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Escape From Manhattan

Escape From Manhattan

How to change a standard Manhattan cocktail recipe for a flavor vacation

Cocktails, Featured, SpiritsAmanda SchusterAugust 17, 2020cocktails, rum, whiskey, bitters, brandy, cognac, upComment

Wines and Signs

Wines and Signs

What’s your wine? The answer might be written in the stars.

Featured, WineAndrew McFetridgeAugust 13, 2020wine, white wine, new york international wine competition, shiraz, sparkling wine, chardonnay, cabernet franc, berlin international wine competition, zinfandel, portComment

Red Wine and Chill

Red Wine and Chill

Midsummer white and rosé wine fatigue? Try putting these reds on a little ice.

Featured, WineAmanda SchusterAugust 12, 2020wine, red wine, rioja, gamay, malbec, syrah, cabernet franc, pinot noir, malborough, new york international wine competitionComment

Cocktail Changeup: 8 Ways to Make a Piña Colada

Cocktail Changeup: 8 Ways to Make a Piña Colada

If you like Piña Coladas, here are ways to make them at home (rain optional).

Featured, CocktailsAmanda GabrieleAugust 10, 2020cocktails, rum, on the rocks Comment

Craft Beer For All

J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham, a.k.a. Dr. J., leads an initiative for bringing inclusivity to the beer industry

Featured, BeerSara HavensAugust 6, 2020beer, craft beer, microbrewery, beer education, covid, profileComment

Sparkling Wine Cocktails 101

Sparkling Wine Cocktails 101

Find the right bubbly for all your fizzy libations

Featured, Cocktails, WineKelly MagyaricsAugust 5, 2020cocktails, wine, cava, new york international wine competition, prosecco, champagne, 101Comment

How Blue Point Brewing Has Changed With the Tide

How Blue Point Brewing Has Changed With the Tide

How Blue Point Brewing has evolved since partnering with AB InBev

Beer, FeaturedJames ReddicliffeAugust 3, 2020beer, craft beerComment

Cool Down With These 11 Refreshing Boozy Summer Treats

Cool Down With These 11 Refreshing Boozy Summer Treats

11 booze-infused portable drinks and treats for summer refreshment

Featured, Wine, Spirits, CocktailsGabrielle PharmsJuly 30, 2020cocktails, wine, tequila, beer, whiskey, rye, vodka, summerComment

Up Spirits! The Rise and Fall of the British Rum Ration

Up Spirits! The Rise and Fall of the British Rum Ration

July 31 marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the naval rum tot ration

Featured, SpiritsBrian PetroJuly 29, 2020rum, new york international spirits competition, historyComment

Can't Go To the Bar? Bartenders Are Creating Home Cocktail Kits

Can't Go To the Bar? Bartenders Are Creating Home Cocktail Kits

Cocktails to-go are likely here to-stay

Featured, CocktailsMaggie KimberlJuly 28, 2020cocktails, bartending, hospitality industry, covid, new york international spirits competition, rum, to goComment

Tony's (Mostly) Whisky Corner: Ten to One Rum

Tony's (Mostly) Whisky Corner: Ten to One Rum

These additive-free Caribbean rums make welcome additions to any bar

Featured, SpiritsTony SachsJuly 27, 2020rum, white rum, cocktailsComment

Vacation to Portugal Canceled? People Are Still Drinking Port

Vacation to Portugal Canceled? People Are Still Drinking Port

People have loved Port with dessert for centuries, but there are more refreshing ways to enjoy it at home

Featured, WineAmanda SchusterJuly 24, 2020port, white port, fortified wineComment

Comic Books To Get Lost In, and Drinks To Pair With Them

Comic Books To Get Lost In, and Drinks To Pair With Them

Sip along with these comic fiction thrillers

Cocktails, FeaturedAndrew TobiaJuly 22, 2020cocktails, whiskey, gin, beer, beer pairing, new york international spirits competition, new york international beer competition, microbrewery, ipa, aleComment

Bourbon vs. Rye: Science Says Everything You Know Is Wrong

Bourbon vs. Rye: Science Says Everything You Know Is Wrong

Can you really taste the difference between bourbon and rye, or just think you can?

Featured, SpiritsTom JohnsonJuly 20, 2020bourbon, whiskey, aging, 101 Comments

Crush the Heat With These 6 Cobbler Recipes

Crush the Heat With These 6 Cobbler Recipes

This 19th century sherry-based cocktail is still the ultimate summer quencher

Featured, CocktailsKelly MagyaricsJuly 16, 2020cocktails, classic cocktails, whiskey, on the rocksComment

Sommelier Playlist: Summer Songs with Summer Wines

Sommelier Playlist: Summer Songs with Summer Wines

Refreshing wines for singin’ and sippin’ along to classic summer tunes

Featured, Wine, Keep ReadingAndrew McFetridgeJuly 15, 2020wine, new york international wine competition, riesling, chardonnay, grenache, champagneComment

4 Summer-Friendly Beers From Tröeg Brewing

4 Summer-Friendly Beers From Tröeg Brewing

This PA brewery makes these crisp brews for sipping all season long

Beer, FeaturedKevin GibsonJuly 13, 2020beer, craft beer, microbreweryComment

The Soothing Powers of Cognac

The Soothing Powers of Cognac

Cognac for Bastille Day (or any day, since every day is a new revolution)

Featured, Cocktails, SpiritsAmanda SchusterJuly 10, 2020cognac, brandy, eau de vie, cocktails, classic cocktails, new york international spirits competition, sparkling wineComment

Tony's Whisky Corner: Basil Hayden's 10 Year Rye and Old Tub Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon

Tony's Whisky Corner: Basil Hayden's 10 Year Rye and Old Tub Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon

With 2 limited edition releases, Jim Beam shows off its soft and robust style of whiskey-making

Featured, SpiritsTony SachsJuly 7, 2020whiskey, bourbon, new york international spirits competition, reviewComment

Cheers to You, America! (But Public Safety Comes First)

Cheers to You, America! (But Public Safety Comes First)

Hopefully we can properly celebrate Independence Day in 2021, but only if lawmakers help

Featured, Cocktails, NewsAmanda SchusterJuly 3, 2020covid, cocktails, bars, cocktail bars, fourth of july Comment