Folks, we’ve got a confession to make: we thought we loved rye. We’d tried just about every one we could get our hands on and enjoyed it all, and so we said without hesitation “we love rye”. But recently, something happened. We picked up some of Lincoln Henderson’s newest creation, the Angel’s Envy Rye Whiskey, aged in Caribbean rum casks. And then we realized something, something huge— we had been calling “love” what was really only “like”. We had mislabeled an affinity as an affection. Because this—this—is love. This rye stands out among the rest. The unusual rum cask aging brings a surprising sweetness to its finish, making it positively a delight to drink. Here’s to learning to fall in love again. Find where to buy it through Angel’s Envy’s site here.
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Folks, we’ve got a confession to make: we thought we loved rye. We’d tried just about every one we could get our hands on and enjoyed it all, and so we said without hesitation “we love rye”. But recently, something happened. We picked up some of Lincoln Henderson’s newest creation, the Angel’s Envy Rye Whiskey, aged in Caribbean rum casks. And then we realized something, something huge— we had been calling “love” what was really only “like”. We had mislabeled an affinity as an affection. Because this—this—is love. This rye stands out among the rest. The unusual rum cask aging brings a surprising sweetness to its finish, making it positively a delight to drink. Here’s to learning to fall in love again. Find where to buy it through Angel’s Envy’s site here.

Not to brag, but when it comes to the hard stuff, you know what you’re talking about. You know your whiskey from your whisky, your scotch from your “notch”. You’re comfortable tossing around terms like “sour mash” and “peaty”. Which is why these handsome rocks glasses by Vital are perfect for you. More importantly, though, they’re perfect for educating your less-knowledgeable drinking buddies about the differences between rye whiskey, scotch whiskey, bourbon, and the “everything else” category of just plain old whiskey. Snobbery? Not at all. Drinking has long been the forum for sharing (and debating) one’s areas of expertise. Knowledge is power. Get them here.
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Not to brag, but when it comes to the hard stuff, you know what you’re talking about. You know your whiskey from your whisky, your scotch from your “notch”. You’re comfortable tossing around terms like “sour mash” and “peaty”. Which is why these handsome rocks glasses by Vital are perfect for you. More importantly, though, they’re perfect for educating your less-knowledgeable drinking buddies about the differences between rye whiskey, scotch whiskey, bourbon, and the “everything else” category of just plain old whiskey. Snobbery? Not at all. Drinking has long been the forum for sharing (and debating) one’s areas of expertise. Knowledge is power. Get them here.

So, it’s cold out. Real cold. Pretty much too cold to make us want to do anything but make ourselves a nice drink and sit inside with a few friends, trying to forget how cold it is. The inevitable problem, it seemed, was stocking up enough booze to entertain our company forever (or, conversely, warm our bodies enough to make us impervious to the cold when the dreaded trek home can no longer be avoided). Then we saw these gorgeous custom 1 liter barrels from Tuthilltown Spirits. Immediately, visions of the secluded cabin in the woods with the party that never ends danced in our heads. We imagined aging our own bourbon, fussing over it like proud parents as we hauled it out at gatherings for the requisite “oohs” and “aahs” before diving in. Impractical? Maybe. Irresponsible? Perhaps. Awesome? Definitely. We may never go outside again. Get it here.
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So, it’s cold out. Real cold. Pretty much too cold to make us want to do anything but make ourselves a nice drink and sit inside with a few friends, trying to forget how cold it is. The inevitable problem, it seemed, was stocking up enough booze to entertain our company forever (or, conversely, warm our bodies enough to make us impervious to the cold when the dreaded trek home can no longer be avoided). Then we saw these gorgeous custom 1 liter barrels from Tuthilltown Spirits. Immediately, visions of the secluded cabin in the woods with the party that never ends danced in our heads. We imagined aging our own bourbon, fussing over it like proud parents as we hauled it out at gatherings for the requisite “oohs” and “aahs” before diving in. Impractical? Maybe. Irresponsible? Perhaps. Awesome? Definitely. We may never go outside again. Get it here.

