What’s a sake cleanse? And why would you want to do one?
I recently proclaimed a huge confession: I don't get sake. I had attended sake tastings, sat through sake classes, watched sake documentaries. I had tried it, warm and cold, budget...
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Move over whiskey (and gin and vodka), cognac’s coming back to cocktails
I prefer grape-based spirits to grain-based. Back in the 19th century, so did many American drinkers, until a late century Phylloxera outbreak wiped out much of France's grapes and essentially...
Celebrate vegetables with offbeat side dishes for Thanksgiving
In this moment, when plant based meat substitutes are a huge thing, a trio of recently published cookbooks celebrate actual vegetables and the techniques to cook them to express their...
Bitters and soda, the classic combination, now comes in a can and it’s being embraced by those cutting back on drinking
Drink too many hard seltzers last night? Fear not, help is on its way. Help that comes in a can. You can now buy bitters and soda in a can...
3 new cocktail books for home bartenders of all ability levels, from basic to master
Making cocktails at home, while an elegant treat for your guests and yourself, can be a bit overwhelming. To help, we chose three new books to aid those of different...
Port moving from the fireside after-dinner drink to pre-dinner cocktails.
When you think of drinking port, does your mind go to a) a sessionable and sparkly aperitif (the refreshing porto tonico, or white port and tonic) that's enjoyed before dinner...
Innovative restaurant alums create distilled spirits with flavors like no other
It was only a matter of time before molecular gastronomy made its way from the kitchen into the distillery. Lars Williams was the head of research and development at Noma,...
Love a Negroni? Then try a hobo Negroni, aka Spaghett — a beer and Campari cocktail that’s shockingly good
If you've watched Season 1 of Netflix's current iteration of "Queer Eye," you know all about the hillbilly margarita, a bastardization of the classic tequila cocktail that features good old...
PBR for breakfast? New hard coffee offers a different kind of buzz — and nails it
I had to try it to believe it. Pabst Blue Ribbon, the maker of the original ironic hipster beer, has created a hard coffee beverage. Yes, you read that correctly,...
It’s time for vermouth to come out of the depths and star in cocktails
It's time vermouth came out of the back seat and leapt into the driver's seat. No longer just the briny backbone of a martini or the sweet round note in...