This just in! Imbue Bittersweet Vermouth comes to us from the Great Pacific Northwest. A collaboration by barkeep Neil Kopplin and winemaker Derek Einberger, this artisinally crafted fortified wine is made with…
This Sunday March 25th the AMC drama Mad Men will make its long awaited comeback. And for keeping us all waiting so long, they’ve been kind enough to give us two full…
It is with great excitement I write about the latest addition to the Astor family. A unique single barreling of a Cask Strength Glen Garioch pronounced “Geery” distilled in 1997 aged 14…
If you’ve ever been in the East Village on St. Patrick’s Day, you’ve seen the hordes of sweaty, screaming revelers, cramming the bars to overflowing. There’s no need to put yourself in…
This bottle is one of Astor’s most prized new possessions. Just everything that an extremely rare spirit should be: luxurious, endlessly intoxicating, complex, perfectly balanced, hedonistic, and serious, but most of all…
Today is a day to celebrate the life and poetry of Robert Burns and more importantly a day to eat haggis and drink whisky. Burn’s Supper Day is traditionally celebrated in Scotland…
In celebration of National Hot Toddy day, our wine and spirits expert, Omari Wheat, is giving us his take on some more interesting additions to the traditional warm winter cocktail. Grab some…
No holiday gathering is complete without some bubbly and a few cocktails, and since it’s the season for sharing, we’ve asked our very own cocktail guru, Jenn Smith, to share one of…
New + ApprovedPierde 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…
Spirits We LoveChateau 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…
Recipe CardDUBLINER 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…
