Indianapolis-based craft whiskey distillery West Fork Whiskey Co. launched its latest offering, Lockdown Cocktail Co. pre-made craft cocktail mixers, on Cyber Monday for online sale. This announcement comes just weeks after West Fork Whiskey launched its e-commerce site, making its award-winning Old Hamer products available for shipment to 31 states across the country. West Fork Whiskey’s newest release comes after the distillery initially launched Quarantine ...
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Q&A With Mike Vacheresse, Owner of Brooklyn’s Travel Bar
By Kurt Maitland There are a world’s worth of bars – from speakeasies and dives to tourist traps and posh hotel bars, but for me perhaps the most important is the neighborhood bar. A “Cheers” type situation—where the bar owner knows the name of their regulars, the bartenders know what you drink and what’s new on the menu that you ...
Read More »Cocktail Workshop at the University of Amsterdam
By Amy Bella Could your studies be any more interesting than this, when you get to attend a full fledged bio master committee meeting where your fellow class mates interact with you and the teachers help you master the skill of becoming a professional cocktail maker! You can enjoy yourself made drinks during this work shop and get to learn ...
Read More »Tips For Summertime Whiskey Drinking
By Richard Thomas Summer is around the corner, and with it sweltering summer heat. Although I know some will argue this with me, the season is not the best time for whisk(e)y drinking. Whether they be subtle or full-bodied, the better whiskies lose some of their luster as the mercury rises in the thermometer. Truth be told, your top shelf ...
Read More »Homemade Apple Pie Liqueur
By Richard Thomas One of my periodic projects is taking some of the more disappointing whiskeys that I come across and finding a way to recover them. My staple move is to try some home blending, which is especially useful in cases where a whiskey is sub-par because it is overwhelmed by one or more strong flavors. However, at The ...
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