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Don’t Let Specialty Tools Spook You: Hot Tips for Upgrading Classic Cocktails
Okay, so your bar cart has the basics. You have a peeler, some nice glassware, and you’ve taken your time picking your favorite bitters. You’re ready for anything a party guest could throw at you. But what if just a few specialty cocktail tools could take your cocktail game to t…
This Walking Dead Bourbon Cocktail is Perfect for Spooky Season
Get your Halloween costume ready and break out the candy – October is finally here. We’re getting the prep for our parties started right away with this spooktacular yet simple take on an Old Fashioned, appropriately mixed with the new Walking Dead Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisk…
We Made the Ultimate Buffalo Trace Bourbon Root Beer Float
Root beer floats have been a summer favorite forever, but for those few weeks when summer overlaps with Bourbon Heritage Month, we think there’s only one way to mix them. Our “grown-up” version of a root beer float is made with a few shots of our favorite Buffalo Trace bottles,…
This Bourbon Chocolate Custard Is the Perfect Summer Dessert
Warm summer nights call for cool, creamy desserts! This bourbon custard needs to make the menu for your next night of dining al fresco. After a successful career as a restaurant pastry chef in Charlotte, being named ‘Best Pastry Chef’ in the city in 2017, and acquiring a 2016 Ja…
Beam Me Up: This Easy Area 51 Bourbon Cocktail is Out of This World
Looking to summon up the courage to storm Area 51? This Old Forester cocktail from Belle’s Cocktail House in Lexington, Kentucky is the perfect marriage of bourbon and melon. Sweet and tart, with an appropriate neon green hue, the “Area 51” cocktail is much easier to make than a…
Celebrate Summer’s Long Days and Warm Nights with the Iron Solstice
Summer means longer days and hotter nights, and we think a spicy rye whiskey cocktail matches that mood perfectly. Our pick this week? The Iron Solstice, a fresh, summery mix created by Barlow Gilmore, aka The Weekend Mixologist. With sunset vibes and crisp, floral flavors, it’s…
Castle & Key Cocktail Competition to Bring out Master Mixologists
Next week’s Castle & Key Cocktail Competition promises a master class in mixology, with top bartenders competing to see who can best showcase Castle & Key Restoration Release Gin in their drink. The competition, which will be held Thursday, July 25th from 5:30pm to 9:00pm, will…
Try This Top-Shelf Take on Fat Washing for Your Richest Manhattan Yet
Want your whiskey swimming in decadence? Look no further than the Scrooge McDuck at Sparrow + Wolf in Las Vegas. This luxurious twist on fat washing uses the fat rendered from foie gras, or duck liver, and the spicy High West Double Rye to craft a luxurious cocktail that’s perfe…
The Prince of Wales Cocktail Gives Rye Whiskey the Royal Treatment
Feeling especially celebratory? Treat yourself to this rye whiskey and champagne cocktail charmingly titled The Prince of Wales. The bubbly blend was first created by King Albert VII himself, and recorded in his anonymous biography. When the king returned to England in the 1860’…
The Award-Winning Mint Julep Recipe You Need for Your Derby Day Soirée
Derby weekend brings out the best in southern hospitality, and no Kentucky Derby party is complete without the quintessential Mint Julep. If you’re hosting a watch party to see who wins the Run for the Roses, your guests will expect handcrafted Juleps to be served. Our recommend…
Why You Should be Injecting Bourbon Into Your Grapefruit
At (the former) 189 by Dominique Ansel in Los Angeles, a table-side cocktail involved the usual suspects, like a shaker and stately barware. It also involved blow torches and grapefruits. Meet The Brown Derby, a cocktail that brings together Eagle Rare bourbon, fresh grapefruit,…
The Caffeinated, Kentucky-Born Seltzer You’ll Want on Your Bar
It’s no secret that, when it comes to whiskey, Kentucky is one of the world’s most forward-thinking producers. But there’s another beverage that the commonwealth is on the cutting edge with: caffeinated seltzer. And with a little creativity, it’s poised to be the cocktail ingred…
Woodford Reserve’s 2019 $1,000 Mint Julep Has Deep Churchill Downs Ties
Woodford Reserve has unveiled their annual $1,000 Mint Julep, crafted with ingredients that have deep ties to Churchill Downs. The mint julep, although it’s been a Kentucky Derby tradition since the 1820s, did not become the official cocktail of the race until 1939. The signatur…
This Rib Recipe is The Perfect Bourbon Complement
You simply do not go to Bullard in Portland without ordering the Slow-Cooked Beef Rib. And you probably shouldn’t eat them without bourbon. It’s fair to call Bullard’s beef ribs an interstate meat masterpiece. Texan chef Doug Adams smokes the Painted Hills beef for twelve hours…
This “Cherry Coke” Cocktail is the Most Nostalgic Way to Drink Bourbon
Smell and taste are powerful memory triggers, and at Mabel’s BBQ in the Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, there’s a cocktail on the menu that transports you back to your childhood despite the surrounding neon and slot machines. That’s because it involves the flavors of Cherry Coke.…
The Full Montenegro is an Amaro Old Fashioned You Need in Your Life
As the mixology movement shows no sign of slowing down, it’s possible to find a great craft cocktail in almost any part of the country. Case in point: The sophisticated VASO, a rooftop eatery and bar at the AC Hotel, just outside Columbus in Dublin, Ohio. While in the summer it’…
A Batch-able Rye Last Word That’s Perfect for Parties
Even the most dedicated home cocktail enthusiast knows that making drinks one at a time can be tedious. And that if you’re going to buy a bottle of liqueur or amaro, you don’t want to use half an ounce and then have that bottle gather dust for the next year of its life. Particul…
Dress Up Your Old Fashioned with Brandy and Amaro
There’s a reason we reach for bourbon or rye when making an Old Fashioned. With nothing more than bitters, a sweetener, and a citrus garnish, the classic cocktail is the perfect way to showcase a great whiskey. But there’s no reason not to change the formula up a bit. At bar and…
Celebrate Texas Independence Day With The Flintlock Cocktail
Mess with some liquids from Texas this weekend and celebrate Texas Independence Day with the perfect bourbon cocktail: The Flintlock. March 2 marks the anniversary of the signing of Texas’s Declaration of Independence from Mexico in 1836. The Flintlock, named after a model of gu…
The Bright, Boozy Winter Drink You Need Right Now
While it’s hard to tire of a perfect Old Fashioned or Manhattan, at this point in the winter we’re all looking for a little novelty. Meet the “Tootsie,” from Kenneth McCoy, Chief Creative Office at New York’s Ward III: an unlikely-sounding cocktail that McCoy says mimics the fla…