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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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