11 Refreshing Rum Cocktails to Enjoy This Summer: From Mojitos to Mai Tais
No matter where you are in the country right now—no matter what town you’re in, on what time of what day—the answer to that question is almost certainly, yes. Imagine someone places an icy Mojito into your hand, condensation already beading on the glass, the bright mentholated aroma reaching up to invite you to take a sip. What are you going to say? No?
Rum is the ultimate summer spirit. There are some spirits, like gin, that can easily wear summer clothes, and others, like whiskey, that require a bit more mixological magic to get them to vibe with the sunshine, but rum doesn’t need so much as a raised eyebrow. Rum was born in the sun. Molded by it. There’s some fair disagreement about where specifically rum was invented—some say Barbados in the mid 1600s, while others point to earlier versions in both Indonesia and Brazil—but no matter where it’s from, one thing those places all have in common is that even the winters are hot.
Rum drinks have also gained a reputation for being big buckets of juice. This is understandable, but unjust. Their inextricability from tropical vacations is a double-edged sword because the bars at these places tend to use sugar as a substitute for freshness, precision or training. Fortunately for everyone, properly made rum drinks are never too sweet and are a late-summer revelation—whether it’s the bracing tartness of the traditional Mai Tai or the sultry texture of an Old Cuban, here are nine rum cocktails to get you to through the dog days of summer.
The Queen’s Park Swizzle is like the alter ego of the Mojito, its dark twin. “If the Mojito is like a lovely evening with your spouse,” we write, “the Queen’s Park Swizzle is like a beautiful stranger leading you by the hand down a dark hallway towards the sounds of a party you can’t yet see.” They share a build—rum, lime, simple syrup, and mint—but the Queen’s Park trades the Mojito’s easy brightness of light rum for the indulgent vanilla notes of an aged rum, and adds a spicy shock of Angostura Bitters on top, all supercharged by the chilling power of crushed ice. Make the recipe below and find out why it has been called “the most delightful form of anesthesia given out today.”
2 oz. aged rum
0.75 oz. lime juice
0.75 oz. demerara syrup
8-10 mint leaves
Add mint leaves to a tall glass. Add simple syrup and gently muddle mint into the syrup. Add crushed ice two-thirds or so full and agitate (either swizzle back and forth with a swizzle stick or a bar spoon, or else just stir) until the glass begins to frost. Add crushed ice to fill and decorate the top with two to three dashes of Angostura Bitters. Garnish with a mint sprig and serve with a straw.
There are two Daiquiris, and for our purposes, we can divide them into the right kind and the wrong kind—and if you believe Daiquiris to be blended concoctions of sour mix spiked with rum so cheap they don’t sell it in liquor stores, I regret to inform you that you’ve only had the wrong kind. “One is the neon slushy you’d get in Cancun that’s so sweet you involuntarily lick the air after you taste it,” we’ve warned you of previously, “and the other is one of the greatest simple cocktails of all time.” A proper Daiquiri is simply rum, lime, and sugar—find out why it’s a great litmus test of a bartender’s skill, or just make one, below.
2 oz
1 oz. fresh lime juice
0.75 oz. simple syrup
Add ingredients to shaker tin, add ice and shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds. Strain off ice into a stemmed coupe glass. Garnish with a thin lime wheel or honestly nothing at all and enjoy while reflecting that the best things are often the simplest.
The Piña Colada is a vacation in itself, “the cocktail equivalent,” we say, “of the guy at the bar wearing a Hawaiian shirt who keeps trying to strike up conversations with everyone, and whom you end up liking despite yourself.” It is as much as anything responsible for the sugary reputation of rum drinks, but with a lighter hand on the coconut and a little added lime juice, it can be transcendent. Honestly, even bad ones are pretty good, and good ones are phenomenal.
2 oz. rum
0.25 oz. lime juice
1.5 oz. pineapple juice
1.5 oz. cream of coconut
If using pebble ice: Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with a handful of pebble ice and “whip” to mix everything together. Dump contents into a festive glass and pack in as much more ice as will fit.
If using a blender: Add liquid ingredients and about 6 to 8 oz. ice to a blender and blend on high for about 10 seconds. Empty into a festive glass.
In both cases, garnish with pineapple leaves, an orange slice, and a little colorful umbrella, if you’ve got it.
“Across the entire classic cocktail universe,” we claim, “no drink has suffered more indignity—had more liquid crimes done in its name—than the Mai Tai.” Like the Daiquiri, you might think you know what the Mai Tai is about, but if you’re picturing a deathly sweet, over-juiced concoction, you’re picturing the wrong one. The original 1944 Mai Tai is just rum, lime, orange liqueur and almond—tart and bracing, and among the strongest of the classic cocktails. Find out what Mai Tai means (and how it became the sugar-embalmed zombie version of itself) here or make one for yourself with the recipe below.
