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DECEMBER 14, 2023

It’s perfectly suited for cocktail use, as a highball with soda, or just a quick simple sipper.” Matt Resler, bartender, Bar Goto , NYC “One of our go-to bottles of Cognac recently has been Cognac Frapin 1270. It stands up in cocktails, but it’s light enough on its feet for highballs and spritzes. An all-around banger.”

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

Strain into a highball glass with ice. Notes Katie Tobin, bar manager at The Aquifer Bar at New Riff Distilling, Newport, KY, created this recipe. . New Riff KY Straight Bourbon 1 oz. Chai tea spice syrup Nutmeg Biscotti cookie Instructions Combine ingredients and shake.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Queen Restaurant & Lounge in Miami has noticed a gradual increase in the popularity of gin among patrons, says bar manager Karol Ansaldi. Some trend watchers expect to see more consumers opting for Gin & Tonics, as the new craft gins and gourmet tonics available present unique flavor possibilities.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

Notes Garth Poe, bar manager at Easy Bistro & Bar in Chattanooga, TN, created this recipe. Strain into a highball glass with fresh ice. . Lime juice 3 Cardamom pods Instructions Combine all ingredients in shaker tin. Mount with ice and shake. Seedlip Garden 1 ½ oz.

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VinePair

JUNE 25, 2024

At 100 proof, it’s a standout in stirred classics alongside sugar, bitters, or vermouths, but doesn’t punch out softer mixers like citrus or bubbles in highballs or sours.” Jon McConnell, bar manager, Sacred Junk Bar , Anaheim, Calif. Growing up in Tennessee, a Whiskey and Coke was an easy drink.

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VinePair

MARCH 20, 2024

From Dish to Drink Culinary-inspired cocktails are not a new trend — just look to modern classics like Don Lee’s “ Benton’s Old Fashioned ” that served breakfast in a glass and launched the fat washing technique all the way back in 2007, at PDT, or his buttered popcorn rum and Coke the “Cinema Highball” from the same era.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 15, 2024

It packs a punch at 100 proof, making it perfect for a wide range of cocktails, from a refreshing highball to an egg white Whiskey Sour or a classic Old Fashioned. Brian Clark, bar manager, Madrina , Webster Groves, Mo. For under $20 a bottle, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better value on the market.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

This begs the question: When does an infused spirit transcend the Gatorade cooler and the brimming red Solo cup and become worth of a highball glass and a $20 price tag? The article A New Era of High-End Infused Cocktails Is Upon Us appeared first on VinePair. It depends on how they’re used.

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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.”

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

See Recipe The Perfect Pear While Scotch may not be the first spirit you think of when you think “daytime cocktail,” this seasonal highball bursting with autumnal aromas of cinnamon and pear is sure to prove you wrong. The article 55 of the Best Thanksgiving Cocktails appeared first on VinePair.

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VinePair

JANUARY 30, 2025

Its served in a squat glass custom made for the bar, and garnished with a twist and/or blue-cheese-stuffed olive. Most notably of all, the Martini arrives with a highball sidecar of the ice used to mix the drink plus an additional slug of vermouth, all topped with Spanish mineral water. Pretty cool. appeared first on VinePair.

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MARCH 10, 2025

Bill Sabine is bar manager at the Nautilus Pier 4 in Boston. I enrolled in a local bartending school with job placement and landed an event bartending gig, then worked up to the clubhouse bar. Strain into a highball with ice. What was your first job in the beverage or hospitality industry? Shake to chill and combine.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The popular cocktails weve seen on social media tend to lend themselves to brunches and a more all-day mindset, says Daniel King, restaurant and bar manager at Evelyns at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville. I think thats why weve seen spritzes rise in popularity they have a lower ABV, so theyre a bit more guilt-free.

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