A buck is a simple cocktail featuring ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus, and a spirit. The recipe template is super versatile and easy to experiment with. The Italian Buck is a more adventurous take, as it features two classic amari–Cynar and Amaro Montenegro.

Green Chartreuse is the kryptonite of many cocktail enthusiasts – it’s certainly mine. If you’re not familiar with Chartreuse, here is the crash course. It’s a French herbal liqueur that’s made by Carthusian monks based on a recipe they purportedly received in 1605. The two…

This year marks the 4th annual Negroni Week presented by Imbibe and Campari. What I particularly appreciate about this event is that it encourages local establishments to participate and donate to a local charity of their choice. The way it works is an establishment registers…

We continue an exploration of rhum, this time with a twist on the classic Martinez. For starters, we swap the gin for rhum, then rebuild the cocktail’s framework around the new base spirit.

I’ve previously equated palate expansion to increasing literacy. Occasionally some of these experiences cause a paradigm shift and create a palate milestone. Prior to enjoying an amari flight with Aaron Post of Valkyrie I had limited experience with amari. I was familiar with the standard…