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Elevating Tradition at Arnaud’s French 75 Bar in NOLA

Chilled Magazine

The bar’s preferred spirits include brandy, rye, rum, gin, and amaro, often enhanced by absinthe, saline, Peychaud’s bitters, or orange blossom water, lending more depth and complexity to their menu. Dornemann believes it is important to meticulously plan and document every detail, even the smallest ones, when you own a bar.

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Kansas City Ice Water – Fountain Drink With Gin & Vodka

Barina Craft

Kansas City Ice Water Is A Limey Combo Of Vodka And Gin The Kansas City Ice Water cocktail tastes like a Gimlet or Gin Rickey with a sweetness that sort of falls in between the two depending on the recipe. It is also one of the few mixed drinks that contains both vodka and gin. See the list below. Also known as Valencian water.

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Foo’s Blacklist Menu offers new edition with art of Japan

Spiritz

Just as a Hanko seals documents with authenticity and identity, this cocktail seals your palate with exquisite flavours. This cocktail blends Beefeater Pink Gin, Maraschino, Sencha Rested Sake, and Citric Acid Solution. Discover the essence of Japan with Hanko, inspired by the traditional Japanese stamp.

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How Author and Historian Toni Tipton-Martin Is Immortalizing Black Cocktail Culture

VinePair

Toni Tipton-Martin has been making and documenting food and beverage history for decades. After tirelessly researching and documenting 200 years’ worth of Black drinks history, Tipton-Martin compiled the recipes, stories, and names that she found into the book’s pages to give them new life.

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6 of the Best Bourbon Cocktails for Spring

VinePair

There’s the gin -based Old Maid, the vodka -based Polish Maid, the tequila -led Mexican Maid, and the Irish Maid with Irish whiskey and St-Germain. While first officially documented by bartender Jerry Thomas (a.k.a. If you don’t have any bourbon on hand, try out one of Ross’s other “Maid” cocktails.

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10 Things You Should Know About New Riff Distilling

VinePair

To determine whether or not the water would be suitable for whiskey distillation, the co-founders studied historical documents and consulted with hydrologists and water chemists at the University of Kentucky. New Riff produces gin made from wild-foraged Kentucky botanicals.

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This Simple Phrase Unlocks the Perfect Holiday Punch

VinePair

A Condensed History of “Punch” The first-ever documented mention of an alcoholic “punch” appeared in 1632, when one of the English East India Company’s men at arms wrote to a fellow merchant who was about to set sail to Bengal. Gin or vodka both make for a great, easy-to-blend base. And if you can’t decide on one, try a blend.