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There are a bewildering number of ways to spice up a cocktail: an egg white effervescent blend, a cabernet flow, painting your face with Angostura […]
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There are a bewildering number of ways to spice up a cocktail: an egg white effervescent blend, a cabernet flow, painting your face with Angostura […]
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There are two key signs that confirm the fact that I am officially, unambiguously and, unfortunately, an adult. It’s not my age (which, depending on […]
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Cream shakes, with the exception of corn milk punch , are not my favorite. Adding full fat dairy to a cup of ethanol can cause […]
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It might be September, but that doesn’t mean it’s not hot there yet – you may have heard that a heatwave is sweeping the western […]
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Back in the early days of the pandemic, drink writer David Wondrich did us all a huge favor by tweeting “Drink of the Day” live […]
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Four years ago, Campari launched an aggressive campaign to make Aperol Spritz the drink of the summer. It worked. The bright red-orange drink has filled […]
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If Cult of Diet Coke was a real cult, I would be his Squeaky Fromme (totally dedicated, oddly hot). Some of my earliest gourmet memories […]
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The texture of protein shakes is critical, and it varies so much from brand to brand that trying something new can be a disaster. But […]
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Every cup of coffee, good or bad, begins with the grinding of the beans. And whether it was done on an industrial machine before packing […]
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Choosing the right bottle of wine for a friend (or even yourself) can seem daunting, even if the choice was limited to reds and whites. […]
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Before we were of legal drinking age, my best friend and I used to hang out with her older boyfriend and his older friends, mostly […]
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A classic textbook margarita is the perfect summer drink. It’s tart, heady, and sweet enough – a real ride-or-die cocktail , if there ever was […]
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An unusual cocktail ingredient is on trend, and it’s not my cherry amarena syrup . (Bye.) It’s cheese. You already love it paired with a […]
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You are moving to a new city, to a new country. You’ve found an apartment at the right price, in the right area, and after […]
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There is a lot of mythology in the drinking culture. For example, you may think that after peeing at night you are doomed to go […]
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My relationship with martinis can be traced back to the bar at Bern’s Steakhouse in Tampa, an iconic establishment designed as a French brothel. Desperate […]
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Summer days can be tough, especially when you have an afternoon slump – you still have work to do, but your brain is ready for […]
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When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, but only the flesh of the fruit. The lemonade does nothing to soften the barrage of lemon […]
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One of the side effects of modern capitalism is the relentless pursuit of growth. Every business has to grow every year, otherwise it’s a disaster. […]
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A video went viral on TikTok this week in which user MandyVJones explains how you can make a drink that tastes like Coke but is […]
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If necessity is the Mother of Invention, then apparently capitalism is the Father of Excess. How many skincare lines, podcasts, or artisanal gins the world […]
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I recently had the opportunity to sample Bushmill’s second expression of Rare Caks, a 29-year-old single malt Irish whiskey aged in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks […]
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Seltzer, or sparkling water if you like (“spicy water” if you’re my baby), has had a moment since at least 2016 . My Target has […]
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When it comes to coffee, there are essentially two types of people: those who will take a cup from any convenient source, and those who […]
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Before I got serious about cocktails, I had two main associations if you said the words “strawberry daiquiri” to me. The first thing that would […]
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When I was younger and surviving on budget liquor and hot dogs, getting a “good” bottle of liquor was quite a challenge. My natural instinct […]
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I wish I knew how to truly enjoy things and prolong the enjoyment, especially when it comes to things that fall under the Food and […]
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Drinking wine is fun, stylish fun, and nothing ruins great fun like little smudges and smudges. If I’m serving wine to friends, family, and/or enemies, […]
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Recently my stepmother made a pepper jelly that I can only describe as “cruel”. “Yes. I should have warned you,” she wrote when I told […]
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Beer is one of the greatest achievements of mankind. We have been brewing it according to different recipes for thousands of years – the ancient […]
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Sometimes in the morning I don’t have to look out the window to know it’s going to be a lousy day. Grayness can be felt […]
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If I had to choose one bottle of bitter to drink for the rest of my life, it would undoubtedly be Angostura. Omnipresent at the […]
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One of the nice things about going to a bar (or bars) is that everything you need is there . Good ice , gourmet cherries, […]
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I don’t know if you’re aware, but I recently traveled from Portland to New York to take part in a small collective action . As […]
Continue reading »One thing I’ve noticed during my cocktail training is that a lot of bartenders get very excited about Dark ‘n Stormy. Pre-shift, mid-shift, post-shift, Dark […]
Continue reading »Drinking and dining is a Valentine’s Day tradition, but I prefer appetizers and cocktails. If you want to make a similar pivot, you will need […]
Continue reading »I’m bad on Valentine’s Day. Or maybe I’m very good at it. My boyfriend and I give each other gifts if the right gift comes […]
Continue reading »Any person who looks through the dossier of my life will find that from childhood to this day, in papers such as report cards, teacher […]
Continue reading »In most cases, at least a few of my friends participate in Dry January. The last few years have not been like most years. I […]
Continue reading »I don’t think I really know what the term “Year of Champagne” means. I vaguely remember that someone once told me about it, but the […]
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