For whatever reason, January is traditionally the time of year when we re-ignite our burning love for the Bloody Mary. Maybe it’s something about the end of all those holidays that leads to us requiring the hair of the dog a bit more often, or maybe we’re just internalizing “The Winter of Mixed Drinks” by Frightened Rabbit more deeply than usual due to the weather…who knows. But sure enough, by this time we’ve exhausted our Bloody Mary options and are looking for something a bit more…unusual. So when we came across this recipe from the brilliant folks at A&B American Style Condiments, we sent up a silent prayer to the hangover gods. And then, we figured we’d share it with you guys. The March Hare: -Carrot juice -Fresh ginger, peeled and grated -Lemon juice -A&B American Style Pepper Sauce -Vodka -Celery, for garnish Add the fresh ginger to the carrot juice, letting sit so the flavors can mingle more deeply (if time allows). Add fresh lemon juice, as much A&B American Style Pepper Sauce as you fancy, and vodka. Garnish with celery and enjoy. (Image and gospel of the March Hare lifted from here.)
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For whatever reason, January is traditionally the time of year when we re-ignite our burning love for the Bloody Mary. Maybe it’s something about the end of all those holidays that leads to us requiring the hair of the dog a bit more often, or maybe we’re just internalizing “The Winter of Mixed Drinks” by Frightened Rabbit more deeply than usual due to the weather…who knows. But sure enough, by this time we’ve exhausted our Bloody Mary options and are looking for something a bit more…unusual. So when we came across this recipe from the brilliant folks at A&B American Style Condiments, we sent up a silent prayer to the hangover gods. And then, we figured we’d share it with you guys.

The March Hare:

-Carrot juice

-Fresh ginger, peeled and grated

-Lemon juice

-A&B American Style Pepper Sauce

-Vodka

-Celery, for garnish

Add the fresh ginger to the carrot juice, letting sit so the flavors can mingle more deeply (if time allows). Add fresh lemon juice, as much A&B American Style Pepper Sauce as you fancy, and vodka. Garnish with celery and enjoy.

(Image and gospel of the March Hare lifted from here.)

Source: abamerican.com

We made the mistake of not sharing with you the cocktail we made at our last party— and we promised ourselves that this oversight wouldn’t happen again. With that oath in mind, we proudly present “The Long Hello”, a perfectly autumnal cocktail that we stumbled across online not too long ago and knew instantly that we needed to try for ourselves. We made it as a punch—and we’re not ashamed to admit that we’re now known in the neighborhood as “the folks that make the really strong punch”—so the quantities shown below should serve a crowd. Which shouldn’t be too hard to wrangle up, since word of how tasty this drink is tends to spread rather quickly. (Just ask our neighbors.) The Long Hello -1 3/4 c Apple Brandy -1 c St. Germaine -10 dashes bitters (Fee Brothers’ Whiskey Barrel-Aged recommended, but we used Peychaud’s in a pinch) -1 bottle champagne Mix all ingredients together in a large punch bowl that’s been chilled ahead of time. If you’re feeling fancy, freeze apple slices overnight and float in the punch for garnish. Enjoy, folks!
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We made the mistake of not sharing with you the cocktail we made at our last party— and we promised ourselves that this oversight wouldn’t happen again. With that oath in mind, we proudly present “The Long Hello”, a perfectly autumnal cocktail that we stumbled across online not too long ago and knew instantly that we needed to try for ourselves. We made it as a punch—and we’re not ashamed to admit that we’re now known in the neighborhood as “the folks that make the really strong punch”—so the quantities shown below should serve a crowd. Which shouldn’t be too hard to wrangle up, since word of how tasty this drink is tends to spread rather quickly. (Just ask our neighbors.)

The Long Hello

-1 3/4 c Apple Brandy

-1 c St. Germaine

-10 dashes bitters (Fee Brothers’ Whiskey Barrel-Aged recommended, but we used Peychaud’s in a pinch)

-1 bottle champagne

Mix all ingredients together in a large punch bowl that’s been chilled ahead of time. If you’re feeling fancy, freeze apple slices overnight and float in the punch for garnish.

Enjoy, folks!

With any luck, since it’s the 4th of July and all, you’re already a few drinks into celebrating. However, if some unfortunate thing has been keeping you from your patriotic duty thus far, allow us to make a suggestion in the form of the following recipe. It doesn’t really have a name, what with it being based off of a handful of bar specialties from around the city, but it’s most nearly a variation on a Black & Tan (which is why the image above has been lovingly hijacked from here). Regardless, we can all agree that it’s just so ideal for summer holidays like today—it’s refreshing and features fruit, but contains enough rye to weed out any appletini-types who may be lingering around. Real Americans drink rye. -2 parts rye -1 part apricot liqueur -a handful of blackberries -a splash of soda -3 mint leaves, optional Muddle the blackberries (and mint, if using it) with the apricot liqueur. Strain the mixture into a tall glass with ice. Add rye. Top off with soda, garnish with a whole blackberry or two. Argue about whether the resulting drink is red-ish or blue-ish, but eventually decide that it’s 4th-of-July appropriate no matter what.
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With any luck, since it’s the 4th of July and all, you’re already a few drinks into celebrating. However, if some unfortunate thing has been keeping you from your patriotic duty thus far, allow us to make a suggestion in the form of the following recipe. It doesn’t really have a name, what with it being based off of a handful of bar specialties from around the city, but it’s most nearly a variation on a Black & Tan (which is why the image above has been lovingly hijacked from here). Regardless, we can all agree that it’s just so ideal for summer holidays like today—it’s refreshing and features fruit, but contains enough rye to weed out any appletini-types who may be lingering around. Real Americans drink rye.

