A Bar Above

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Now, don’t expect it to taste like actual liquor. Sometimes referred to as virgin cocktails or mocktails (a common term that I’ll use throughout this article for the sake of familiarity and Google searches), let’s explore some delicious alcohol-free cocktails. Add the tonic water first, and then add ice.

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A Bar Above

MAY 28, 2024

Throw in a bottle of his favorite liquor and a bar mat for a non-slip surface, a jar of cocktail cherries for garnish, or a cocktail smoker kit, and you have a complete gift! Dad can age and flavor his own liquor with personal oak barrels from Redhead Barrels. Did you know that you can make a cup of coffee iced using a cocktail shaker?

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A Bar Above

JUNE 2, 2024

The elusive French liqueur is extremely difficult to find at the moment, requiring quite the treasure hunt through various liquor stores. You can really taste the herbal blend, with a slight bitter flavor and quiet hints of mint. So what are you to do when your favorite cocktail calls for Chartreuse, but there’s none to be found?

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VinePair

APRIL 15, 2024

Then there’s Campari , the Italian bitter apéritif. Negroni recipes don’t say “one ounce Italian bitter,” they say “one ounce Campari.” Aperitivo to After-Meal While Gaspare Campari famously invented his namesake bitter in Novara, Italy, in 1860, it was his son, Davide, who created Cordial Campari.

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VinePair

JUNE 14, 2024

Mixologists and home bartenders alike soon rushed to their local liquor stores to secure their bottles. Dating back to the early 1900s, the cocktail combines equal parts gin, sweet vermouth, and Chartreuse for a less bitter spin on the classic. Rich Demerara syrup and a hint of lime juice keep the bitterness in check.

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A Bar Above

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 17, 2024

Malört does not bring psychedelic properties, but certainly brings an intense bitterness that is just as memorable. Brode was well-aware that his spirit was intensely bitter and he marketed it as such. Early forms of social media created unofficial accounts dedicated to Jeppson’s Malört and its bitter nature.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 24, 2024

Keeps developing with beautiful notes of almond milk, walnut liquor and hints of diesel oil. Lots of resins and propolis, pine needles and dried herbs, bitter oranges, mastic candies and olive oil. Bitter chocolate, strong honey, herbal sweets. A fantastic complexity, one step above the 30 yo – if that’s possible!

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Cheers

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

I also find that folks who have previously been exclusively “brown liquor” drinkers are apt to find an aged tequila that they enjoy sipping on as much as whiskey. It’s then topped off with Dram’s Lavender & Lemongrass non-alcoholic bitters. We offer many 0.0% What’s your current go-to cocktail or beverage?

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Cheers

DECEMBER 19, 2024

million 9-liter cases, according the Beverage Information Group 2024 Liquor Handbook. I asked myself what my take on a stirred sipper may be in that era and came up this, which is rye whiskey, Pierre Ferrand slightly overproof 1840 Cognac, Cherry Heering, absinthe, coffee and cherry bitters. in 2023 to pre-Covid levels of 12.8

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Cocktail Whisperer

MARCH 12, 2025

I believe we have a social responsibility to eat simply, drink healthier, and enjoy life- without liquor. You wont miss the rum, I promise! A thing of Rare Beauty. Why use the best ingredients?

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VinePair

AUGUST 16, 2024

This is especially true for traditional, spirit-forward ones like the Old Fashioned, which blends whiskey, bitters, and sugar to create a full-bodied flavor that’s meant to be sipped and savored. This mixture of base spirit, bitters, and sugar became wildly popular, prompting bartenders to create new versions with varied ingredients.

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VinePair

APRIL 1, 2024

For the dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of bottles stocked in your local liquor store or loaded on the virtual shelves of online retailers, a medal can be a make-or-break moment. On the palate, sweet and bitter notes balance themselves nicely. This article is sponsored by L.A. Spirits Awards.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 25, 2024

“Nose: An intoxicating burst of maraschino cherry, ripe bramble, and dark chocolate mint, with hints of orange bitters and walnut liquor. Finish: Long and enveloping finish with dark manuka honey, herbal bitters and dark chocolate.” How Much Is The Glendronach 15 Year Old?

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Of course, you could get complicated and use a still pot or mini-distillery, but… It’s actually illegal to distill your own liquor without a license, even just for personal use. I’m pretty sure I watched all the YouTube videos and read every article on this process so you don’t have to, so I’ll walk you through what I did to DIY my own gin.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 17, 2024

For example, the Champurrado Old Fashioned, priced at $16, adds a little extra ethnic flare by mixing in corn liqueur and xoco bitters, while the Chamoyrita ($15) combines Casco Viejo blanco tequila, Bozal mezcal, Jalisco Estrella Mexican pilsner, chamoy, lemon and sugar.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 5, 2024

While in New York, the best place to purchase Blue Label is Prime Wine & Liquor for $179.94. If exploring food pairings, the expression pairs perfectly with dark chocolate, with the richness and smokiness of the whisky complemented by the fruity bitterness from the chocolate.

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 1, 2023

To learn more about whiskey, check out our other detailed articles about all the different types, production, etc., Manhattan : The Manhattan is a super classic, easy cocktail consisting of rye, sweet vermouth, and aromatic bitters. What is your favorite mixed drink with either of these distilled liquors? here and here.

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VinePair

JANUARY 29, 2024

A carefully balanced mix of whiskey, sweet vermouth, and Angostura bitters, with a cocktail cherry garnish, it is a timeless masterpiece. The palate starts sweet, but is countered by a complex bitter finish. It’s pleasant and approachable on the palate, absent of the grippy bitterness that can be challenging.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For instance, with The Freudian Sip from Rio’s Tequila Bar in Fort Lauderdale, FL, the peach color comes from the combination of mezcal, Liquor 43 and Aperol. And don’t be shy with the bitters, it’s what gives the cocktail that beautiful peach-fuzz color!” Perfect year-round, it’s refreshing, bright, citrusy, and delicious.

