Chilled Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

The bar’s preferred spirits include brandy, rye, rum, gin, and amaro, often enhanced by absinthe, saline, Peychaud’s bitters, or orange blossom water, lending more depth and complexity to their menu. Bestsellers like The Empress makes recurring appearances with subtle enhancements, fostering loyalty among repeat customers.

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Bar Head Bartender Brandy Bartending 244

VinePair

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A Condensed History of “Punch” The first-ever documented mention of an alcoholic “punch” appeared in 1632, when one of the English East India Company’s men at arms wrote to a fellow merchant who was about to set sail to Bengal. Even better, this workhorse of a method is easy to riff on to impress guests for years to come.

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Simple Syrup Brandy Rum Alcohol 98

VinePair

MARCH 13, 2024

That phenomenon eventually gave way to the advent of the flip in 1874, which was first documented as a shaken cocktail with a whole egg, sugar, brandy or gin , and garnished with nutmeg. In a sense, it’s a Guinness-gone- Mai Tai thanks to the inclusion of rum and nutty orgeat. James’s Gate Brewery in Dublin.

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Stout Simple Syrup Liqueur Vodka 128

VinePair

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The first documented record of distilling in Scotland appears in a 1494 tax record that reads, “Eight bolls of malt to Friar John Cor wherewith to make aqua vitae,” or “water of life.” By the 1880s, phylloxera had wreaked havoc on wine, brandy , and Cognac production, so Scotch was poised for a boom.

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Bottling Rum Brandy Wine 111