2 oz. aged rum (Appleton Estates Signature Blend or Hamilton 86 Demerara Rum)
0.5 oz. orange curaçao (Grand Marnier)
0.5 oz. orgeat (Small Hands Foods Orgeat)
1 oz. lime juice
Add all ingredients together in a tin with crushed ice. Shake briefly, about five seconds, and empty contents into a tropical-looking 14 oz.-ish glass. Pack with more crushed ice and garnish with a juiced lime husk and a sprig of mint, making it resemble a palm tree on a small green island.
The Old Cuban—aged rum, lime, simple syrup, and mint, with Angostura Bitters and Champagne—is very often described as a combination of a French 75 and a Mojito, but we think that’s not quite right. Both of those latter cocktails are pure brightness, while the vanilla from the aged rum and the spice from the bitters in the Old Cuban “moves it from poolside to inside,” we write, “as if under a slowly twisting ceiling fan in a smoky room, long narrow beams of light through the wooden shutters.” It is the darker side of refreshing, the more alluring and seductive side, and has our vote for one of the best cocktails invented in the last 20 years.
1.5 oz. aged rum
0.75 oz. lime juice
0.75 oz. simple syrup
6-8 mint leaves
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
2 oz. sparkling wine
Add all ingredients except wine to a cocktail shaker with ice, shake well for 10 to 12 seconds and strain into a flute or stemmed cocktail glass. Top with wine and garnish with a mint leaf or sprig.
The Painkiller is one of only a handful of drinks that has been patented by a liquor company, so legally speaking, there’s only one recipe we’re allowed to say is a Painkiller, and unfortunately, it isn’t all that good. But Painkiller-adjacent recipes can be phenomenal—some incorporate lime and/or passionfruit to shock the whole thing to life, and some just use a different rum to add richness. Either way, it’s a template too good to be ignored—and it’s all the more fun when you know the sordid history of the drink, involving corporate espionage and a run in with the Royal Navy here.
2 oz. Pusser’s Rum
4 oz. pineapple juice
1 oz. orange juice
1 oz. coconut cream
Shake on crushed or cracked ice for four to six seconds and dump contents into a tall glass or tiki mug. Top with more crushed ice. Garnish with a grind of nutmeg if you have it, or a slice of orange, or pineapple leaves, or all three.
And, of course, the Mojito, the drink that’s like a beachy Cuban summer in a glass. It’s light, bright, effervescent, and fresh. There was a time when the Mojito was the bane of bartenders back in the early aughts when the drink was popular, but the craft cocktail movement hadn’t really found its sea legs yet. So that usually meant this drink felt like a chore to make during an era of Jack and cokes and vodka-sodas. But once we introduced fresh ingredients and proper technique across the world of cocktails, it was time to reclaim the Mojito’s honor.
2 oz.
0.75 oz. fresh lime juice
0.75 oz. simple syrup
10-12 mint leaves
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake. In a tall glass, gently muddle an additional three to five mint leaves. Shake the cocktail and strain into the glass over fresh ice. Top with 1 to 2 oz. soda water. Garnish with two mint crowns (the top of the plant) twisted together to form a bushy mint explosion on top.
When the heat of the day subsides and you want that rum cocktail nightcap, there’s the Bitter Tears, the tropical take on the Manhattan that you never knew you needed. I’m proud of (nearly) every drink I’ve put on a cocktail menu over the last dozen years, but the Bitter Tears is perhaps my favorite of all of them. It is made from equal parts Japanese whisky, pineapple-infused white rum and Cynar, with a touch of salt. As such it is simple (just three ingredients), easy to make (same amount of each), easy to reproduce (infusing pineapple is dead simple), and not only unusual (see above), but if I may say, very very good. You could use , but that is the distilled essence of pineapple and so is not precisely the same. Chop up a pineapple and let it sit in rum for three days, and you have an infused pineapple rum, juicy with a non-trivial amount of acidity, and that acidity in a stirred, Manhattan-like cocktail is fascinating and delicious.
1 oz
1 oz
1 oz. pineapple-infused white rum
Small pinch of salt, or 5-7 drops of a 1:4 salt to water tincture
Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and stir for 10 to15 seconds (for small ice) or 15 to 25 seconds (for bigger ice). Strain off the ice into a coupe or cocktail glass, express the oils of a grapefruit peel over the drink, and garnish with the peel.
It was at the bar La Floridita, in Havana, where Ernest Hemingway commissioned this unusual little Daiquiri variation in 1939. Lead barman Constantino Ribalaigua had created the excellent Daiquiri #3, with grapefruit and maraschino liqueur. Hemingway—both a diabetic and a savage alcoholic—didn’t like sugar in his drinks, so he threw out most of the sweetness and, just for fun, doubled the rum. This puts us in a bind, we write: “Hemingway’s version is, simply put, unacceptable,” both too tart and too strong, and “no one even considers making it his way.” Check out the three ways modern bartenders adapt this Hemingway Daiquiri, or just make our favorite, below.
1.5 oz
0.5 oz.-0.75 oz. lime juice
1 oz. grapefruit juice
0.75 oz
Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice, shake well for 10 seconds, and strain into a stemmed glass. Garnish with a Maraschino cherry.
