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Book Review: In Fine Spirits: A Complete Guide to Distilled Drinks

Drinkhacker

The pull quote on the back cover of Joel Harrison and Neil Ridley’s In Fine Spirits declares “The culture of enjoying quality spirits and liquors is in a new golden age.” It serves the book well, as it provides a welcoming framework ideal for beginners looking to dive into spirits for the first time (i.e. 224 pages.

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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2024: The Second Golden Age of the American Cocktail with Dale DeGroff and Ted Breaux

Chilled Magazine

and Dale DeGroff, the James Beard award-winning father of mixology who reinvented the bartending profession. Drawing inspiration from vintage bartending books — including Jerry Thomas’s “How to Mix Drinks,” he created 24 cocktails, which were later pared down to a selection of 16. events helped to shape the cocktails of today.

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Father’s Day Gift Guide

A Bar Above

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! He also has a holiday cocktail book that you should check out. Dad can age and flavor his own liquor with personal oak barrels from Redhead Barrels.

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The Best Place to Buy Rare and Hard-to-Find Wines

Advanced Mixology

Marketview Liquor should be your first stop for some of the most sought-after rare wines on the market at affordable prices. Marketview Liquor Aging Like Fine Wine Marketview Liquor has a distinguished pedigree. It started out as Vintage Liquors a part-time venture the Palmeri brothers Mike and Dan opened in 1972.

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The Ultimate Guide To Craft Mocktails For Dry January

A Bar Above

Surprisingly, the origin word “mocktail” doesn’t come from a sober mixologist but instead from a 1979 Libbey Glass advertisement targeting both alcohol-drinkers and those who abstain from liquor. DIY mocktail books abound, such as the famed Aviary Restaurant’s Zero, A New Approach to Non-Alcoholic Drinks.

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Why Flavor is important – Dreaming in flavor, one sip at a time.

Cocktail Whisperer

This helps me in mixology because Im influenced not by fast food flavors, but ones on a global basis. I come from Craft Spirits and although I dont drink hard alcohol any longer and havent in some time, I will say that the art of mixology is never forgotten, just examine the work of Jerry Thomas! Why use the best ingredients?

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Wedding Party Gift Guide

A Bar Above

Tiki Cocktail Book & Tiki Glasses Surprise your closest friends who are standing by you on your wedding day with some really cool cocktail recipes. Pair a set of hurricane glasses or tiki mugs with a tropical cocktail book for your own customized, fun gift box. Photo by Gianluca Riccio via www.unsplash.com 1.

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