rye | Drunken Diplomacy - Part 2

Cocktail with lemon twist and flower garnish

Yard Sale

High Octane split base cocktail of rye, bourbon, and Calvados

Sfumato Cocktail

Sfumato and rye-based boozy cocktail

Whisky bottle next to glass in front of several clear bottles

Review #9: St. George Baller

Smokey Bear the Pyromaniac

Glass with whisky next to large bottle with multi colored label next to plan with building in background

Review #8: Breaking & Entering American Whiskey by St. George

Salt chunks on Andes Mints

Cocktail with a lime garnish on top of wooden plank

Cobra Verde

A grassy agricole diamondback variant by Thomas Waguh from Death & Co.

Busy bar top with many bottles behind it

Around the World Bars

Japan: Part 3 – Osaka

Rogin's Tavern is a legendary whiskey bar in Osaka.

Cocktail in glass with silver rim with two bottles of liquor behind

Final Ward

Last Word with Whiskey from Phil Ward

Cocktail sitting in tray with lemon garnish

Green Hat Cocktail

Old Fashioned Variant with Green Chartreuse and Rye.

Cocktail next to 2 bottles

Brutify’d

Benjamin Franklin inspired cocktail. Happy Independence Day!

Cocktail in glass with large ice cube and three cherries on top

Diamondback

Ultra boozy and light on chartreuse

Pandan Express Cocktail Recipe
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I've experimented with infusing a few spirits, but I find it plays incredibly well with high-proof American Applejack and with some bourbon whiskies. For this one, I used cask strength Bullet Bourbon, Vermouth Terino and Carpano Antica, along with Tom Foolery Applejack. If you can't find Tom Foolery, check out Copper & Kings Butchertown brandy as well. […]
Eastern Cork, Riff on the Corktown Cocktail
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Birch Tree by Nomad Bar
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Review #128: Edradour: The Fairy Flag 15 Year Review
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Sylvia received a handful of samples when she visited […]
Review #127: Sovereign Laphroaig Single Cask Whisky Review
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The Sovereign is a sub-brand of the venerable Hunter […]
Breakfast Negroni Cocktail – A Fistfull of Cocoa Puffs
2021-06-13
the highlight of the last Negroni Week was Wildhawk's Breakfast Negroni cocktail. The star ingredient is the Cocoa Puff infused Sweet Vermouth. […]
Review #126: Balcones Healthy Spirits Bottle
2021-06-06
It's exciting to try local products when you travel. […]
Review #125: Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond
2021-05-30
Heaven Hill used to release a 6 year old Bottled in Bond bourbon only in Kentucky. In 2019 the company started releasing a new Bottled in Bond whisky, now aged for 7 years. […]