Cocktail Competitions Are Setting a New Bar
It’s not just bartenders who are competing at today’s cocktail competitions—often, it’s the liquor brands too
Tag: Spirits
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The Case for Draft Spirits
From Chartreuse shots to Maker’s Mark Old Fashioneds, bars are experimenting with the business of draft liquors
Cocktail Menus for the Modern Age
High-designed cocktail menus find secondary utility as marketing tool and social media calling card
Chacho: a Spicy Spirit that’s Gaining Notice
From Bloody Marys to margaritas, jalapeño-infused aguardiente is heating up bars in Washington, DC, and beyond
The Science of Spirits Aging
A Tales of the Cocktail panel dives into the processes—and molecules—that contribute flavor characteristics
Koval’s Heart-Cut-Only Approach to Whiskey
The founders of Chicago’s Koval Distillery share their “new-school” approach to single-barrel whiskey
Tea Finds Its Seat at the Bar
Seattle bars pay boozy homage to the afternoon tea tradition with a variety of creative cocktails and pairings
Brazilian Spirit, American Wood
Cachaça producer Novo Fogo uses sustainably harvested American oak to help protect Brazilian rain forests
A Ripening Market for American Brandies
American brandy is enjoying a revival, but it’s a little too early to call it a boom
The Break-Even Bottle
Bars around the country are leveling the financial playing field by allowing customers to sample from rare bottles—at cost
The Return of Funky Rums
Distillers turn their attention to the old-school, unrefined, and flamboyant flavors of what rum used to be
New Whiskeys, New Drinkers—New Definitions?
Who’s drinking craft whiskey, what are they looking for, and what that means for the industry
