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10 Best Mixologist Starter Kits Every Aspiring Bartender Needs
Even if you're aspirations of becoming a bartender only include you serving yourself and some friends a drink or two on the weekend, these are the best mixologist starter kits to help turn your basic drinks into an at-home cocktail bar experience.
By Kelsey Lange8 years ago in Proof
Pointers to Ease a New Year's Hangover . Top Story - December 2017.
New Year's Eve is here and you are ready for the festivities. All you drinkers out there know tonight will be fun tomorrow morning is payday for it, especially if you have to work.
By Sue C8 years ago in Proof
How to Use Bitters in Your Cocktails
When it comes to signature cocktails, there's a wide range of flavors, aromas, and even appearance, from the apple martini to the classic cosmo. And if you have your very own bar right at home, you can even whip up some great tasting cocktails. Like I said before, there's a wide variety of cocktails, and this including throwing in some bitters.
By Greg Bond8 years ago in Proof
How Tito's Vodka Was Made into a Success Story
Out of all the different types of vodka I tried, my heart will always belong to Tito's. Despite it being my all-time favorite vodka, its taste is smooth, easy, and overall amazing. Unlike other vodkas that taste straight up like rubbing alcohol, Tito's doesn't affect you like the others. Either using Tito's in a cocktail or as a shot, the vodka will never make your face twist in disgust because of how easy it is to drink.
By Jacqueline Hanikeh8 years ago in Proof
Best Mexican Beer to Drink Anywhere
Many of us can appreciate a great bottle or can of beer. Popping open that first bottle to many more and indulging in that crisp, chilled flavor is heaven. What’s even better is enjoy a couple of beers with friends lounging around a house or mingling at the lounge.
By C.C. Curtis8 years ago in Proof
Best Infused Moonshine Recipes for Any Occasion
Bootleggers, frontiersmen, Southerners: These are the people you generally think of when you hear the word "moonshine." You might think of moonshine as an alcohol that was popular in the past. In that case, you would be surprised to find out that moonshine is sold at nearly every liquor store today.
By Charlotte Burgundy8 years ago in Proof
10 Best Affordable Cognacs You Can Get Right Now
Fetty Wap would love this list. He most likely goes for the higher end bottles, but he didn't base his entire brand around Rémy Martin's 1738 for nothing!
By Taylor Markarian8 years ago in Proof
How to Make Hard Apple Cider from Scratch
Drinking hard apple cider is the best type of drink to enjoy any time of the year. Whether it's in the middle of the crisp and cool of fall or even during the hot summer. But I personally would prefer drinking cider during fall when the apple trees are filled with delicious apples and the weather starts cooling down. But like I said before, drinking hard apple cider can happen yearly.
By Greg Bond8 years ago in Proof
How an Old Fashioned Became the Old Fashioned Staple of NYC
It’s a drink that’s always in style no matter the decade or day of the week. It’s on every bartender’s curriculum and every mixed drink enthusiast’s bucket list, but the Old Fashioned has always been just one of the many building blocks that serve as the benchmark of New York City’s diverse list of distinguished mixed drinks.
By JMM8 years ago in Proof
Best Online Bartending Schools to Become an Expert
Want to become a bartender, but don't want to physically attend courses to get your certification? Well, you don't have to! There are many bartending schools where you can take the correct courses online. So, instead of actually attending these classes, you can attend them right at home. Gain your bartending certificate in your PJs? I don't see why not.
By C.C. Curtis8 years ago in Proof
10 of the World's Most Expensive Champagnes
Many of us love the bubbly texture and the bitter taste of a good glass of champagne. Whether you're grabbing a glass at a wedding reception or at a dinner party, champagne is one of the best spirits for a great time. There are even health benefits of champagne. But have you ever personally purchased a bottle of champagne? A lot of those bottles can be around $30 to even $50... and these are just among the best cheap champagne bottles. Crazy, I know. But it is one of the more high-end spirits out there.
By Jacqueline Hanikeh8 years ago in Proof
Jazz & Drinks - 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'. Top Story - December 2017.
Like perhaps most people, I'm really not a fan of most Christmas music. Traditional classics like "Deck the Halls" and "Jingle Bells" have grown stale to the point where the melodies are simply tiring, even surrounded by a hip new arrangement featuring the likes of Michael Bublé. I applaud attempts at writing new holiday tunes, but they can feel so commercial, you know? And in any case, you can't really write an instrumental Christmas tune. Without lyrics, how can you tell it's about Christmas at all?
By Joey Kendrick8 years ago in Proof