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[Photograph: Vicky Wasik] Reprinted with permission from Batch Cocktails: Make-Ahead Pitcher Drinks for Every Occasion by Maggie Hoffman, copyright © 2019. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House. We like our drinks nicely tailored, with every element well matched and fitting right. This smooth little number from Steven Huddleston of Parcel 32 in Charleston, South Carolina, […]
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Active Time: 15 MINTotal Time45 MIN Yield: Serves : 4 Fresh raspberries and the tangy punch of hibiscus tea make this rosy-red sangria bright and tart from bartender Chelsea Leigh Barrett of Mother of Pearl in New York. Use decent bubbles, such as a rosé Cava—it’ll make a difference in the final flavor. Ingredients 2 regular-size hibiscus tea bags (such […]
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Active Time: 10 MINTotal Time4 HR 10 MIN Yield: Serves : 4 Fresh mint and honeydew melon, blended with freezer-chilled botanical gin, make for an easy-drinking cocktail from Damon Roseberry of Broken Shaker in Miami. Freezing the melon in advance means you don’t need as much ice to keep this drink slushy, so you’re left with a more concentrated flavor. […]
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In ancient times, the Japanese rice wine known as sake was primarily made by women. The word toji, which refers to the head sake brewer, translates loosely to “matron” or “housewife,” and it wasn’t until years later that men began dominating the industry, often passing down the job of toji from father to son in long-standing, family-run breweries. In some cases, women weren’t […]
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It’s getting to be music festival season—South by Southwest is next week, Coachella takes over the California dessert for two weekends in April and from then on, interestingly dressed hipsters will be occupying fields all over the country for the rest of the summer. And what is the worst part of any music festival? No, it’s not the oppressive heat, […]
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Yes, Cinco de Mayo was yesterday, but it’s never too late to learn something – especially something as vital to our existence as how tequila is made. The YouTube channel How to Make Everything has already promised us a new set of videos on How to Brew Everything. Though their full video on how to make tequila still won’t be […]
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July 24th is National Tequila Day and the geniuses at Brooklyn Winery have created the perfect cocktail to quench your tequila thirst. At the winery’s new restaurant, BKW in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, GM Adam Cornelius concocted a spicy play on a traditional cobbler (usually a wine and fruit-based drink) with tequila. The spicy Ancho chili salt rim paired with a […]
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Since it’s 2015 we will assume that at least a bare majority of you readers practice yoga. So what do you do when you go to the studio? A little down dog? A little half moon? A little beer swigger? Wait, what was that last one? Over Thanksgiving weekend Alyse Schiedler of from Oregon recorded her stepdad Paul getting a […]
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