VinePair

MARCH 18, 2025

The data may make the whiskey snob in your life roll their eyes, but it makes sense from a cocktail perspective. Its semi-savory quality led us at Pitts to pairing it with sumac in a highball, but our house Cosmo recipe uses a hefty pour of the vodka as the base. in 2024, raking in $7.2 Its both practical and conceptual. We love it.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Whether you’re making a spirit-forward Old Fashioned that calls for a high-proof whiskey or you want a lighter, fruitier style for your highball, there’s a bottle below that will complement any mood. Bulleit plays well with many ingredients to be the perfect bourbon for your next Manhattan, Old Fashioned, or bourbon Whiskey Smash.” —Jay

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VinePair

MAY 21, 2024

But once upon a time, back when Dante opened in 2015, the cocktail to drink was the Garibaldi, an obscure highball made of Campari and “fluffy” orange juice and topped with an orange wedge. The Green Giant was created by former head bartender Tom Macy in 2012.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For around $25 to $30, you’re getting a whiskey that competes with bottles costing much more. It’s consistent and noticeable while being a go-to for bartenders behind the bar or enjoying at home. If you love really good, high-quality whiskey, Penelope bourbon is the hottest and fastest-growing brand of whiskey in the U.S.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Gins play well with fresh herbs, fruits and produce so they’re a natural choice as a base for more refreshing, citrus-forward cocktails such as highballs, smashes and sours, says All Saints’ Weller. known for whiskey — namely Jack Daniel’s — purchased the premium Fords Gin in 2019 and the Mediterranean Gin Mare in 2022.

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VinePair

JUNE 25, 2024

To explore this variance, we asked 18 bartenders what they choose when they simply want a bourbon that brings joy to the palate every time, any time. The distillery is in Hye, Texas, and the climate is amazing for aging whiskey. A high-proof, straight bourbon whiskey, Chattanooga 111 sits at — you guessed it — 111 proof.

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Bartender Bartending Head Bartender Whiskey 111

VinePair

MAY 23, 2024

It is a blended malt Scotch whisky, so has incredible body and mouthfeel but with a really balanced, non-smoky, approachable flavor profile that hits home in a classic Old Fashioned , a refreshing highball, or even a Piña Colada. Though it is not the cheapest, it creates exotic and complex sours, highballs, and Negronis.”

Bartender 105

Bartender Bartending Head Bartender Highball 105

VinePair

JUNE 4, 2025

The improbable mix of rye whiskey , alpine amaro, and melon liqueur somehow worked. It was a well-balanced highball layered, complex, refreshing, and delicious. Since many Bourbon Trail tourists expect whiskey neat or on ice, Bates made sure bourbon or rye remained the star of each drink.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

” Spotlight onless-seen spirits Tequila and other agave spirits will stay prominent but look for lesser-known options such as shochu and Japanese whiskey to grow in popularity. Trust The Teacher at The Americano steakhouse in Atlanta made with Kaiyo whiskey, mizu lemongrass shochu, yuzu and black cherry.

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