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Whiskey From… Macy’s? Decades Before the Bourbon Boom, Department Stores Sold Private-Label Booze

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Old Landmark Bourbon (four-year-old, 86 proof, from Illinois); and Macy’s “40” Whiskey (a blend containing 40 percent Kentucky juice, 86 proof). It also sold two brands of in-house rye , two types of Scotch , a vodka , brandy , and several cordials. Van Winkle first provided liquid for multiple whiskey brands for The Berghoff.

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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. Bittermens ‘Elemakule Tiki Bitters are inspired by falernum, an essential component of many tropical drinks.

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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

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Cool Off With the 18 Best Summer Highballs

VinePair

The basic cocktail was originally made with whiskey , but gin took its place about 10 years after the drink’s creation. See Recipe The Best Whiskey Highballs for Summer The Whiskey Highball It doesn’t get much simpler than this. Feel free to use whichever whiskey you prefer — enjoyment is the key here.

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8 Hanukkah Cocktail Recipes

A Bar Above

Smoked Rosemary Cocktail Ingredients: 1 oz Peaty Scotch 1 oz Rye Whiskey 1/2 oz Demerara Syrup 2 dashes of Aromatic Bitters 1 sprig of Rosemary Directions: Torch rosemary until smoking , and flip a rocks glass over it, trapping the smoke. Build all other ingredients into a mixing glass with ice, and stir until mixed and chilled.

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Snuggle Up With a Maple Whiskey Sour

Cocktail Contessa

The Maple Whiskey Sour puts a fall twist on the classic sour cocktail. Maple Whiskey Sour A rich sip of this bourbon sour embraces the flavors of fall without succumbing to the lure of pumpkin spice everything. But, not just any old version – the maple whiskey sour is a twist on a Boston whiskey sour.

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

PubClub

Other rum-centric cocktail favorites include the Negroni Tropicale with coconut oil washed pineapple infused rum, bananarol, and cocchi di torino, and the Caribe Welcome with house rum blend, apricot brandy, lime, fresh coconut water, and coconut cream, served in fresh young coconut. You can add a shot of whiskey for $1.

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