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Flannel Shirt

A bone-warming drink made with the classic flavors of fall—apple, earth, spice and smoke.

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Johnnie Walker: The New Whisky of the Middle Class

Johnnie Walker is positioning itself as the “global aspirational drink of the middle class,” according to NPR.  Not a bad move considering another three billion people will enter the middle…

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Scotch Whisky

(n.) Scotch, a type of Scottish whisky made from malted barley, must be distilled below 190 proof and aged for three years in oak barrels. Basic production works like this:…

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Rob Roy

The first-known mentions of the Rob Roy credit New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel for the 1897 recipe, which is essentially a Manhattan made with Scotch whisky.

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Plausible Deniability

Istanbul-based bartender Alex Waldman created this drink with the parameters of using limited citrus with a bitter liqueur to make something round, full and relatively dry.

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Dead Celebrity

The challenges and triumphs Alex Waldman faces owning Istanbul's only craft cocktail bar are perhaps best summarized by this drink.

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Cask

(n.) Wooden barrels, or casks, have been used for millennia to transport liquids throughout Asia and Europe, falling out of favor only relatively recently with the advent of modern packing…

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Blood and Sand

This recipe first popped up in the Savoy Cocktail Book in 1930, with the title thought to be a nod to Rudolf Valentino’s 1922 silent film of the same name…

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Black Scottish Cyclops

Sometimes coming up with a name for an original cocktail is a challenge, and other times it just comes to you when you’re watching a YouTube clip from the multiplayer…