Bitters Brandy Tiki 
VinePair
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
In 1806, The Balance and Columbian Repository in upstate New York published what would become known as the original definition of a cocktail: “C**k-tail is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” Bitters themselves have evolved, too. Regans’ Orange Bitters No.
Cocktails with Suderman
AUGUST 16, 2024
This year, for example, we have looked at a handful of drinks involving apricot booze — both liqueur and brandy. So before the summer closed, I felt compelled to write about the Tradewinds, a devastatingly delicious tiki-ish drink that combines coconut cream and apricot liqueur. The themed approach has several advantages.
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VinePair
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
An encyclopedia of cocktail culture, this deep dive into home entertaining essentials comes complete with auxiliary recipes for brandied cherries, brown-butter bourbon, cordials, shrubs, bitters, and more. While tiki drinks are notoriously complex, these streamlined renditions deliver maximum flavor without most of the fuss.
VinePair
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
You can make a delicious variation of an Old Fashioned using rum, spices, and Jamaican bitters.” Shaken apple brandy, good pomegranate grenadine, and lemon. Apple brandy can be underwhelming on its own, but in a Jack Rose it screams, um… apple! We make a pot and build a solera of spice and brandy additions each day.
Chilled Magazine
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Bartenders are experimenting with Pisco Sours by adding various fruits, infusions, and different bitters. Classic cocktails like Negronis, Martinis, and tiki drinks are becoming popular choices for pisco, along with many bars creating their own signature pisco cocktails with local and seasonal ingredients. Vermouth Rosso 1 oz.
Cocktails with Suderman
OCTOBER 25, 2024
The Toronto is an Old Fashioned dating back to the first part of the 20th century laced with bitter, minty Fernet-Branca. The Improved Brandy Cocktail , from the same era, does the same but for a brandy Old Fashioned. All of these drinks share an ethos, a structural sensibility. Become a paid subscriber, and never miss a drink.
VinePair
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
In the famous words of tiki godfather Donn Beach, “What one rum can’t do, three rums can.” Can gin truly double as bitters? Light up the tiki torches and tune in for more. For Don the Beachcomber’s version, replace brandy with pisco.) Head to www.zacaparum.com right now to learn more. The cocktail in question?
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