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

VinePair

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

VinePair

Their profile is bright enough to feel at home in a dry Gin Martini , but still leans warm enough to stand up against dark spirits like bourbon and Scotch. Pimento berry (also known as allspice) is the star of the show here, making these bitters a prime addition to tiki drinks, punches, and stirred cocktails. Breaux in 2012.

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

VinePair

In the famous words of tiki godfather Donn Beach, “What one rum can’t do, three rums can.” It’s a mantra that countless tropical cocktails are built upon, but today’s multifaceted drink sees the unlikely appearance of gin and sherry in the mix. Can gin truly double as bitters? Light up the tiki torches and tune in for more.

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The Top 10 Summer Cocktails of All Time

Drinkhacker

He devised the cocktail to accompany shellfish, with a gin-based spirit mixed with fruits and spices. Gin and Tonic A drink so straightforward that its name almost entirely contains its full recipe, the classic gin and tonic is about as clean and refreshing as a summer cocktail can get. RS Gin and Tonic 2 oz.

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The New Orleans Spirits Competition 2024 “Spirits of the Year” Winners Announced at Tales of the Cocktail

Tales of the Cocktail

Held during Tales of the Cocktail, NOSC showcased a live judging across all of its spirits categories, both domestic and international, including whiskey, gin, brandy, baijiu, vodka, rum, agave spirits, liqueurs and non-alcoholic. Spirits of the Year were determined by the judges marking their top three in order.

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San Diego Cocktail Championship Block Party Pours Into The Gaslamp In April

PubClub

Hosted by Rustic Root, Swing Social and Tiki Annex, the street will be blocked off from Market Street to Island Avenue, from 2-5 p.m. But not just any cocktail party, it’s a block party cocktail party. It is the San Diego Cocktail Championship and it is taking place on Fifth Ave., in the Gaslamp Quarter on Sunday, April 28.

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8 Hanukkah Cocktail Recipes

A Bar Above

Sapphire Martini Ingredients: 1 oz Bombay Sapphire Gin 1 oz Blue Curacao 1 oz Lemon Juice 1 oz Lillet Blanc Directions: Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake for 5-7 secs. Strain into a rocks glass with a “diamond cut” large ice cube. Strain into a Nick & Nora glass or wine glass.