The inventor of the tiki classic Three Dots and a Dash, Ernest Raymond Gantt, was famously secretive about his recipes, so this drink was nearly lost to time. It was tiki archaeologist Jeff ‘Beachbum” Berry, who discovered the formula in the notebook of an old bartender of Gantt’s and published it in his 2007 book Sippin’ Safari. There’s always some ambiguity in tiki recipes, but in the subsequent 17 years we’ve collectively settled into agreement about the ingredients, if not precisely the ratios. The Three Dots and a Dash features juicy orange contrasted against textured spice, grassy rum deepened with rich honey, with the lime and falernum reminding you that this is all a tropical experience. It is at turns seductive and spicy, and eminently delicious.
1 oz. aged agricole rhum
1 oz. aged demerara rum
0.5 oz. orange juice
0.75 oz. lime juice
0.25 oz. falernum
0.25 oz. allspice or “pimento” dram
0.5 oz. honey syrup
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Shake everything on crushed ice, and empty into a tall glass. Add more crushed ice to fill, and garnish with three cherries on a pick, and something to represent a “dash,” like a pineapple stick or pineapple leaf.
The Daisy de Santiago is made of rum, lime juice, a touch of sugar, and Yellow Chartreuse, served on crushed ice with a mint sprig and a sparkle of soda and it is a lovely thing indeed. It’s got the bright exuberance you’d expect but lifted by the carbonation and charmed by Chartreuse’s spice. It tastes splendiferous—not showy like a firework, but showy like a mink coat. While a Daiquiri is snappy, the Daisy de Santiago is garish. While a Daiquiri is radiant, the Daisy de Santiago is seductive. Is it better than the Daiquiri? Of course not. But we love it all the same.
1.5 oz. aged rum
1 oz. lime juice
0.5 oz. simple syrup
0.5 oz. Yellow Chartreuse
1 oz. soda water
To a tall glass, add all ingredients. Add crushed ice about halfway up and give a brief stir or swizzle, five to eight seconds, to begin the chilling process. Fill the rest of the glass with crushed ice and garnish with a mint sprig or two.
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Why This $6.49 Trader Joe’s Wine Is a Must-Have for Your Next Gathering
I always have a bottle of this wine on hand.
In the heat of summer, there is simply nothing better than a chilled glass of crisp white wine. While I truly love perusing the aisles of a local wine shop to find a fun new bottle to try, sometimes it’s nice to have a go-to that doesn’t require splurging. Though I’m more cautious of super inexpensive wines, especially whites, you don’t necessarily have to break the bank for a good bottle and Trader Joe’s Espiral Vinho Verde proves it.
There are a few things you should always buy at Trader Joe’s, and this is one of them. The under $7 bottle has been a staple on my wine rack since I first found it on the store’s shelves in 2019. Just about every time I make a trip out to Trader Joe’s, I pick up a bottle (or two…) because I never know when they might be sold out.
Trader Joe’s
It’s zippy, refreshing, and sparkling—but not overly effervescent. This Vinho Verde hits the spot every time and is practically made for warm-weather front porch sipping from a rocking chair, poolside lounging, and summer sunset viewing. (Though it’s just as delicious enjoyed anytime of year, no special occasion necessary!) I like having it on hand for impromptu happy hours or an easy last-minute host gift when zhuzhed up with a nice ribbon and note or wrapped in a decorative tea towel.
Plus, the twist top makes the bottle great for on-the-go adventures and picnics so you’ll never have to worry about a forgotten bottle opener. And of course, you can’t beat the low price. At about $1 per glass, I think it’s especially great for using in lieu of sparkling water or champagne for bubbly cocktails.
Without getting into the nitty-gritty, Vinho Verde is not a grape, but rather a region in northeastern Portugal known for its lush, green landscape and production of equally refreshing white wine named for the area’s vegetation.
Made from a blend of lesser-known white grape varieties, including Alvarinho, Arinto, Loureiro, Avesso, and Trajadura, the Vinho Verde is light and bright with notes of fresh, unripe fruit, lemon-lime, and hints of melon. Across the board, it’s also known for its lower price point and ABV (alcohol by volume) which averages 10-12% by nature. Trader Joe’s Espiral is only 9% ABV.
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Most importantly—chilled! I’ll enjoy a glass of Trader Joe’s Espiral Vinho Verde as is or use to make a fun spritz-style cocktail.
If it’s happy hour, I love pouring a glass to accompany a good nutty and fruity charcuterie board. The subtle effervescence also makes it a nice complement to just about any summer produce-based meal, simple white fish, and crunchy-citrusy salads.
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While satisfying for a refreshing glass of wine as is, you can also dress up Trader Joe’s Espiral Vinho Verde into your favorite sparkling cocktail. Simply replace the sparkling water or sparkling wine in any of these recipes or craft your own cocktail with it.
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Deftones Launches New “Bored” Blueberry Beer: A Must-Try for Fans and Craft Beer Enthusiasts
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Sitting around with nothing to do? Deftones have just the beer for the occasion: Bored Blueberry Wheat Ale, the latest collaboration between the alt-metal heroes and the Belching Beaver brewing company.
