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4 Foolproof Whisky and Honey Cocktails

FROM CLASSICS like Drambuie — a liqueur of , honey, herbs, and spices — to honey and whisky mash-ups, whisky and honey are the bee’s knees. “The flavors of honey and whisky, particularly bourbon, were just meant to go together,” says Keith Emms, tastemeister at Global Flavors, purveyors of world class spirit essences.

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Getting Your Soda Hard For Summer

MOST AUSTRALIANS will have never heard of “hard” or “spiked” seltzer, but in the United States this new type of alcoholic beverage is rapidly transforming the drinking habits of Americans. In Australia seltzer is called soda, and hard seltzer ends up being and sode. Or gin and soda. Or vodka and soda. Pretty much whatever…

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Get it Right: Hot Toddy Perfection

HOT TODDIES are those drinks you get when you’re cold or when you have a cold,” says Keith Emms. “You want something strong, you want something hot, you want something a little bit spicy.” That middle one is most essential to Keith, Tastemeister at Global Flavors. “So many times with Hot Toddies you order one…

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6 Top-Shelf Mixers to Complement Your Whisky

WE ALL welcome that rare guest who’s able to happily mingle with others. Likewise, a whisky mixer with personality really enlivens an evening compared to yet another dull soda or ho-hum ginger ale. These sodas and cocktail ingredients are so tasty and original they might end up being the life of your whisky party.

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How to Make Your Own Irish Cream

IRISH CREAM doesn’t always have the best reputation among whisky drinkers, but that’s somewhat undeserved. Sure, it hardly resembles actual whisky and is a key ingredient in frivolous cocktails like the Mudslide, but Irish cream — invented in a mere 45 minutes in 1973 — makes a delicious after-dinner drink, and is the perfect single-ingredient…