Barina Craft

DECEMBER 31, 2023

The Happy New Year Cocktail - An Eve(ning) Of Fun Toasts The Happy New Year cocktail is a drink mixed with brandy, ruby port wine, orange juice and champagne. Yes, it is named after the annual greeting and well wishing phrase uttered when the calendar cycle starts all over again, Happy New Year. However, it does get a little confusing. Sort of similar to how The Classic Cocktail is an actual drink recipe but sounds like it is describing another one altogether as in; “The Resolution Martini

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Brandy Simple Syrup Liqueur Bitters 104

Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 31, 2023

California’s Foley Family Wines recently branched out into spirits, and while its gin isn’t a big risk, launching a Texas whiskey certainly is. Made from Texas-grown corn, the high-rye (35%) bourbon is aged in-state in new charred oak barrels for 6 years before bottling… in California. Ouch! Will the perennially Texas proud accept a Texas bourbon that goes into bottle on the west coast?

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Whiskey Liqueur Gin Bottling 96

VinePair

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Quick — picture a classic Western film. A grizzled cowpoke bellies up to the bar, shaking the dust from his spurs. “Whiskey,” he growls. An equally grizzled bartender nods and wordlessly slides a bottle across the bar, slamming down a single shot glass next to it. What does that bottle look like? Maybe it’s clear with a simple yellow label à la “Tombstone,” or maybe it’s a tall, brown glass cylinder and a nondescript label like the ones in countless John Wayne movies.

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Bottling Whiskey Alcohol Bar 98

Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Ancho Reyes ’ chile liqueur has quietly built a following among mixologists for its original (ancho chile) and verde varieties, especially as a go-to for spicy margaritas and other classic cocktails. Recently, the Campari-owned brand released its first new product since 2017: Ancho Reyes Barrica. Ancho Reyes Barrica is a barrel-aged version of the red chile liqueur, rested for two years in ex-bourbon casks.

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Liqueur Mixologist Whiskey 92

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Thirsty Camel Cocktails

DECEMBER 31, 2023

I thought that December 31st was a good day to return to writing after a fall season filled will navigating certain time constraints, personal matters, and life changes. This past Friday, I worked my last shift behind the bar at Recklesstown. Although I will continue my creative role there, most of you will immediately recognize how different it will feel for me to no longer have a direct hand in making the cocktails that I create or the experience of.

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Malt

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Our annual look back on the year that was. The post Malt’s Review of 2023 first appeared on Malt.

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Malt

DECEMBER 31, 2023

The taste of. what? The post Hakata Whisky first appeared on Malt.

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PubClub

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Waves crash high on the Pacific Beach Pier during the great San Diego storm of 2023. Photo: PubClub.com San Diego said goodbye to 2023 with a real bang, and not the kind delivered by fireworks. A huge storm surge closed out the year, making for a “swell” New Year’s Eve in San Diego. Waves were so high officals closed piers in the area as the water pounded the pylons and sprayed over the top of them.

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Promoter Promotion Bar 52