Bored beer — named after the leadoff track on the band’s 1995 debut album Adrenaline — is flavored with blueberries and a touch of vanilla, and it’s not too strong at 4.5% ABV. It will be available at all Belching Beaver taprooms beginning this Friday (August 9th), and can be ordered online via CraftShack.
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Deftones have collaborated with Belching Beaver on a number of beers over the years, including Phantom Bride IPA, Swerve City IPA, and Good Morning Beautiful brown ale, among others.
The band’s new beer arrives following their Lollapalooza performance, and preceding their upcoming one-off show with System of a Down at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on August 17th.
Deftones are also set to headline the 2024 edition of their annual Dia De Los Deftones festival on November 2nd in San Diego, where they’ll be joined on the bill by IDLES, Sunny Day Real Estate, Health, and more.
Both the San Francisco gig and the Dia De Los Deftones festival are sold out, but fans can check for tickets on StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.
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To Chill or Not to Chill: The Debate on Wine and Optimal Serving Temperatures | COMMENTARY
We receive numerous inquiries about wine, so we decided to share some of the most frequently asked ones to satisfy your curiosity. Keep those questions coming!
Q: Is it proper to chill a red wine?
A: Absolutely. Lighter wines, in particular, taste much better with a chill. Even producers of beaujolais—a low alcohol, lighter wine—recommend it be chilled. The same is true for grenache and most syrah. However, we extend chilling to all red wine, especially in summer months when al fresco dining can warm wine quickly.
If you have a cellar or wine cooler, your wine is probably 55-60 degrees. But it can warm fast over an hour-long meal. We use a chiller jacket that is kept in the freezer. They are very inexpensive. Or, you can dunk the bottle in an ice bath. However, chilling it below 55 degrees closes down the flavors and accentuates the tannins.
Q: Why can’t I find a good wine under $15? It seems like the average price of wine is rising. Is it me?
A: Indeed, the cost of wine is rising along with milk and a lot of groceries. While we remember spending $8 for a bottle of good wine in the 1990s, you can’t do that any longer if you still demand quality. The sweet spot for inexpensive but good wine is closer to $20 today.
According to a Wine Analytics Report, wines below $11 saw a decline in value and volume. But wines in the $15 to $19.99 tiers saw 1% growth while the $25-plus tier saw 1.5% growth. Consumers might be more comfortable with the economy and thus more willing to pay more for good wine.
If you’re on a budget, you should try bulk wine in cans and boxes. We were surprised to find palatable wines in this volume, even if we don’t see ourselves drinking it. Look for producers Juliet and Tablas Creek.
Otherwise, look for wines from Portugal and Spain — two areas making fabulous wine under $25.
And, wines from Argentina’s Domaine Bousquet are really good for the money and easy to find.
Q: How long will wine last after it is opened?
A: We never keep wine for more than a few days, even if we use a preservation system that removes the oxygen. There are expensive systems costing more than $200 that arguably will protect open bottles for a week or more, but we suspect most of our readers aren’t willing to spend that much on a preservation system.
An open bottle of red wine is best preserved by pumping out oxygen with a $30 reusable Vacu-Vin and putting it in the refrigerator. Chilling helps preserve a red wine, but be sure to let the temperature come up to 60 degrees or so when you re-open it.
Wine, especially white, that has been open for more than a few days will taste oxidized.
Q: I need to find wines for my son’s wedding. Do you have any suggestions?
A: We have been to a couple of weddings this year and have been largely disappointed in the selections. Frankly, couples don’t have much choice because the caterer or restaurant offer few options. If you can bring your own wine, you will find better value.
First, don’t bother offering expensive champagne. Guests will probably have the one glass offered as a toast and they won’t be focused on quality. Prosecco is fine.
Second, include a rosé, a versatile wine and generally inexpensive. We find it reliable at low costs and universally enjoyed.
Our general rule when we go to weddings is to drink white wine. Sauvignon blanc, for instance, is another grape variety generally good at all price points. Cheap chardonnay is going to taste cheap. Even worse, are the cheap pinot noirs, merlot and cabernet sauvignons.
For reds, you’re better off to look for blends, syrah and zinfandel.
Q: I have a bottle of 2015 chardonnay that I found while cleaning out my father’s house after he died. Will it be any good?
A: We are constantly asked about the durability of an old wine someone inherited. It is a difficult question to answer without just saying “it depends.”
It depends on the storage conditions. A wine stored on its side in a 55-degree cellar has a better chance to age gracefully than one kept in a cupboard or closet.
It also depends on the wine. Red wine, in general, will last longer because it has tannins — a natural preservative. Even so, a cabernet sauvignon from Bordeaux has an even better chance than, say, a syrah from California.
We have enjoyed many chardonnays from Burgundy and even California that are a decade old. Again, it depends on the producer. Don’t expect an old Fetzer chardonnay to taste as good as a Corton-Charlemagne.
