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St. Lucia offers rum production fully distinct to the island itself, presenting profiles you won’t find anywhere else. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always receive the same level of recognition for its characteristic rum that more well-known origins do. We at BayTowne Wine & Spiri...

We recently have been looking back to discuss some historical recipes and how they’ve evolved over time, but this week we’ll be looking into a drink that comes from the cocktail renaissance that began around 2000. Though it’s comparatively a much more recent addition, it is by...

This week we’ll be returning to discussion of a historical mix. As is often the case with the historical record of cocktails, this is a drink shrouded in some degree of mystery and misconception. Its name is widely known, and it’s often vaguely associated with sailors and prese...

Why should you make a Mai Tai for the Fourth of July? What about this Tiki classic synonymous with tropical escape relates to the celebration of Independence Day? Am I simply too infatuated with rum and will find any excuse to feature a Tiki drink? As much as that may be a warr...

The popularity of a specific drink is liable to rise and fall like any trend, but one that has irrefutably been having a long and particularly ardent moment through the past couple years is the Espresso Martini. Created in the 1980s by famed British bartender Dick Bradsell, thi...

There’s a moment in every person’s life when they confront their own hypocrisy. Mine showed up as a bottle labeled Sherbert Bomb Pink Moscato—a drink so fun it threatens to obliterate my entire reputation. Despite my professional responsibility to uphold the sanctity of serious, high-end wine, I’d...

There’s a hill in the Sierra de Gredos where the air gets thinner, the light gets weird, and the soil turns to dust. And that’s where Comando G fomented their revolution. Where they found what the rest of Spain forgot. It’s punk rock viticulture. Daniel Landi and Fernando García started thi...

Several times now we have gone back into the history of Tiki drinks to assess the distinction and evolution between recipes linked in lineage. We’ve recently discussed the differing approaches of Donn Beach and Trader Vic, but this week’s featured recipe actually focuses on the...