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Death by Flavored Vodka
If spirits writers and apocalyptic cults are right and the world actually ends in 2012, it will be because of the new wave of flavored vodkas that evoke a stream of childhood memories.
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Confessions of a Binge Drinker
If, as the CDC suggests in a new report, binge drinking leads to violence, spread of sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancy, and risky behavior, then why am I doing just fine?
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Top 5 Cocktail Experiences of 2011
The cocktail as a culinary trend has not yet peaked. There are no longer 10 great drinks or 10 best bartenders; there are hundreds. But here, a handful to get you started in 2012.
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This Holiday Season, Something We Can All Agree to Drink
Consider dark rum the great appeaser. It can be mixed and matched until you have a drink anybody in your family will be able to enjoy.
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How the English Stole Holland's Juniper-Flavored Liquor
Before gin was gin, it was genever—the original, Dutch version. A gin-loving bartender on the history of a favorite spirit.
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A Field Guide to Yelp's Unhappy, Unhelpful Eaters
The Ubermensch, the Know-Nothing, the Cheapskate, and other types of reviewers to avoid in the dark alleys of Yelp
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A Valentine's Day Drink, Shakespeare-Approved
As the master of sonnets put it, alcohol improves desire, but hinders lovemaking. Unless you drink vermouth.
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Chefs and Bartenders Rediscover a Childhood Treat: Cereal Milk
The food world is experimenting with the sweet, colorful liquid left in cereal bowls everywhere—but the trend isn't all that new
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Good News: Alcohol Doesn't Actually Kill Brain Cells
Too many drinks can make you forget—but that doesn't mean they're turning what's inside beer helmets everywhere to mush
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A Whale of a Cocktail Ingredient
Long cherished by perfume makers, ambergris, a substance produced by sperm whales, is musky, expensive, and the focus of a burgeoning cocktail trend
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My Resolution: Stay Up Late and Drink More Alcohol
To usher in the new year, our bartender offers concrete proof that it's good to be a night owl—and not a teetotaler
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An Expert's Top 5 Cocktail Experiences of 2010
As interest in mixology has surged, it has only become harder to distinguish oneself as a bartender. These 5 pros succeeded.
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Rude, Pointless Questions: A Bartender's Frequent Nightmare
Our mixologist rails against his least favorite customers: pretentious, persnickety drinkers who can't make up their minds
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Classic Cocktails for Thanksgiving
Traditional mulled cider, apples or pears with sparkling wine and herbs, and a little-known drink that sounds like a summer beverage but is good year-round: the Sangaree
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The Stephen Colbert Drinking Contest That Never Was
Eleanor Holmes Norton 1, Stephen Colbert 0. How the TV personality missed his chance to taste the fire known as Norton's Revenge.
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Sweet Cocktail Drinkers of the World, Unite!
A study suggests that a preference for sweet wine and Appletinis is genetic—and that fans shouldn't be discriminated against
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Applejack and Calvados: Fall's Signature Spirits
An ode to the elegance and versatility of apple brandy, from a bartender who has been longing for the return of its season
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Recipe: La Vie Antérieure
This apple brandy-based drink is ideal for fall. Consume with or without a scarf.
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Your Favorite Cocktail Bars
Trendy cocktail bars are okay, but the best places for cocktails are just neighborhood joints that have been making them for years. So which spots are your favorites?
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Don't Let iPhones and BlackBerrys Kill Bar Debates
Bartenders don't just mix drinks. They also settle intellectual disputes—or at least they did before smartphones.