Here are a few pinot grigios we recently enjoyed:
Marco Felluga Mongris Collo Pinot Grigio DOC 022 ($21). With grapes grown in mineral-rich but poor soils in the Collio region of Italy, this pinot gris has bright and fresh floral aromas with apple and pear flavors.
Alois Lageder Porer Vigneti delle Dolomiti Pinot Grigio IGT 2022 ($30). With a little more complexity and richness than most pinot grigios, this version from the Alto Adige region is very fresh with a note of minerality and apple flavors.
Riff Delle Venezie Pinot Grigio DOC 2022 ($12). A great value, this pinot grigio has simple apple and pear notes. A great sipper on a warm afternoon.
CK Mondavi and Family Classic California Pinot Grigio 2022 ($8). Classic peach and pear notes with a dash of spice dominate this reasonably priced wine.
Etude Carneros Pinot Gris 2020 ($32). We will always remember this house for Tony Soter’s pinot noir. Beringer Blass now owns the winery and continues to make good wine, including this fruity pinot gris that is guaranteed to please consumers. Abundant tropical fruit notes with citrus and mineral nuances. Soft texture makes it a nice match to cheese.
Dutcher Crossing Proprietor’s Reserve Petite Sirah 2019 ($36). This is a delicious petite sirah for summer barbecues. From the Dry Creek Valley, the wine has juicy plum and blackberry flavors with hints of chocolate and espresso.
Tom Marquardt and Patrick Darr have been writing a weekly, syndicated wine column since 1985. See their blog at moreaboutwine.com. They can be reached at marq1948@gmail.com.
Celebrating 50 Years of CARICOM with a Special Tribute Rum
For member states: Chief executive officer of Angostura Ltd Ian Forbes, left, presents Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Dr Amery Browne with a specially developed bottle of Angostura Tribute rum at yesterday’s handover ceremony at the company’s Laventille headquarters.
At 50 years old, the Caribbean Community (Caricom) continues to face some “hard-hitting challenges”, Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne has said.
His ministry yesterday received from spirits producer Angostura Ltd 240 bottles of a specially curated rum to be presented to member states as part of Caricom’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
Speaking at a ceremony at the House of Angostura in Laventille, Browne said the handover was a fitting start to the year-long regional celebrations which will begin in T&T.
“Caricom at 50 years old continues to treat with hard-hitting challenges and we are working to increase our regional connectivity through air and sea travel, to build resilience and pursue climate justice, generate impactful levels of self-reliance with respect to agriculture, to achieve progress and sustainable development and advance the safety and security of our Caricom region which is under threat across the region,” he said.
While these are focus areas for Caricom, Browne said there should be a clear understanding that the private sector still plays an important role in Caricom’s ability to achieve these goals.
Heads of government have also focused on building a platform for the future of the region’s youth and future generations, he said.
“In this vein, as a core building block for youth engagement, Caricom has been working to create digital resilience, including artificial intelligence and data analytics, encouraging youth participation and revitalising West Indies cricket,” Browne said.
He said the flip-side to revitalising West Indies cricket was that a successful West Indies cricket team could lift and inspire an entire generation which was needed “now more than ever”.
The creation of the rum was done in collaboration with the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers’ Association (WIRSPA), Angostura said.
Chief operating officer of Angostura Ian Forbes said the tribute rum was created by the distillery’s all-woman blending team.
“This blend is a tribute to our collective history and the vibrant culture of the Caribbean. The presentation of this blend recognises the collective success of Caricom in promoting regional integration and development,” said Forbes.
At 50 years old, the Caribbean Community (Caricom) continues to face some “hard-hitting challenges.”
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Beat the Heat: 20 Refreshing Spritz Cocktails for Hot Summer Days
Belle_Rose is a spritz style drink from Belle de Brillet
August is in full swing, bringing sweltering temperatures across much of the Northeast and other parts of the U.S. According to NOAA’s latest climate outlook, above-average temperatures are expected to continue, making it the perfect time to cool down with some refreshing spritz cocktails.
Originating in Italy, the spritz cocktail is traditionally made with Prosecco, a bitter liqueur, and soda water, offering a light and bubbly respite from the heat. From the Veneto region’s classic Aperol Spritz and Seville Orange Spritz to an innovative drink inspired by pizza, each drink brings a unique taste of its locale. As the heat drives people to seek cooler, more hydrating options, these spritz cocktails offer the perfect blend of refreshment and sophistication.
The Simona Spritz combines the crisp flavors of MARTINI Bianco with Prosecco and a dash of chili tincture for a spicy, refreshing twist.
Martini Bianca Spritz
Ingredients:
Instructions: Build in a spritz glass over lots of ice, stir gently, garnish, and enjoy.
The quintessential Milanese aperitivo, the Campari Spritz stands out with its sophisticated bitter taste and distinct red hue.
Campari Spritz
Ingredients:
Instructions: Fill a glass with ice. Add Prosecco, Campari, and soda water. Garnish with an orange slice.
Belle de Brillet’s Belle Pamplemousse is a refreshing spritz style drink that combines their signature pear liqueur with lemon juice and grapefruit soda.
Belle Pamplemousse is a refreshing spritz-style drink from Belle de Brillet.
