TWSC Says Their Top ‘Best of the Best’ Award Has Never Been Awarded to Two Whiskies Before TAIPEI, /PRNewswire/ — In the final round of the 2025 Tokyo Whisky and Spirits Competition (TWSC), Taiwan’s premier whisky distillery achieved the impossible, scooping not just one “Best of the Best Single Malt”, but two of the same award. Organisers said: “Due to a…
Serves 2-4 Ingredients: 375ml Trefethen S.I.N. Rosé (as cold as possible) 1 pt strawberry sorbet (cut into chunks the same size as your ice and keep frozen) *NOTE : fresh strawberry puree may be substituted in the same quantity ½ -1 cup ice cubes 1 Tbsp rhubarb syrup For Syrup 1 stalk fresh rhubarb, washed,…
NAPA, Calif. – Taste of Napa, the signature tasting event presented by Festival Napa Valley, is set to take place Saturday, July 12, from 12pm to 3pm at The Meritage Resort in Napa. Sponsored by J.P. Morgan, this year’s grand tasting will feature more than 90 wineries, restaurants, and culinary artisans, music by LMR Jazz Orchestra and DJ Lady Ryan, interactive…
At this year’s Bar and Restaurant Expo the first spirit I tried was my absolute favorite: High Octane Lemonade. One sip of this fresh lemonade, made with premium vodka and not with too low an ABV like the canned varieties, and I was sold. Fast forward a couple of months, and the brand reached out…
World’s Favorite Italian Liqueur Toasts to A Half Millennium by Honoring the Italian Dolcevita Lifestyle NEW YORK, /PRNewswire/ — Disaronno – the world’s favorite Italian liqueur – is thrilled to announce the celebration of its 500th anniversary. This extraordinary milestone is a culmination of heritage, style, quality, and innovation, honoring the timeless essence of Italian Dolcevita. Festivities will span…
This past December, while judging for the Proof Awards, we were given swag samples of different types of liquor and things to go with liquor. One item was intriguing to me as it was a “single-serve sachet (that) allows you to enjoy a quality Old Fashioned cocktail that rivals one made at your favorite bar…crafted…
At the Winter Fancy Food Show this past January one of the booths that caught my eye was Barsmith and all of the cool retro-looking bartenders in black and white on their labels for all of their mixers, garnishes, syrups and dehydrated citrus. I tried a few while learning a bit more about their products…
Never been to Trader Joe’s with a spirit list for Trader Joe’s cocktails from their newly minted book, The I Love Trader Joe’s Cocktail Book, but I was sure game to try! This new cocktail book is the very first one I’ve heard of where I can find all – or mostly all – of…
I recently received a press release regarding the winners of the 2024 International Whisky Competition. I was interested in one as it had a well-known single malt whisky in a ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail: Best Whisky Based RTD: The Glenlivet Twist & Mix Old Fashioned Ready to Serve Cocktail (Pernod Ricard) This innovative cocktail impressed judges…
I was recently offered a cocktail book that was developed around the New Orleans (NOLA) bar scene, and the area’s reputation for being haunted. Aptly titled Hauntingly Good Spirits, “travel enthusiasts and Big Easy locals Christi Keating Sumich and Sharon Keating take you on a historical romp through the supernatural by way of the NOLA bar scene and its spirits…”…