-2 parts rye

-1 part apricot liqueur

-a handful of blackberries

-a splash of soda

-3 mint leaves, optional

Muddle the blackberries (and mint, if using it) with the apricot liqueur. Strain the mixture into a tall glass with ice. Add rye. Top off with soda, garnish with a whole blackberry or two. Argue about whether the resulting drink is red-ish or blue-ish, but eventually decide that it’s 4th-of-July appropriate no matter what.

Ever since you were little, people have been telling you how bad secrets are— your mom, your elementary school teacher, the local conspiracy theorist. But clearly none of those people had ever been to New York’s PDT. We’ll leave you to investigate that for yourself (after all, that’s half the fun), but we will strongly recommend that you pick up a copy of their absolutely gorgeous leather-bound cocktail handbook. It’d look stately on a bar cart or coffee table…but we wouldn’t blame you if you kept it filed away somewhere covert and told all your friends that you were making up the drinks as you go along. See? Secrets can be great. Get it here.
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Ever since you were little, people have been telling you how bad secrets are— your mom, your elementary school teacher, the local conspiracy theorist. But clearly none of those people had ever been to New York’s PDT. We’ll leave you to investigate that for yourself (after all, that’s half the fun), but we will strongly recommend that you pick up a copy of their absolutely gorgeous leather-bound cocktail handbook. It’d look stately on a bar cart or coffee table…but we wouldn’t blame you if you kept it filed away somewhere covert and told all your friends that you were making up the drinks as you go along. See? Secrets can be great. Get it here.

At first glance, you may be wondering why you’re looking at this. It doesn’t appear to be either liquor or menswear. It doesn’t appear to have a selvage line or chain stitching. It doesn’t even appear to be alcoholi— wait. That’s where you’re wrong. That up there, friends, is tequila ice cream sandwiched between two chocolate sea salt cookies. And y’know what else? It’s only one in a line of absolutely incredible ice cream sandwiches from Coolhaus. Boozy ice cream flavors, plus cookies. Sure, it’s a little out of the ordinary— but it’s summer. Give something new a try. Learn where to get it here.
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At first glance, you may be wondering why you’re looking at this. It doesn’t appear to be either liquor or menswear. It doesn’t appear to have a selvage line or chain stitching. It doesn’t even appear to be alcoholi— wait. That’s where you’re wrong. That up there, friends, is tequila ice cream sandwiched between two chocolate sea salt cookies. And y’know what else? It’s only one in a line of absolutely incredible ice cream sandwiches from Coolhaus. Boozy ice cream flavors, plus cookies. Sure, it’s a little out of the ordinary— but it’s summer. Give something new a try. Learn where to get it here.

There are few things more uniquely American than rye whiskey (we should know). But sometimes certain traditions get lost in the shuffle of history— ask even a big-city bartender what ryes they stock, and you may well receive a blank stare in response. Today, we raise our glasses in hopes that this will change. Learn up on your rye whiskies. Realize that you’ve been making your Manhattans wrong all these years. Educate a bartender or two. Reconnect with your heritage. A nice place to start? Jefferson’s Straight Rye Whiskey, the newest addition to their line of small-batch whiskies. Go ahead, drink up— consider it American History 101. Learn more here.
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There are few things more uniquely American than rye whiskey (we should know). But sometimes certain traditions get lost in the shuffle of history— ask even a big-city bartender what ryes they stock, and you may well receive a blank stare in response. Today, we raise our glasses in hopes that this will change. Learn up on your rye whiskies. Realize that you’ve been making your Manhattans wrong all these years. Educate a bartender or two. Reconnect with your heritage. A nice place to start? Jefferson’s Straight Rye Whiskey, the newest addition to their line of small-batch whiskies. Go ahead, drink up— consider it American History 101. Learn more here.

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