Mulled Wine and Warm Wine Cocktails for Fall: Recipes
A guide to mulled wine: which reds to use and avoid, a whole-spice bag, sweetener, and brandy or port fortification. Includes white wine and sparkling variants, slow-cooker batch math for...
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Apple Brandy and Calvados: Fall's Most Underrated Spirit
Apple brandy is the natural spirit for fall. Learn how Calvados AOC and Pays d'Auge rules work, how American apple brandy and applejack differ, how it compares to Cognac, and...
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Thanksgiving Cocktails: 5 Make-Ahead Batch Drinks for a Crowd
Five make-ahead Thanksgiving cocktails with bar-spec measurements and batch math for 10 guests: a cranberry bourbon punch, an apple brandy sidecar, a sparkling pear spritz, a maple rye Old Fashioned...
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Coffee Cocktails for Fall: Espresso Martini, Irish Coffee & More
Six coffee cocktails built for cooler nights: Espresso Martini, Irish Coffee, Carajillo, White Russian, Coffee Old Fashioned, and a batchable cold-brew punch. Michelle Garcia gives bar-spec recipes in ounces, explains...
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Scotch for Beginners: How to Choose and Enjoy Your First Bottle
New to Scotch? Whiskey editor Joshua Gaa breaks down the five regions, blended vs. single malt, age statements, peat and sherry, and how to taste without fuss. Includes a six-bottle...
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What to Bring to a Tailgate: Canned Cocktails, Flasks & More
Planning tailgate drinks for a parking-lot or living-room crowd? Ian Creus covers canned cocktails and ready-to-pour picks, a flask-friendly bourbon, two thermos-ready batches, and the mixer and ice math for...
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Pumpkin Spice Cocktails: 6 Fall Drinks With Real Spirits
Six pumpkin spice cocktails built on real spirits, not syrup alone: a pumpkin Old Fashioned, spiced-rum punch, pie Martini, bourbon-maple sour, hot toddy and cinnamon-whiskey cider. Michelle Garcia shares bar-spec...
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Mezcal for Día de Muertos: Bottles and Cocktails to Pour
How to choose mezcal for Día de Muertos with respect for the tradition. Dorothy Ramos explains espadín, tobalá and ensamble in plain terms, shows how to taste mezcal from a...
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Green Liquor Guide: Chartreuse, Midori & Absinthe Explained
Green liquor isn't one spirit — it's three completely different ones that happen to share a color. This guide breaks down Chartreuse's monk-made herbal recipe, Midori's melon-forward sweetness, and absinthe's...
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Organic Gin and Heavy Metals: What the Testing Actually Shows
Worried that "organic gin" and heavy metals might overlap? A 2020 spirits-testing study and USDA organic rules tell a clear story: licensed, commercially bottled gin tests clean for lead and...
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Lychee Vodka Cocktails: Best Bottles and 3 Martini Recipes
Lychee vodka cocktails bring floral, delicate sweetness to fall drink menus without the sugar-heavy build of a classic Soho lychee liqueur martini. This guide compares infused vodka like Kai Lychee...
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Spiced Rum for Fall: Best Bottles and Cozy Cocktails
Spiced rum ranges from candy-sweet mixers to drier, barrel-forward sippers, and knowing which is which changes how you use it. This guide covers what goes into a spiced rum, how...
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The Best Bourbon for Fall: 8 Bottles for Sweater Weather
Sweater weather calls for richer bourbon: higher proofs, deeper barrel char, and wheated mash bills that lean into caramel and baking spice instead of summer's bright rye heat. This guide...
