Well, well, well . . . we can’t say it’s a surprise to see you. There’s nothing else around for miles! As it goes, the Ill-Fated Inn makes the call, and those with a desire to fill their October with mind-bending mezcal cocktails always come knocking. Take a look around. There’s no better bottle we…
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New Frontiers 3: Forever Forward
Brat summer continues apace, as the season of green chartreuse–shaded iconography and cheerfully messy fun in the sun sets its sights on going out with a BANG! To cap off this moment of frivolously coloring outside the lines of life, we’ve summoned a spirit category that’s no stranger to challenging conventions and charting the course…
Hibiscus Syrup Cocktail Recipes
Our hibiscus flower syrup, developed by the award-winning bartender and bar owner Robert Sickler, sweet and tart with a refreshing finish. It will brighten your highballs, elevate your mules, amp up your sours, and more. Here are some recipes to get you started: Hibiscus Mule Add the spirit, lime juice, and hibiscus syrup to a…
Gin Ne Sais Quoi
There’s just a certain . . . something . . . about gin—a breathtaking bundle of botanicals that can sometimes be hard to expound upon . . . Okay, you got us. Since the dawn of S&S, we’ve waxed warmly about the spirit in a number of words that easily reaches the five digits. Even still,…
The Rum-Believable Box
Step right up, right this way, gentlefolk, the big tent is up and the stage is set to house thirty days of thrills, four weeks of fantasy, a month of marvels! It’s imaginative. It’s incontrovertible. It’s The Rum-Believable Box! Prepare as three unheard-of and personality-packed cocktails slide their way onto your doorstep, all pulsing with…
Bourbon Legend
Fantastical fables and other bits of cock-and-bull chronicling: the historical records of spirits and of cocktails are littered with them! Too often the big innovations from behind the bar that dot the timeline can all claim multiple creators, sometimes even thousands of miles or decades apart. But you can keep your grains of salt reserved…
The Ballad of Irish Whiskey
Gather ’round for the tale of an old whiskey—perhaps the oldest—that’s become quite new again. For a great long time, Irish whiskey found itself face down on the mat. If it wasn’t a war with Britain, a civil war, and then a trade war that all but extinguished the star export, then US Prohibition surely…
Totally Tequila!
There’s nothing niche about tequila today. Whatever confounding reputations that’ve marked the spirit throughout the low-variety early days of its international debut have been well surpassed for the bright lights of the top shelf. So what to do with our bottles of clear and pristine blanco next month? Why, walk away from the winter hunker…
Cocktail Syrups: What You Need to Know
Simple syrup is an essential ingredient called for in a wide variety of classic cocktails, and a bar staple that is so simple to make, riff on, and use, you’ll always want to have some around! “Simple syrup” refers to a syrup composed of equal parts water and sweetener. The sweetener can be pretty much…
Rye’s Up
The signpost up ahead reads January, that uniquely loaded month where we seem to exit linear time and exist between the borders of the past and future. It’s a time to recover from the mad dash of the previous year and enjoy the promise of the new one beginning to unfold. In the world of…
Rum for the Holidays
For all the frantic rushes that the holiday season ushers in (mall madness, travel tribulations, and the like), it only serves to make quiet time with loved ones around the glow of the hearth that much more radiant. So gather ’round and hear the story unfold of an impending visit from three benevolent visions in…
BRRR-bon
In a fantastical feat of reverse thawing, the autumn influencer has officially awoken. We’ve all seen them dotted across our feeds like leaves along the ground. Flanked by foliage, fully flannelled, and sipping on something steamy, they’re absolutely primed to serve all things ultra-seasonal until the first flakes flutter. And is any fall-weather kit complete…
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