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Category Archives: Spirits
Countrified Cocktailian – fish & game’s Kat Dunn
HUDSON, NEW YORK’s SAVORY REVIVAL ‘Rurban’ FOOD & DRINK SCENE DRIVEN BY EX-GOTHAMITES Look beyond the menus displayed on Warren Street restaurants in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Beer, Clipper Ships, Cocktails, Culinary History, Food, Hudson, Hudson River Valley, New York, Spirits
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Punch Renaissance – What Goes Around Comes Around
PUNCH’S CREATIVE REVIVAL by David Lincoln Ross Rowdy libation it may be when consumed to excess, as famed illustrator William Hogarth depicts Punch’s potent effects in this evocative 18th century engraving, today classic Punch recipes are being creatively re-interpreted by … Continue reading →
Posted in Bartenders, Book Review, Books, Brandy, Classic Cocktails, Cocktail History, Cocktailians, Culinary History, David Wondrich, Food, French wine, Libations, Punch, Spirits, Tequila, Vodka
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Sunset of Tequila Sunrise Era
Frozen, fruity or sip-worthy, aged and 100% agave Tequilas have displaced last century’s classic sunrise cocktail. by David Lincoln Ross Today’s Tequila marketers continue to innovate. With new and established brands creating category-expanding sparkling and flavorful line extensions, the category … Continue reading →
Posted in Bartenders, Classic Cocktails, Cocktailians, Cocktails, Distillation, Jose Cuervo, Spirits, Tequila
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Armagnac Talk & Tasting for the Culinary Historians of New York at Astor Center
ARMAGNAC Talk & TASTING for the Culinary Historians of New York From Ancient Egypt to Gascony: The Story of France’s Oldest Brandy December 3, 2012, Astor Center, New York City Presented by David Lincoln Ross, Member, Compagnie des Mousquetaires … Continue reading →
Posted in Alexander Dumas, Armagnac, Bartenders, Brandy, Cocktailians, Cognac, Culinary History, Distillation, France, French History, Libations, Spirits
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Armagnac Expert Interviewed on Heritage Radio Network – What Do Musketeers Love To Drink?
All for one, one for all: The Musketeers’s group sculpture in Condom, France, in the heart of the Armagnac region in southwest France; left-to-right: D’Artagnan, Aramis, Athos, and Portos. “D’Artagnan: Why is Athos sitting by himself? Aramis: He takes his … Continue reading →
Posted in Armagnac, Bartenders, Brandy, Classic Cocktails, Cocktail History, Cocktailians, Cocktails, Distillation, France, French History, Gascony, Spirits
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Ketel One Vodka Advertorial in NY Times Magazine Aug. 26, 2012
August 26, 2012 Issue Cover Note: Appearing below is a rough adaptation of the Ketel One Vodka Advertorial, which I wrote and prepared with the approval of its US importer, Diageo USA; it ran in The New York Times … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertorials, Bartenders, Cocktailians, Cocktails, Ketel One, Martini, Spirits, Vodka
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Boozy Flavors – The New “Tippling” Point
Malcom Gladwell’s best-seller “Tipping Point” posits, as his sub-title suggests, “How little things can make a big difference.” Well, something similar may be happening in the vodka and Bourbon categories – it involves chocolate cupcakes and black cherries. A recent … Continue reading →
Posted in Bartenders, Beverage Media, Bourbon, Classic Cocktails, Cocktail History, Cocktailians, Cocktails, Distillation, Flavored spirits, Flavored Vodka, Flavored Whiskey, Jim Beam, Punch, Red Stag, Spirits, Tipping Point for boozy spirits
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