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The Cocktail College Podcast: The Fog Cutter (Live From Sunken Harbor Club)

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In the famous words of tiki godfather Donn Beach, “What one rum can’t do, three rums can.” From Brooklyn’s Sunken Harbor Club , we proudly present the first-ever, out-of-studio recording of “Cocktail College!” Light up the tiki torches and tune in for more. For Don the Beachcomber’s version, replace brandy with pisco.)

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A Guide to Gifting the Best Cocktail Books to Everyone on Your Nice List

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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.

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A Complete Guide to Bitters and the Cocktails to Make With Them [Infographic]

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Cocktails: Sazerac , Vieux Carré , Pendennis Club, Improved Whiskey Cocktail Orange Bitters Orange bitters are made with orange peels, a base of alcohol or glycerin, and a blend of herbs and spices like cardamom, coriander, and anise. The name is actually a nod to the town where it was invented, now called Ciudad Bolívar. Breaux in 2012.

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These San Diego Bars Are Celebrating National Rum Day With Drink Specials

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They are: The Mavericks Mai Tai at Mavericks Beach Club , one of the most popular bars in Pacific Beach, is a boozy concoction made with Bacardi Dark & White Rum orange juice, lime, mango, amaretto, orgeat and a floater of Myers. It is $6 from 2-6 p.m.

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We Asked 19 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Winter Cocktail?

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Michael Nauer, beverage director, Homemakers Bar and 50/50 Gin Club , Cincinnati “The Jack Rose. 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.

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The Top 10 Rums of 2023

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The experiment was a massive success, and while it’s hard to fathom putting a $500 rum into a tiki drink, I did it anyway. It’s altogether a wall of flavor that ultimately finds its way to a vibrant, tiki party. Bhakta Jamaican Rum 1990 – Raj Bhakta got started with brandy. 500 [ BUY IT NOW FROM RESERVEBAR ] 3. 80 proof. $45

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The Top 10 Summer Cocktails of All Time

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Mai Tai The story of the Mai Tai is the story of tiki, one of the most iconic drinks – if not the most iconic drink – to come out of ‘40s rum culture. Designed by Trader Vic himself in 1944 in his Oakland watering hole, it’s a deceptively simple drink that, nonetheless, is invariably bastardized outside of high-end and tiki bars. (If