Ingredients:
Instructions: Pour all ingredients into a glass of ice and stir gently. Garnish with a slice of grapefruit.
This vibrant spritz combines bubbly rosé from Archer Roose with gin and grapefruit for a refreshing summer drink.
This tasty spritz combines bubbly rosé from Archer Roose with gin and grapefruit for a refreshing summer drink.
Ingredients:
Instructions: Combine gin, grapefruit juice, and Campari in a glass with ice. Stir, top with Bubbly Rosé, and garnish with thyme and a grapefruit slice.
Created by Daintree Rooftop & Lounge, this sophisticated cocktail combines Juliette Peach Liqueur with various flavors for a unique twist.
Created by Daintree Rooftop & Lounge, this sophisticated cocktail combines peach liqueur with various flavors for a unique summer spritz.
Ingredients:
Instructions: Fill a glass with ice. Add all ingredients except champagne, stir gently, and top with champagne. Garnish with a cucumber ribbon.
The Gin Spritz by bartender and beverage director Brendan Bartley, combines the botanical flavors of Revivalist Garden Gin with elderflower cordial, soda, and Prosecco, creating a refreshing and floral summer cocktail.
This refreshing Gin Spritz is garden ready—garnished with thyme and a grapefruit slice, perfect for summer sipping.
Ingredients:
Instructions: Add all ingredients to a large wine glass. Top with ice.
The iconic Aperol Spritz from the Veneto region of Italy boasts a bright orange hue and bittersweet taste.
Aperol Spritz
Ingredients:
Instructions: Combine Prosecco and Aperol in a glass filled with ice. Add soda water and garnish with an orange slice.
This spritz combines gin or vodka with cucumber, mint, and Nixie Zero Sugar Ginger Ale for a refreshing garden-inspired drink.
This spritz combines gin or vodka with cucumber, mint, and ginger ale for a refreshing garden-inspired drink.
Ingredients:
Instructions: Muddle cucumber and mint in a shaker. Add gin, vodka, and lime juice, shake, then pour into a glass. Top with Nixie’s Ginger Ale.
This spritz features the smooth flavors of PATRÓN EL CIELO tequila combined with chilled Pinot Grigio or Provençale Rosé wine and ginger ale.
PATRÓN EL CIELO Spritz
Ingredients:
Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a white wine glass with cubed ice, stirring to combine. Garnish with a fresh orange wedge.
Luxardo Bitter Bianco‘s Pink Spritz blends dry white wine with pink grapefruit soda for a vibrant, refreshing drink.
Pink Spritz blends dry white wine with pink grapefruit soda for a vibrant, refreshing summer beverage.
Ingredients:
Instructions: Build over ice, stir to mix, and garnish with a grapefruit wedge.
Created by influencer Julianna ‘Jules’ McIntosh, this pitcher is perfect for sharing with friends and features Cutwater Long Island Iced Tea.
Created by influencer Julianna ‘Jules’ McIntosh, this pitcher is perfect for sharing with friends.
Ingredients:
Instructions: Fill a pitcher with infused ice cubes and pour in the Long Island Iced Tea. Top with sparkling water and garnish with blackberries, orange slices, mint, and thyme.
This spritz features the women-owned, California-based Seville Orange MOMMENPOP aperitif, made with Seville oranges and sparkling white wine.
Seville Orange Spritz from Mommenpop
Ingredients:
Instructions: Fill a wine glass with ice. Pour in sparkling white wine and MOMMENPOP Seville Orange Aperitif. Stir gently and garnish with an orange slice.
Created in Italy in 1952, Cynar’s unique flavor comes from ‘cynarine,’ a natural substance in artichokes, giving this spritz a bold flavor profile.
Cynar Spritz
Ingredients:
Instructions: Combine Prosecco and Cynar in a glass filled with ice. Add soda water and garnish with a grapefruit slice.
Belle de Brillet’s Belle Bulle combines their pear liqueur with lemon juice and sparkling water for a refreshing, elegant spritz.
Belle de Brillet’s Belle Bulle combines their pear liqueur with lemon juice and sparkling water for a refreshing, elegant spritz.
Ingredients:
Instructions: Pour the ingredients into a large wine glass filled with ice cubes and mix. Garnish with two green olives and a pinch of salt to release the flavors.
818 Tequila‘s Italian Orange Spritz combines their Reposado tequila with Aperol and Prosecco for a unique twist on the classic spritz.
818 Italian Orange Spritz
Ingredients:
Instructions: Fill a spritz glass with ice. Pour in tequila and Aperol and stir to combine. Top with Prosecco and club soda. Garnish with an orange slice.
Amante 1530′s The Amante Spritz blends their premium liqueur with Prosecco and high-quality soda water for a sophisticated cocktail.
The Amande Spritz from Amante 1530
Ingredients:
Instructions: Gently combine over ice in a large wine glass.
This savory-inspired cocktail by Nora Furst of Corzetti in San Francisco, “Pizza Spritz” combines bitter liqueur with oregano syrup and Lambrusco for a savory and unique spritz.
