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Q&A: Rebekah Peppler on Drinking the French Way

Imbibe Magazine

And along the way I was thinking about what happy hour is to us in the States—the differences between the experience of going for an apéritif and having that be this cultural moment in your day, every day, to sort of mark the end of the work day and the start of the evening. I’m very much of a no-cook apéro kind of person.

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Wedding Party Gift Guide

A Bar Above

Photo by Freddie Collins via www.unsplash.com “ Unexpected Holidays ” & Happy Hour Gift Baskets This one is a creative, cute wedding party gift idea! Or you can give everyone the amazing gift of happy hour in a box! Get creative with this simple gift!

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This Week's Beer News: WGOINWI?

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

We’re definitely keeping our ears to the ground on this, but no news yet. After 40 years, happy hour pricing is once again legal in Indiana. Well, not much , so far as we can tell, even though that development (with a restaurant helmed by Chicago’s Fifty/50 group) was supposed to open this year.

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All You Need For A Successful Dry January: Mocktail Recipes, Ingredients, And Tips

A Bar Above

We’ve had the benefit of trying many samples, and we even host company-wide monthly happy hours where we make our favorite cocktails– sans alcohol– using Seedlip , one of these alcohol-free spirits. Yes, there really are spirits that are still carefully-crafted while leaving out the booze. Proteau : Is it a spirit?

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A Taste of Port Douglas: Why FNQ is worth a visit

Australian Bartender

Story by David Spanton, david@spantonmedia.com Port Douglas has always been one of my favourite Australian travel spots (and definitely where I plan to retire, just like everyone else, right?). Happy hour is 15% off the whole cocktail list and the staff were excellent; super professional and whipped up a mean 50:50 Martini.

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Of Course Trader Joe’s Has an Affordable Amaro Brand — But Is It Actually Good?

VinePair

“It definitely has a bitter essence to it and the nose is just delicious.” “I’m definitely getting that cherry, but it’s a lot softer on the top than I thought it would be,” said my lunch date Benny Ogando, a bartender at Brooklyn’s Red Hook Tavern. She did acknowledge that Pronto!

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From Dorm Room Shots to At-Home Aperitifs: Millennials Re-Embrace Pregaming

VinePair

Why not stay in for happy hour instead? What’s more, staring down a drink menu full of koji, tana leaf, umami vermouth, and six kinds of bitters has the opposite effect of what’s intended with aperitif hour: to ease into the evening, or “take the edge off,” as Kessler aptly put it. But will it be tiny and cost $25?