



Second Line Season
At their forthcoming revival of New Orleans' historic Jewel of the South, industry veterans Nick Detrich and Chris Hannah will serve elegant, understated cocktails like this brandy-based Second Line Season.

How to Use Apple Brandy in Cocktails
The 411 on employing America's OG spirit in everything from sours to stirred drinks.
- story: Kara Newman
- photo: Wally’s Wine & Spirits


The Return of America’s Most Patriotic Spirit
Welcome to "Spirit Guide," in which Wayne Curtis demystifies the ever-shifting spirits landscape one bottle at a time. Up now: a guide to the reemergence of American apple brandy, in…
- story: Wayne Curtis
- photo: Lizzie Munro

Slow Down Shirley
Jim Kearns taps into quintessential East Coast fall flavors in his Slow Down Shirley: cranberry liqueur, lemon and ginger layered onto a base of apple brandy.

Daily News: Anthony Bourdain Doesn’t Care about Craft Beer, Debunking the Notion of Minerality
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Anthony Bourdain is unapologetic about his distaste for craft beer and wine snobs. - Condé Nast Traveler explores the "underdog status"…

Daily News: Michelob Ultra Gets Prime Super Bowl Ad, NFL Vets Head for Wine Industry
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - An Australian company has developed a water bottle that uses solar energy to produce water from air, at a…

Harvest Sour
This egg white-based sour by Sam Ross splits the base between applejack and rye whiskey.