La Sirene Bitter Artigianale’s “Pizza Spritz” combines bitter liqueur with oregano syrup and Lambrusco for a savory and unique spritz.
Ingredients:
Yield: Approx 780ml Shelf Life – 2 weeks
Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a white wine glass and serve over ice.
with sparkling wine and a splash of soda. This simple yet elegant spritz features
Lo-Fi Spritz from Lo-Fi’s Gentian Amaro
Ingredients:
Instructions: Build in a white wine glass over ice and garnish with a grapefruit slice.
Belle Rose is a spritz style drink from Belle de Brillet
Belle de Brillet’s Belle Rose is a spritz style drink that blends their pear liqueur with rosé wine and sparkling water or lemonade.
Ingredients:
Instructions: Pour all ingredients into a glass full of ice and stir gently. Garnish with a lime wedge.
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Unveiling the World’s Best Rye Whiskey: 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition Winner
The Finalists for Best In Class Rye Whiskey from the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
If it seems like the sudden surge in popularity of rye whiskey is just a passing fad, think again. First distilled in 1750, several decades before the invention of bourbon, it was the dominant spirit in the fledgling United States. George Washington himself owned a rye distillery that produced up to 11,000 gallons a year, a version of which is still made at Mount Vernon today. Primarily produced in Pennsylvania and Maryland by immigrants from Ireland and Scotland, it had a stranglehold on the market throughout the early nineteenth century.
A historically spicier whiskey than its close cousin, bourbon, it slowly began to decline in popularity, and the arrival of Prohibition almost killed it. As a grain and whiskey, rye is more expensive and challenging to work with than the corn used in bourbon. As the illegal liquor market spread across the country in the 1920s, bootleggers turned their backs on rye and instead dove into corn-based bourbon and moonshine.
When Prohibition was overturned in 1933, the once-proud and dominant rye whiskey market didn’t return. Instead, cheap Canadian whiskeys calling themselves ryes appeared, and the style sank to bottom-shelf status akin to rock gut. It was a tragic end to a once-beloved whiskey style.
Luckily, the booming cocktail and craft distilling scene of the new millennium has led to a revival of this iconic whiskey. You can easily find rye-based cocktails at most bars, and store shelves are filling up with new and exciting bottles of rye whiskey. While that’s nothing but good news for drinkers, it does raise the question of what bottles are the best to search out.
Every year since 2000, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition has brought together the finest bottles of booze from around the globe in one of the most significant events of its kind. Designed to identify the finest spirits on the planet, it has become one of the premier events on the spirits’ calendar. It’s often called the “Oscars of the Spirits World.” Each bottle is blind taste tested by an esteemed panel of judges. The finest are awarded double gold medals, and out of that pool, a select group of finalists are singled out for Best in Class Awards.
Here are the five bottles vying for the Best in Class Rye Whisky Award presented in no order. The champions will be revealed at their Top Shelf Awards Gala in San Francisco on October 5-6.
River Roots Barrel Company-Rye Whiskey Single Barrel
Situated in Cleveland, Ohio, the River Roots Barrel Company team is focused on producing high-quality American whiskeys that appeal to modern drinkers yet pay homage to time-honored techniques. Their Straight Rye Whiskey, a new offering, wowed the judges with flavors of cinnamon, clove, vanilla, and caramel.
Tumblin’ Dice-Curated Small Batch Straight Rye Whiskey
It seems that every single year, the whiskeys from Tumblin’ Dice appear at the top of whiskey competitions across the globe. That is a testament to their creator, industry legend Dave Schmier. Known for his innovative and incredible blends of whiskey, he has been turning heads for decades. According to the judges, his Curated Small Batch Straight Rye Whiskey exhibited notes of dried fruit, spice, caramel, and vanilla.
Dark Arts Whiskey House-Straight Rye Whiskey Finished with Toasted Amburana Oak Staves
Dark Arts Whiskey House in Lexington, Kentucky, uses underutilized maturation and blending techniques to create liquid gold. It’s only fitting that their Straight Rye Whiskey would grab the judge’s attention. By adding toasted Ambrurana Oak staves to whiskey that has been aged at least six years, they have created a spirit that the judges called out due to its complex and aromatic nature.
Penelope Toasted Straight Rye Whiskey
Launched in 2018, Penelope Bourbon is a newcomer with a great backstory. Created by Mike Paladini and Daniel Polise to celebrate the impending birth of Paladini’s first child, Penelope, it has quickly racked up a legion of devoted fans. Focused on using innovative approaches that focus on unique focuses and high-quality ingredients, their bottles are a prime example of the new breed of whiskey brands changing the game. Their Toasted Straight Rye Whiskey was noted as sweet and inviting, with notes of honey, vanilla, and a hint of spice.
Tabby Road-Single Barrel Rye #1B 116.2 Proof
Hailing from tiny Daufuskie Island just off the coast of South Carolina, Tabby Road only just entered the whiskey game. If their Single Barrel Rye is any indication, they have a long and fruitful road ahead. It’s a high-proof rye whiskey that delivers an intense experience with each sip. It is designed to showcase the spicy and bold flavors rye is known for. The judges noted its spice, vanilla, oak, dark chocolate, caramel, and vanilla flavors.
