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Filed under: Vegetables, Recipes, Fruit, How To, Spirits, Liquor Cabinet, Liqueurs, SummerA couple of weeks ago, I wrote a review of Vlada, a New York bar that specializes in infused vodkas. As I mentioned in my post, my experiences at Vlada had made me nostalgic for the moonshine that I had once enjoyed in Southwest Virginia. Back in the day, I ...

Filed under: Teas, Whisky, Recipes, Fruit, America, Spirits, Ingredient Spotlight, Guilty Pleasures, Summer Over the past few summers, cherry-based cocktails have become something of a signature for me, to the point whereupon being proposed to in mid-July a few years back, I immediately began pulping and freezing cherries for use in our wedding ...

Filed under: Tastings, Cocktails, Raves & Reviews, On the Blogs, Spirits, Festivals, Raising the Bar, SummerThe boozefest that is Tales Of The Cocktail has been everything I thought it'd be, and I have to admit it's nice, for the moment, to be relatively sober. You see, you can't go very far in New Orleans without being tempted to have a ...

Filed under: Beer, Cocktails, Slashfood Ate, America, Spirits, Non-alcoholic, Holidays, Summer It's only July 3rd and my foodie forefathers have already dished out plenty of Independence Day eats in such posts as American Flag Cakes and Delicious Foods for July 4th. But let's be honest: There is no food or cake that can rival the great American ...

Filed under: Spirits, Tequila, Mexico, Raising the Bar, Summer I've got a bias against infusions. I admit it, and I feel so much better for having gotten that off my chest. Why the bias? I'm not sure. Maybe it has something to do with altering the integrity of a spirit. Maybe because everyone with a mason jar has got some science experiment going ...

Filed under: Whisky, Recipes, Cocktails, America, Spirits, Raising the Bar, Summer I know the Kentucky Derby was last month, and by some measures the venerable Mint Julep only crosses our radar then and then only. But when the day is hot and the thirst is mighty, I'd strongly suggest banging out a Julep. In continuing with the mint in cocktails ...