Considering that our secular patron saint of the season sprang from Dutch parentage (here’s looking at you, Sinterklaas) it seems fitting to raise a glass of something Dutch during the final countdown to the jolly guy’s yearly visit. Traditional Genever, … read more →

Before you turn tail and run—with memories of appletinis past nipping at your heels—let’s get something straight: Flavored liquor and infusions are two very different animals. And while we’re with you on that abiding aversion to all manner of booze … read more →

The Nolet family has been distilling spirits in Schiedam, Holland for 11-generations. Some years ago, they bottled a bit of lightning with a vodka called Ketel One. Now, they’re introducing two new gins to the American market: Nolet’s Silver, and … read more →

Flowers are blooming. Random green things are sprouting. And now that you’ve finally put away your winter wardorbe for the season, it’s time to do the same for your liquor cabinet—and to lighten things up with some spring-appropriate libations. Assuming … read more →

In the past year, veteran Master Distiller Desmond Payne has done a lot to recharge Beefeater’s image as a sort of sexless grandpa gin (inaccurate, but there you go). He created Beefeater 24, adding exotic Japanese and Chinese teas to … read more →

We migrate to whiskey in the colder months of the year like flightless, hard-drinking birds, but gin’s charms are perennial. And when the gin in question is aged for 6 months in 12-year-old French Limousin oak, it’s enough to make … read more →