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We Asked 14 Bartenders: What Are the Most Underrated Fall Bourbon Cocktails? (2024)

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Credit: Copenhagen Distillery “I’m a huge fan of a good Stone Fence: a simple highball made with a shot of bourbon over ice topped off with hard apple cider. The smoky sweetness of the maple syrup especially pairs great with a nice, oaky bourbon.” Jason Francis, director of f ood & beverage, The Harpeth , Franklin, Tenn.

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Building Faster Rounds — and Better Drinks — With Attaboy’s Haley Traub

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Those skills were put to the test in 2018 when Haley won the National Championship of Speed Rack , the country’s preeminent speed bartending competition. She built her chops at Dutch Kills and Fresh Kills — bars that she described as providing “foundational training that was built to make me fast and accurate.”

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55 of the Best Thanksgiving Cocktails

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See Recipe The Perfect Pear While Scotch may not be the first spirit you think of when you think “daytime cocktail,” this seasonal highball bursting with autumnal aromas of cinnamon and pear is sure to prove you wrong. Ivy Mix, co-founder of Speed Rack, co-owner Leyenda and FIASCO!