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The Dockside: A Killer Rum Old Fashioned Cocktail
I don’t know the precise moment when it happened, but it definitely happened: I became a rum guy. These days rum gets a lot of love in cocktail circles, but I feel like for the average person (or at least the ones I’m around), rum as yet to get the attention it deserves. So many…
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Cocktail Recipes
The Dockside: A Killer Rum Old Fashioned Cocktail
I don’t know the precise moment when it happened, but it definitely happened: I became a rum guy. These days rum gets a lot of love in cocktail…
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Aviation Cocktail Recipe: A Beautiful and Refreshing Gin Cocktail
I still vividly remember the first Aviation Cocktail I ever had. It was a few months after I left my finance job and I’d moved to Bangkok, Thailand…
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Peach Old Fashioned: A Fruity Twist on an Old Classic
The old fashioned has long been my favorite craft cocktail. It’s delicious, puts the whisky on the forefront of the drink, and is about as simple as it…
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Repossession Cocktail: A Dry Sour from the NoMad Cocktail Book
Whenever anybody asks me for a cocktail bar recommendation in NYC, the NoMad Bar is always on the list. It’s easy to get to, has tons of seating,…
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Unique Cocktails: 5 Unlikely Drink Pairings That Taste Delicious
Take two ingredients you don’t normally see together, combine them, and be treated to some incredibly unique cocktails.
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Union Club Cocktail: Like a Boulevardier with Training Wheels
I’m a big Campari fan. Really, I love any bitter amaro in a cocktail. The negroni is one of my go to drinks, and when I’m making stuff…
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How to Make Clear Ice Cubes for Cocktails: The Ultimate Guide
It’s Friday night and you’ve invited the guys over for a round of your special recipe Old Fashioneds. Let’s see… Woodford Reserve Batch Proof bourbon. Check. Angostura traditional…
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Mixology Masterclass Review: Is Mr. Lyan’s Cocktail Course Worth It?
3 years ago, my wife bought me the Gordon Ramsay Masterclass for my birthday. I’m embarrassed to say however, that it wasn’t until about 3 weeks ago that…
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25+ Best Cocktail Gifts Ideas for the 2023 Holiday Season
Our list of the best cocktail gifts was updated in November 2023 to include all of our favorite gift items for the holiday season. Yep, it’s already that…
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Bar Reviews
Double Chicken Please: Is it Really Top 10 In the World?
In 2014 I set out on a quest to go to the top 100 bars in the world. By the middle of 2019, I’d been to 59/100. Not…
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Bar Benfiddich Review Tokyo: The Best Bar in Tokyo (or the World?)
There are very few bars in the world that compare with Bar Benfiddich in Tokyo. Everything about the experience is world class, unique and memorable. You don’t leave…
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Islay Scotch: The Ultimate Guide to Visiting Islay, Scotland
Updated December 2022 to make sure all accommodations, distilleries, and restaurants were still open and accurate. For the last decade, I’ve been a huge fan of Islay scotch. Like,…
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The Dockside: A Killer Rum Old Fashioned Cocktail
I don’t know the precise moment when it happened, but it definitely happened: I became a rum guy. These days rum gets a lot of love in cocktail circles, but I feel like for the average person (or at least the ones I’m around), rum as yet to get the attention it deserves. So many…
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Aviation Cocktail Recipe: A Beautiful and Refreshing Gin Cocktail
I still vividly remember the first Aviation Cocktail I ever had. It was a few months after I left my finance job and I’d moved to Bangkok, Thailand where I was working on building my first business. I was broke and living in a $200 a month apartment, and any cocktails I was having were…
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Peach Old Fashioned: A Fruity Twist on an Old Classic
The old fashioned has long been my favorite craft cocktail. It’s delicious, puts the whisky on the forefront of the drink, and is about as simple as it gets when it comes to a classic cocktail. And as a home bartender, one of my favorite things about the old fashioned is just how versatile it…
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How to Make Clear Ice Cubes for Cocktails: The Ultimate Guide
It’s Friday night and you’ve invited the guys over for a round of your special recipe Old Fashioneds. Let’s see… Woodford Reserve Batch Proof bourbon. Check. Angostura traditional and orange bitters. Yep. Your homemade Demerara syrup. Got it. And… You hold your Waterford crystal double old fashioned glass against the lever labeled “Ice” on the…
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Repossession Cocktail: A Dry Sour from the NoMad Cocktail Book
Whenever anybody asks me for a cocktail bar recommendation in NYC, the NoMad Bar is always on the list. It’s easy to get to, has tons of seating, and I’ve never had a bad drink there. In fact, I’ve had many really good drinks there. Or at least, that used to be the case. It closed a…
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Unique Cocktails: 5 Unlikely Drink Pairings That Taste Delicious
Take two ingredients you don’t normally see together, combine them, and be treated to some incredibly unique cocktails.
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Union Club Cocktail: Like a Boulevardier with Training Wheels
I’m a big Campari fan. Really, I love any bitter amaro in a cocktail. The negroni is one of my go to drinks, and when I’m making stuff at home it’s the drink that I’ll riff off the most. Why? Because it’s easy. One ounce spirit. One ounce vermouth. One ounce amaro. The possibilities are endless,…
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Whiskey Sour Recipe: The Whiskey Cocktail for Beginners
To be honest, up until recently I really haven’t had very many whiskey sours. To me a whiskey sour was the drink you’d get at a nightclub if you wanted to feel slightly less dirty than you really were. Rum and coke? Ha, please. “I’lllll have a whiskey sour.” And then they’d pour crappy well whiskey into…
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Fish House Punch Recipe: Does it Get Much Better than This? I’m Not Sure it Does…
There are a lot of delicious drinks out there that should get more play, but maybe none more so than the Fish House Punch. My first experience with making a Fish House Punch came from the original Dead Rabbit cocktail book. On my first visit to the bar, I had a drink called a Bankers…
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Mixology Masterclass Review: Is Mr. Lyan’s Cocktail Course Worth It?
3 years ago, my wife bought me the Gordon Ramsay Masterclass for my birthday. I’m embarrassed to say however, that it wasn’t until about 3 weeks ago that I actually watched any of it. And man, I’ve been missing out. Not only is the production quality absolutely fantastic, but to get interesting recipes, learn techniques,…
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