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Review: Watershed Distillery Bottled in Bond Bourbon, Apple Brandy Finished Whiskey, and Old Fashioned

Drinkhacker

Today we step back to the prologue with a few tamer releases — their bonded 4 year old Straight Bourbon Whiskey and an interesting blend of their straight bourbon with bourbon that has been finished in apple brandy casks. The nose is on brand, with a very familiar and welcoming citrusy sweetness boosted by that touch of bitters.

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Review: Tin City Distillery Flavored Vodkas and Wine Shine Brandy Manhattan

Drinkhacker

As well, Wine Shine is something of a second label that makes only brandy products that don’t carry the Tin City Distillery name on the label — though the company’s website has a full accounting of all the company’s products regardless of sub-brand. 80 proof. 70 proof.

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The Champagne Cocktail & Pegu Club are two cocktails that hero the bitters

Australian Bartender

Some classics would simply not be the drinks they are without the cocktail bitters. Back then, it skipped the brandy and came with ice. You start with a sugar cube splashed with bitters, hot tip, do this on a napkin to soak up extra bitters before you drop it in your flute. Mixing champagne with quality brandy?

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The Apple Brandy-Cynar-Bénédictine Challenge

Cocktails with Suderman

In this newsletter, I have written the following columns: Put Cynar in Everything The Case for Apple Brandy The Case forBénédictine So it stands to reason that it should be possible to craft a delicious cocktail that combines all three ingredients — and ideally, only those three ingredients. It was not as easy as I expected.

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Celebrate Pisco Sour Day with These 9 Flavor Combinations!

Chilled Magazine

Official Recipes Courtesy Mike Ryan, Corporate Beverage Director, Acurio International Brandy , Pisco Classic Pisco Sour Ingredients 3 parts Pisco 1 part Fresh Lime Juice 1 part Simple Syrup (we use a 3:2 ratio of sugar:water) 1 Egg White Preparation Combine all ingredients in a shaker tin and shake without ice to help froth the egg white.

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Yes, Apple Brandy Goes With Cynar Too

Cocktails with Suderman

When I made the case for apple brandy last month, I argued that its greatest strength was its ability to partner with just about any other ingredient: whiskey, mezcal, aged rum, cognac, even aquavit — with a little work, apple brandy can harmonize with just about any other base spirit.

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In the Limelight: Apple

Chilled Magazine

The smooth and flavorful sipper is a true comfort cocktail, combining Angel’s Envy Rye, Apple Brandy, Apple Cider, House-made Cranberry Shrub, Apple and Pimento Bitters, and Honey. I think Apple Brandy is very underrated and pairs perfectly with the Bourbon in this drink. Apple Brandy.75 Lemon Juice.5 Cranberry Shrub.75

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