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Inside Look: The Aladdin Sane, Detroit

Imbibe Magazine

The cocktail bar, an Imbibe 75 Place to Watch , is tucked beneath the restored, 1920s-era Book Tower in downtown Detroit. The refreshing vodka cocktail She’ll Come, She’ll Go pairs bittersweet grapefruit liqueur and tart lime with the floral notes of the ros sake.

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4 of the Strongest Cocktails You Can Order at a Bar

VinePair

Makeshift drinks of house party fame like jungle juice (or even Gen Zs beloved Borg ) might take the cake in terms of nuclear alcohol content, but there are better, more balanced options than mixing vodka with Crystal Lite in a milk gallon.

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Even the Great Martini Revival Can’t Save Vermouth

VinePair

With vodka Martinis in particular, we get calls for no vermouth bone dry or dry. Typically, vodka Martini drinkers skew dry; they might not be considered Martini drinkers as much as vodka drinkers.) In 1906 came the first appearance of a Dry Martini in a book. Often they didnt have any gin and some didnt even have vodka.

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Bartenders, Celebrate National Absinthe Day with T.A. Breaux, Research Scientist, Creator of LUCID and Jade Absinthes

Chilled Magazine

The original “Savoy Cocktail Book” (1930) includes dozens of cocktails that call for absinthe. Absinthe was an indelible part of American cocktail culture, an object of global export, and every decent cocktail bar in North America stocked it until 1912; every good cocktail book until Prohibition included it. Experiment!

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Martinis in the mix – new podcast!

The Cocktail Lovers

Not in our product reviews, which feature Planteray Cut and Dry Coconut Rum and Tito’s Handmade Vodka (although, come to think of it, the latter would make a fab base if vodka-based Martinis are your thing).

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Chillin’ With Actress, Comedian and Model CJ Franco

Chilled Magazine

CJ has had a remarkable career as a comedian as she continues to grow her stage presence with each of her bookings. With all this down time I have been doing some local stand-up shows and toying with the idea of putting out a book with a touring standup group I work with called Models of Comedy. Do you prepare drinks at home?

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Announcing the 2024 Chilled 100 Spirits Awards Judges—Don’t Miss Out on Early Bird Rates—Enter Now!

Chilled Magazine

De’Qustay Johnson Expertise: Whiskey, Vodka, Tequila, Rum, Wine. Garvey Alexander New York City, New York Expertise: Vodka and Bourbon. Comes from a family of agaveros from Tepa Jalisco. Elizabeth Lang Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Expertise: Rum. Rum collector, WSET Spirits 3, Chapter Board member for Pittsburgh USBG.

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