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Spirits |
January 23, 2026
So You Bought a Bottle of...Absinthe - Barrel to Bottle Chases the Green Fairy
- barrel to bottle
- absinthe
- cocktails
- cocktail classics
You bought some absinthe for a cocktail, but now what do you do with the rest of the bottle?
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Spirits |
September 13, 2023
Binny's Home Bartender: Dalliance in Martinique
- binnys home bartender
- confessions of a mixologist
- cognac
Our new Clark & Sheffield VSOP Cognac is the perfect base for this tropical riff on the classic Sidecar cocktail.
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Wine |
February 10, 2023
The Benchmark of the Rhone - Barrel to Bottle Talks Guigal with Vintus' Patrick Will
- barrel to bottle
- rhone
Guigal is the premiere producer in the Rhone and this week we're talking to Patrick Will, brand development director at their U.S. importer, Vintus.
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Wine |
December 01, 2020
Barrel to Bottle: A Rhone Rager
- rhone
- barrel to bottle
Resident wine guy Chris takes the Barrel to Bottle Crew through some of the lesser known appellations of the Rhone Valley.
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Spirits |
November 10, 2016
Confessions of a Mixologist: Jazz Age
- binnys home bartender
- cocktails
- cognac
- confessions of a mixologist
- absinthe
- bitters
Originally, the Sazerac cocktail was made with French brandy. In 1873, the recipe for the Sazerac Cocktail was altered to replace the French brandy with American Rye whiskey. We decided to recreate the original with Hennessy Cognac - plus ginger syrup, a few dashes of barrel aged bitters, and of course, a heavy absinthe rinse.
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