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The Good Life : Drinks
High West's Celebration Barreled Manhattan
Normally, we don't recommend cocktail-in-a-bottle products. But in the case of the prepackaged Manhattan from High West Distillery, the operative...more
Posted: April 22, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
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Thinking Pink Vermouth
Mention vermouth to Americans and the mind shakes up a cocktail. To Italians, the same word paints a soothing picture of an aperitivo quaffed on the...more
Posted: May 10, 2010 By Jack Bettridge
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Gin and Gems—Bombay Sapphire's Dramatic Decanter
The Bombay Sapphire Revelation Decanter It shone with the glory of God and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel. The foundations of...more
Posted: April 30, 2008 By Gregory Mottola
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Gin and Tonic
Watching sparkling bubbles ascend the glass through luxuriant icy clouds to effervesce in tiny explosions at the drink's surface next to a floating...more
Posted: September 27, 2007 By Jack Bettridge
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Cognac and Ginger?
Ever consider mixing Cognac and ginger? Neither had we before the creation of Canton, the ginger-infused liqueur from Maurice Cooper & Cie. The new...more
Posted: September 6, 2007 By Jack Bettridge
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Irish Coffee
Looking for that perfect mixture to keep you up even while you indulge in St. Patrick's Day festivities? Then yours is Irish coffee. The intriguing...more
Posted: April 1, 2007 By Michael Marsh
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Holiday Punch
Today's mixologists crow that ours is "The Cocktail Culture" and offer the many recent variations of the supposedly seminal Martini as proof. With...more
Posted: December 1, 2006 By Jack Bettridge
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Vodka Revisited: Two That We Missed
(Editor's note: August 2006 issue of Cigar Aficionado contains a feature on vodka by Jack Bettridge. The following article covers two emerging vodkas...more
Posted: August 14, 2006 By Jack Bettridge
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The Gin Martini
It's not the original cocktail, nor the latest thing, but the Gin Martini, like a crisp tuxedo, will always be the classic. No other drink blends...more
Posted: December 1, 2005 By Jack Bettridge
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Ultimate Daiquiris
It is the simplest of drinks—rum, lime juice, simple syrup, shaken with rocks and strained—and yet the Daiquiri is always being complicated....more
Posted: August 1, 2005 By Jack Bettridge
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The Cachaça Samba
A cachaça lineup. Pop Quiz: cachaça is: A) The national drink of the Brazilian peasantry; B) Rum's coarse and fiery cousin; C) The main ingredient...more
Posted: June 2, 2005 By Jack Bettridge
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The Perfect Margarita
Brash, hot and tempestuous, Tequila doesn't sound like a drink that will deliver the keys to paradise when the summer sun beats down, but put it in a...more
Posted: August 1, 2004 By Ryan Isaac
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