Whiskey Cocktails
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The official drink of New Orleans, the Sazerac is a cocktail made for sipping on your French-style balcony while listening to the sounds of the city–probably jazz, definitely involving brass instruments. Not for the weak…
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My home lies on a ridge. To one side sits the neighborhood of Echo Park, on the other Elysian Park, an actual park that fills with smoky barbecues, families rejoicing in music and company, and…
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Far too many people scoff at the idea of putting Scotch Whisky in a cocktail. But there is simply nothing wrong with it. Earlier this year, journalist Becky Paskin argued the case for the famed…
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The summer heat fades. The grape vine whispers about New York’s death rattle. How could the city that never sleeps, ever truly perish? I think about New York as much as any Angeleno. In many…
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Lightning cracks the sky. California burns. Smoke from the north settles with the morning dew. It has been a time of contemplation for somewhile now, but the fog that settles on the horizon is opaque.…
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For a second straight day, the power cuts out. The temperature refuses to dip as the sun drops. It’s the kind of evening that needs a cocktail, something stiff and cool. Thanks to some inspiration…
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Like many of the best things to come out of the 1920s, the Boulevardier was created by an American residing in Paris. Similar in ingredients, but completely different in feel from a Negroni, this combination…
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When Don Draper single handedly brought the Old Fashioned back into fashion, the Mad Men leading man also signaled a revival to the cocktail scene. Bartenders across the globe started to look backwards for inspiration…
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The Whiskey Sour has been around since at least 1870, but word has it that it dates back to before the Lincoln Administration. We know that because that’s when the mixed drink received its first…
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A true classic and one of the time’s most enduring cocktails, the Manhattan remains the standard-bearer when it comes to mixed drinks. It’s what our father drinks. It’s what his father drank. And, if you…