cheap at the airport?

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The Top 10 Summer Cocktails of All Time

Drinkhacker

While selections like white wine and cold beer are obvious, numerous cocktails abound which feel tailor-made for summer sipping. But in general, a sangria involves a wine mixed in a pitcher with sweet fruits (usually citrus or berry) and a touch of sugar. Add wine and brandy and stir well. But which are best? Aperol 3 oz.

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Three Non-Alc Spirits You Can Enjoy Neat

Dry Atlas

By Myles Faulkner of The Modern Substitute Finding a great non-alcoholic spirit you can enjoy neat is much like finding a worthy non-alcoholic red wine—difficult, but not impossible. For me, though, this Amaro-like spirit with its gentle glance at an Aperol, is best served in a liqueur glass, slowly sipped and savored.

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Sherry Cocktails – Lower Your ABV

The Whisky Exchange

Fortified wines deliver complexity in the same way spirits do without the alcoholic heft. You could also use a dry, nutty Oloroso and a sweet red vermouth – but you’ll wind up with more of a digestif than an aperitif. Dropping the spirits from your Friday night cocktail, doesn’t have to mean compromising on flavour.

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Bardinet returns to its roots for Inspirations launch by creating iconic French ‘Desserts in a glass’

Bar Magazine

Designed to deliver maximum flavour for minimum effort at home, they are a dessert and digestif all in one, offering a fun, creative ‘sweet treat’ for any festive gathering. The Group’s four pillars are Scotch whiskies, ports, brandies, wines, rums and craft spirits from France.

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Mamma Mia Che Cocktails! 6 Italian-inspired cocktails to celebrate Mom

Chilled Magazine

It features a blend of alluring botanicals like bitter orange and gentian, complemented by a dose of something unexpected – Marsala wine, added during this aperitif’s aging process. The Mirror Ball features a unique ingredient – finocchietto, a staple Italian digestif made most in Napoli and on the Amalfi Coast.

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