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Can a Cocktail Have Too Many Ingredients? Bartenders Weigh In

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By the time the tiki craze was underway in the ‘30s and ‘40s, it was par for the course to see drinks containing over seven ingredients and multiple expressions of rum layered on top of one another. For instance, we hypothetically have a highball on the menu. We also have come down to define what an ingredient is.

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Cool Off With the 18 Best Summer Highballs

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Enter: the Highball. Typically consisting of a spirit, soda, and ice, Highballs don’t require much effort, which is ideal when there’s already sweat rolling down your neck. When it comes to the Highball, the world is your oyster. Keep reading to discover the 18 best Highballs to help beat the heat.

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A New Standard: 5 Balcones Cocktails That Showcase American Single Malt Whisky at Its Best

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Grapefruit Highball Bright and balanced, the Grapefruit Highball uses crisp grapefruit soda to highlight the Lineages meringue and pineapple upside-down cake palate, with a punch of citrus to keep it lively. Warm afternoons and laid-back get-togethers set the stage for this no-fuss highball that lets the Lineage shine.

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We Asked 21 Bartenders: What’s the Best Vodka for Mixing Cocktails?

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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. Jeremy Johnson, Director of Outlets, Omni Interlocken Hotel , Denver As much of a meme as flavored vodkas are, Better Man Distilling Co.s Its both practical and conceptual. We love it.

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We Asked 10 Bartenders: What’s the Easiest Cocktail to Master?

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The easiest cocktails to master, according to bartenders: Manhattan Cuba Libre Moscow Mule Daiquiri Vodka Martini Old Fashioned Whiskey Highball Honeysuckle Negroni Vodka Soda “The easiest drink to master, from my perspective, is the classic Manhattan. Karynn Brown, bartender, Amor y Amargo , NYC “I would have to say the Whiskey Highball.

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Next Wave Awards Bartender of the Year: Garret Richard

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Raised among the retro culture of Los Angeles and a tiki enthusiast before he was old enough to drink — he came to the culture via exotica music in high school — Richard ditched his focus on a radio career to get into bartending. A year later he started a “Tiki Takeover” series at Prime Meats in Brooklyn.

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Happy National Cocktail Day: 6 Questions with Master Mixologist, Clare Gordon

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The recipes can be found at the bottom of this article. It has a slightly higher proof so you can even use it in a tiki-inspired cocktail, like a Rye Tai! Read the full article at Happy National Cocktail Day: 6 Questions with Master Mixologist, Clare Gordon I’m off to make myself a Redemption Ryem Thyme.