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Top 5 Flavored Vodkas to Elevate Your Next Party
Flavored vodkas used to get a bad rap, but not anymore. Today, they are expertly crafted and serve as a wonderful base for mixologists and home bartenders to elevate their creations. The best flavored vodkas offer an array of sophisticated and nuanced flavors, from fresh fruits to subtle herbs and spices. Whether you prefer a classic citrus vodka or something more exotic, there’s a flavored vodka to suit every taste and occasion.
With so many choices on the market, picking the best flavored vodka can be tricky. We’ve taken the guesswork out of the equation by compiling a list of the top recommendations from expert opinions across 10 websites. Whether you want to impress guests at your next party or try something new, we’ve got you covered. Did we miss a flavor you love? Share your cocktail below!
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44 Huckleberry tops our list thanks to its “naturally infused taste” from Idaho’s state fruit, the huckleberry. VodkaGirl blogger Nicole Torres-Cooke tells Liquor.com it’s sweet and tart, like a blueberry. Surprisingly, this vodka is made with a Russet and Burbank potato base – after all, Idaho is known for its potatoes!
UPROXX says that using potatoes instead of grain or wheat gives this vodka a distinct and smooth texture. The huckleberry infusion captures the essence of ripe, wild berries, providing a vibrant and authentic sweetness. It balances tartness and sweetness perfectly without being overly sugary or artificial, a common issue with many flavored vodkas.
Gayot praises this huckleberry-infused vodka for its delightful tartness and wonderful aroma and taste. With a slightly lower alcohol level of 35%, it enhances the fresh berry notes, making it appealing from nose to finish.
If you want to take your Cosmopolitan to the next level, Liquor.com suggests trying Absolut Citron. Renowned bartender Tony Abou-Ganim describes it as the benchmark for flavored vodkas, saying he loves its established credibility and consistency. Infused with lemon, lime, grapefruit, and mandarin orange, it adds a zesty and vibrant twist to cocktails that can’t be beaten.
Opumo says this lemon-infused vodka adds a twist to any cocktail, making it a go-to choice for mixologists and vodka lovers. It’s perfect for anyone looking to add a splash of citrus flair to their drinks. Del Mesa Liquor also highlights that Absolut Citron contains no added sugar, which is great news for those watching their waistlines.
Mashed recommends Ketel One Botanical’s Cucumber & Mint vodka for the best Moscow Mule you’ll ever taste. This cocktail is a favorite on bar menus for its refreshing blend of fresh lime and spicy ginger beer. Adding Ketel One to the classic drink creates a spa-like experience in every glass.
If you like a twist to your cocktails, Opumo says look no further than this vodka infused with cucumber and cool mint. It’s ideal for cocktails or on its own with some soda water. It will become your new favorite.
Chicago bartender Slava Borisov tells Liquor.com there’s no better way to use Ketel One Botanical Cucumber & Mint vodka than to add a garden-fresh flavor to any Collins-type cocktail. Just mix the vodka with simple syrup, add a touch of lemon and soda water, and voila! You have a refreshing and invigorating drink that’s perfect for any occasion.
Another Ketel One Botanical that makes our list is the Grapefruit and Rose flavor. UPROXX raves about it, saying it’s flavorful and makes a great cocktail any time of day or season. You won’t need to add much to enjoy this one, as it offers bold flavors of rose petals, grapefruit zest, and other citrus notes. Perfect for those who love a vibrant and aromatic drink.
Ketel One’s approach to flavored vodka is more artisanal, as noted by bartender Tony Abou-Ganim on Liquor.com. Instead of adding liquid flavoring, the company distills the botanicals in a gin-style process, creating an elixir that’s among the best. You’ll immediately notice the wonderful grapefruit flavor, complemented by floral notes of rose.
Food & Wine believes Ketel is at the forefront of infused vodkas with its Botanical line. The Grapefruit & Rose vodka is slightly less alcoholic than regular vodka at 30% ABV, but its smooth finish pairs perfectly with club soda, creating a flavorful yet balanced drink.
Flavored vodkas from Cîroc stand out from many popular brands because they’re made from grapes instead of the usual grains or potatoes. Del Mar Liquors says this unique base gives the vodka an elevated flavor profile that has been refined through charcoal filtering.
The Barrel Tap loves the rich taste of Cîroc’s Limited Edition Pomegranate Vodka and even offers a great recipe for a Pomegranate Martini:
Pomegranate Martini
According to Opumo, Cîroc Peach is a standout flavored vodka that transports your taste buds to a sunny orchard. Infused with the essence of ripe peaches and distilled from fine French grapes, it offers a smooth and velvety texture with hints of floral notes.
Note: This article was not paid for nor sponsored. StudyFinds is not connected to nor partnered with any of the brands mentioned and receives no compensation for its recommendations. This article may contain affiliate links in which we receive a commission if you make a purchase.
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