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May 30, 2018 Patrick Smith

A Gin Cocktail Odyssey, Act III: Thoroughly Modern Mixing
As much as we love sipping on the established classics, reading about obscure histories, and unearthing forgotten recipes, we may love trying out new drinks from our favorite bartenders and playing around with original drinks at home even more. Here's a tasting menu of our favorite modern gin cocktails.
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May 23, 2018 Patrick Smith

A Gin Cocktail Odyssey, Act II: You Only Live Twice
Cocktails that have been consistently ordered at cocktail joints in some form since they were first served long ago. That’s a classic. But what about all those old cocktails that seemingly went the way of the Dodo? What are those? Well, we’re simply calling them Vintage cocktails, and luckily tons of them have been rediscovered by curious bartenders, thirsty historians, and scholarly cocktail drinkers of all stripes.
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May 14, 2018 Patrick Smith

A Gin Cocktail Odyssey, Act I: The Classics
A true classic has proven itself through its staying power. Especially in America, where Prohibition killed so much of the way we drank and what we drank, it’s incredible for a cocktail from before it to have survived and to have had a lasting popularity until today. Let's mix up a few of our favorites.
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May 8, 2018 Patrick Smith

Up, With a Twist: The Martini, Properly Considered
The Martini defines cocktail. The cocktail emoji on your phone is clearly a Martini. The neon lights outside dive bars almost always depict Martinis, in a conical glass with an olive on a toothpick. A cocktail this classic deserves a serious look.
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April 18, 2018 Mish Sukharev

Roots and Herbs of Cocktails
Spirits, for the most part, are a vegetarian endeavor. Most of us are familiar at least a little with the grains, fruits and cultivated plants that produce our favorite bottles. Grapes for cognac, corn for bourbon, agave for tequila and mezcal and so on - but in this post we want to dig a little deeper and unearth a few plants (and their respective bottles) that happen to be an evergreen part of any well cultivated bar.
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March 27, 2018 Mish Sukharev

Cocktails Fo-rum: Rum-maging Our Shelves For Our Favorite Rum Mixers
What could be a more fitting companion piece to our rum article than an article on rum companions?! We polled our team and came up with six bottles that we think are a particularly great fit for mixing up rum cocktails from all corners of the world.
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A Gin Cocktail Odyssey, Act III: Thoroughly Modern Mixing

A Gin Cocktail Odyssey, Act II: You Only Live Twice

A Gin Cocktail Odyssey, Act I: The Classics

Up, With a Twist: The Martini, Properly Considered

Roots and Herbs of Cocktails

Cocktails Fo-rum: Rum-maging Our Shelves For Our Favorite Rum Mixers