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An Amari Crash Course

An Amari Crash Course

I’ve previously equated palate expansion to increasing literacy. Occasionally some of these experiences cause a paradigm shift and create a palate milestone. Prior to enjoying an amari flight with Aaron Post of Valkyrie I had limited experience with amari. I was familiar with the standard…

The Cocktail to Make with Those Extra Thanksgiving Herbs

The Cocktail to Make with Those Extra Thanksgiving Herbs

Herbal and bitter cocktails are a favorite of mine, but I don’t always have the necessary ingredients on hand. Fresh herbs aren’t as easy to keep a supply of for the home cocktail enthusiast. Luckily, the same herbs you’re going to be using to season…

American Whiskey: Restoring The Romance (Plus A Spiced Pumpkin Bread Recipe)

American Whiskey: Restoring The Romance (Plus A Spiced Pumpkin Bread Recipe)

This is the second part of a two-part post on American whiskey and its current state. For a little more context, jump back to part one, “Is American Whiskey Love Without Romance?”. If you want to jump directly to the spirits tasting and pumpkin bread…

Teeling Irish Whiskey Sour

Teeling Irish Whiskey Sour

National Whiskey Sour Day is upon us, and I decided to switch it up slightly by making a whiskey sour with a unique Irish whiskey that spends its final 6 months in used rum barrels as opposed to the standard of used bourbon barrels. Teeling…

Juicy Cuban Pork Chops and Spicy Black Beans with Ron Collins

Juicy Cuban Pork Chops and Spicy Black Beans with Ron Collins

Until you’ve experienced a cut of pork cooked medium rare, you haven’t experienced all that pork can truly be. Too often pork is overcooked out of fear of foodborne illness. The thing to keep in mind is

Top Shelf ROOT Beer Float

Top Shelf ROOT Beer Float

Three, plus seven, plus thirteen, equals twenty-three. Maine Root Beer, Talenti Tahitian Vanilla Bean Gelato, and Art in the Age ROOT all come together in this premium root beer float for a total of only twenty-three ingredients.

National Daiquiri Day

National Daiquiri Day

The third featured rum cocktail of the month is the classic daiquiri because today is National Daiquiri Day. The daiquiri is one of those classic and also foundational cocktails