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Fernet goes American

Having become a liquid lingua franca, the category of Fernet was due for an American makeover. The stuff is most often encountered as Fernet Branca, an Italian brand. But now...

Socializing on the Job

Bartender networking goes digital

Bartenders, by nature, are a social species. The job is no fit for a wallflower, as those behind the stick offer everything from libations to impromptu therapy sessions. But in...

Drop by Drop

Bitters edge in on spirits' territory

First, it was the bar and tabletops. Now, Canon bartender Jamie Boudreau's love of bitters has spread to the shaker. The Seattle bar is the latest to cement the category of...

Bone Daddy

A meaty new way to shoot your booze

The butcher and the bartender rarely work together. But a drinking ritual from Portland, Oregon, is forging an especially close relationship between beef and booze. Brilliantly...

Milkin' It

A punch to go with all of those cookies

This month, Tasting Table is sweet on holiday cookies. This is the ninth in our 12-part series, 12 Days of Cookies: Lately our focus has strayed from the bar to the oven as we've...

Cobbled Together

A new New Orleans bar focuses on the old

The past year has seen a groundswell of interest in aromatized wines, from domestically made vermouths to newly imported quinquinas. We should've guessed that a bar dedicated to...