Archive for 'How’s Your Drink?'

How’s Your Drink: Sommelier Jason Hisaw Uncovers Real Amaretto in Dallas

How’s Your Drink: Sommelier Jason Hisaw Uncovers Real Amaretto in Dallas

Posted by Jason Hisaw

Amaretto di Saschira will blow your mind. And we found some bottles in Dallas. (The cookies are a bait-and-switch) Read more »

How’s Your Drink: Scotch Whisky Expert Andrew Weir Shows How to Properly Taste Whisky

How’s Your Drink: Scotch Whisky Expert Andrew Weir Shows How to Properly Taste Whisky

Posted by Mike Hiller

Drink it neat? Add ice? Add Water–and if so, how much? Balvenie Ambassador Andrew Weir, caught on tape. Read more »

Down the Hatch: Cocktail Expert Rick Turner Loves the Jack Rose

Down the Hatch: Cocktail Expert Rick Turner Loves the Jack Rose

Posted by Rick Turner

Looking for a terrific summer cocktail that breaks free of the Cosmo and G&T crowd? Order a Jack Rose. Read more »

How’s Your Drink: The Perfect Byron Nelson Cocktail

How’s Your Drink: The Perfect Byron Nelson Cocktail

Posted by Heather Green

Nothing beats the heat like a Pimm’s Cup, says sommelier Heather Green. Read more »

How’s Your Drink? Rick Turner on the Mint Julep

How’s Your Drink? Rick Turner on the Mint Julep

Posted by Rick Turner

It’s Derby Day. Grab your Kentucky bourbon, some mint and some sugar water. You can leave your big hat behind. Read more »

What I’m Drinking Now: Sommelier Heather Green Loves Jade Mountain’s La Provençale

What I’m Drinking Now: Sommelier Heather Green Loves Jade Mountain’s La Provençale

Posted by Heather Green

Juicy, dark fruit, some raspberry and strawberry, a hint of smoke…don’t get between Heather Green and a bottle of Jade Mountain La Provençale. Read more »

Certified Spirits Specialist Rick Turner Explains Why Your Mimosa is Really a Buck’s Fizz

Certified Spirits Specialist Rick Turner Explains Why Your Mimosa is Really a Buck’s Fizz

Posted by Rick Turner

If the last Mimosa you sipped was only champagne and orange juice, then maybe you weren’t drinking a Mimosa after all. Here’s why. Read more »

Rick Turner on the Income Tax Cocktail

Rick Turner on the Income Tax Cocktail

Posted by Rick Turner

Filing your 1040 always goes better with a drink. Fortunately, our spirits editor uncovered a 100-year-old elixer to cure what ails you today. Read more »

Who’s Makes the Best Cocktail in Dallas? The Bartenders Guild Will Decide Today

Who’s Makes the Best Cocktail in Dallas? The Bartenders Guild Will Decide Today

Posted by Michael Martensen

“After months of petitioning the National Bartenders Guild, we finally have our own chapter,” writes cocktail expert Michael Martensen. You’re invited to the first meeting — and cocktail competition. Read more »

Down the Hatch: The French 75 is a Classic Cocktail with Firepower, says Mixologist Rick Turner

Down the Hatch: The French 75 is a Classic Cocktail with Firepower, says Mixologist Rick Turner

Posted by Mike Hiller

Named for a WWI weapon that was remarkably smooth and remarkably effective, just like this combo of gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and Champagne. Read more »

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