whiskey | Drunken Diplomacy - Part 6

Bar with many bottles on the walls behind it.

Around the World Bars

Where to Drink in Austin

An oasis for the cocktail enthusiast in the land of dive bars

Cocktail sitting on map of NYC next to a small chicken

Here Be Chickens

Balanced cocktail with rum and Tequila base.

Cocktail with a long stem in front of bottle of liqueur

Lion and the Rose

Supremely simple, delicious cocktail

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 front of a bottle of Green Chartreuse and a bottle of Laphroaig

Laphroaig Project

Laphroaig based riff on the last word

Reddish drink in cocktail glass with red paper airplane on top of it

Paper Kamikaze

Balanced modern sour with Bourbon and Campari

Cocktail with lime wheel garnish in front of 2 passports

The Islay Word

A Laphroiag cocktail that is shockingly well-balanced

Busy bar with latter and many guests at bar

Bars San Francisco

Hard Water – San Francisco

American Whiskey focused bar

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

Final Ward

Last Word with Whiskey from Phil Ward

Cocktail next to 2 bottles

Brutify’d

Benjamin Franklin inspired cocktail. Happy Independence Day!

Pandan Express Cocktail Recipe
2022-01-02
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
2021-08-09
A few years back we visited Boston's Eastern Standard […]
Birch Tree by Nomad Bar
2021-07-31
Coffee liqueuer, Amaro Nonino, sweet vermouth, aged aquavit, and cognac […]
Review #128: Edradour: The Fairy Flag 15 Year Review
2021-07-18
Sylvia received a handful of samples when she visited […]
Review #127: Sovereign Laphroaig Single Cask Whisky Review
2021-06-22
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. […]