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Cocktail Whisperer

MAY 21, 2024

The dynamic liquor can complement many classic cocktail flavors and inventive new creations, much like weed. At Ninfa’s Belman noticed the oil tincture required a sweetener like an agave because it added bitterness to the drink. Earthy flavors are excellent in a bloody mary, and sweet strains would taste divine in a spritzer.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

That’s because a shot is more than a quick blast of liquor to lips. Theresa 1796 and Amaro Montenegro Mezcal, Branca Menta, and a dash of chocolate bitters Cold Choke “Shots are usually left up to us when ordered. It’s 50/50 mezcal and Branca Menta with a dash of chocolate bitters. appeared first on VinePair.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 22, 2024

My favorite is the ‘ Mur”Tea”ney ’: Three Tea Whiskey, Vanilla creamer, and Chai bitters shaken up and poured over rocks. However, true to form for every company in this article, Old Tennessee Distilling Co. Read the full article at The Best Flavored Whiskey According To The ADI International Spirits Competition 2024

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VinePair

APRIL 22, 2024

When asked to think about the world’s most popular spirit, American minds will likely drift to liquors like vodka or whiskey , maybe even rum if they’re being ambitious. Baijiu’s strong and unique flavors pair best with bold and intense flavors — think sour, numbing, spicy, and even bitter dishes,” Zhou explains.

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VinePair

JULY 11, 2024

The cost of the glassware, the price of the liquor, the wage paid to the person that kept the glass cold until the last possible moment and built the drink: these are the elements that determine the cost of a Martini. He’s also inserted a few buffers in his economic strategies to offset increases in labor and liquor costs when they do occur.

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Cheers

JUNE 26, 2024

Print Rocket Pop Course Drinks Keyword Blue Curaçao, Horchata vodka, lemon, orgeat, Peychaud’s bitters Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Lemon juice Peychaud’s bitters Instructions Add blue Curaçao to the bottom of a tall cocktail glass. Top with additional crushed ice and add a generous float of bitters.

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VinePair

AUGUST 22, 2024

The 176-proof bottles apparently come with 13 different health warnings on the label, and one liquor store even warns on its website that it “essentially shouldn’t be drunk neat, sniffed, held or even owned. This is the base used in medicinal tinctures, homemade bitters, and perfumery.” So, use at your own discretion.

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

“The vast majority of people who walk into a liquor store probably don’t know who you are,” Sallee says. A bad experience with bitter beers can linger. You need to find clear and clean ways of letting them know what’s actually in the can and why they might like it.”

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VinePair

MARCH 6, 2024

The two help offset the bitter and fruity Aperol to keep it balanced. It remains a solid go-to at college parties, grungy dives, and gay clubs for good reason: It’s simple and refreshing, and you can always count on the classic, one-two punch of liquor and soda. There’s a reason this is the most popular drink for seaside sipping.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

There are so many different bottles of gin on liquor store shelves these days, and most are flavored with a wide range of botanicals. Vermont-based bartender Jamie Pessoa Montairo came up with a tropical variation called the Mai Hive, a sort of Bee’s Knees-Mai Tai hybrid with honey, orgeat, walnut bitters, and pineapple-infused Tom Cat Gin.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

You can make a delicious variation of an Old Fashioned using rum, spices, and Jamaican bitters.” It’s a delicious, pine-forward, extra-bitter style of Negroni that I generally like served up in an extra-frosty glass. Bitters and liquor can raise the temperature just as much as a glass of hot water and whiskey.”

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VinePair

AUGUST 7, 2024

There, buried in a list of various textiles and liquors, is “Taylor’s and East India pale ale.” Given that Aprihop hit the scene before the haze craze, it remains a great gateway beer for those who aren’t crazy about the intense bitterness of classic American IPAs. ’s Ballantine IPA emerged.

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VinePair

AUGUST 30, 2024

The first looks like a Martini glass and is filled with two-and-one-half ounces of Old Raj gin, a half-ounce of González Byass dry vermouth, and a couple dashes of orange bitters. In fact, it’s one of the hallmarks of modern mixology that dirty ice should never touch fresh liquor again. Typically, customers don’t ever see dirty ice.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 15, 2024

I like interesting cocktails, but they’re often too bitters-based now. Indeed, direct-to-consumer access to quality bottled and canned cocktails, small-batch wines, and liquors soared in 2020 as producers, retail, bar and restaurant owners groped for new revenue streams. I usually only see one drink I like.”

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The brown liquor can evoke the season’s warmth and coziness when paired with the right seasonal modifiers, making for a smooth transition from refreshing, rooftop-worthy cocktails or whatever your “ drink of summer ” ended up being. It’s perfect for the fall season with a nice balance of sweetness and bitterness.”

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VinePair

APRIL 23, 2024

In general, underrated bottles tend to over-perform in their price points, and several of the bottles recommended are easy to find at most liquor stores. I make my house-made bitters with Ezra Banks that we use for our signature Old Fashioned. These are the most underrated bourbons, according to bartenders across the country. .

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Von Payne Spirits, known for their flagship Blackcurrant flavored whiskey and distinctive gargoyle pourer, have just signed a partnership with MJ Liquor Distribution and Distillers Pride. Read the full article at Award Winning Blackcurrant Whiskey Shaking Up New Whiskey Scenes A fun take on a classic combination.

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