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Bartender’s Choice: Tailored Cocktails With Rachel Kim
Have you ever wondered about the difference between a Manhattan and a Robert Burns? Or why some cocktails are shaken and others are stirred? Check out the video above to hear Astor…
Spirits & Cocktails
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Meet The Maker
Meet The Maker: Atsby Vermouth
Check out the video above to hear Adam Ford, maker of Atsby vermouth, talk about the changing role of vermouth in the U.S and learn how to whip up a manhattan made…
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Cocktails For A Crowd: Tips For A Stress Free Holiday Party
This year you should have as much fun as your guests do at your holiday party! Pre-batch your cocktails with these helpful tips from Astor Center instructor Kara Newman and you’ll…
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Seen In The Times
Calvados: Reclaiming the Spotlight It Deserves
It’s a question worth exploring (and one that spirits writer Jason Wilson himself posed in an article in last week’s New York Times): Why don’t more people know about Calvados? We’ve done…
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Meet The Maker
Meet Dr. Bill Lumsden: Master Distiller For Glenmorangie and Ardbeg
Dr. Bill Lumsden, the head of distilling and whisky creation for Glenmorangie, hosted a tasting for invited guests at Astor Center. His class helped offer a better understanding of how aging…
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Spirits We Love
Three Scotch Whiskies For Fall
Scotch is a wonderful, warming, drink for fall. Our head spirits buyer Daniel Fisher hand selected these three very different scotches so that no matter what your taste is there is one…
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Meet The Maker
Meet The Maker: Aelxandre Gabriel of Pierre Ferrand
Alexandre Gabriel is the head distiller of Pierre Ferrand Cognac and the main man behind Plantation Rums and Citadelle Gin. We were lucky enough to get a chance to speak with him…
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Seen In The Times
In Praise of American Craft Distillers
Not long ago, it was software that mattered, not craft spirits. Just ask distiller Michael Vachon, who once worked for a tech start-up in London and who, after a visit to South…
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New + ApprovedMezcal Meets Gin: A One Of A Kind Spirit
Pierde Almas produces gourmet, artisanal, small-batch mezcals from naturally fermented agave. They are known not only for their superior products, but also for their social, cultural, and environmental awareness; from fair pay…
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Spirits We LoveStaff Pick Brandy
Chateau de Montifaud VS Petite Champagne Cognac $37.96 I’m constantly on the lookout for good-value: under-the-radar bottles that offer great quality without requiring you to drop a lot of $$. When one…
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Recipe CardCocktail of the Month – March, 2025
DUBLINER There are a million variations of a Manhattan, but the Dubliner, as the name would suggest, puts an Irish, citrusy spin the classic cocktail. Irish whiskey is the base here instead…