Apple-based spirits don’t get the respect they deserve. Sure, ardent fans appreciate their versatility in cocktails and how delicious they can be when sipped on their own. But their grape-based ...

The problem with winter is that you can be done with it long before it’s done with you. For me, it always hits around mid-February: That feeling when you wake up and with heavy lids look outside to ...

Using apple brandy instead of Cognac breathes new life and an autumn edge into a classic cocktail. Save this Last Call recipe for cozy nights ’round the fireplace. You can hear it in the trees. The ...

Have you heard of it before? Seen someone order it? Had a bartender regale you with its history? If not, allow me. The Applejack Rabbit dates back to the dark days of Prohibition and highlights apple ...

Brandy has a long history in the U.S., but its popularity took a big hit in the 20th century, partially due to Prohibition. It appears to be making a resurgence. One apple farmer has taken up ...

From traditional applejack to innovative ciders, local producers offer apple-based drinks that connect to America's earliest distilling traditions.

Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food & Wine, and his first book, Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is ...

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Prairie Rose is Food & Wine's senior drinks editor. A trained sommelier, cocktail book author, and wine and spirits educator, in addition to Food & Wine she is also the senior editor of Liquor.com.

If you were in a cocktail bar in the late 1990s, you 100% drank a neon green Appletini at some point. Trust me, I was there. The power of that drink was massive and worldwide. Then whiskey started ...

Every year, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) judges over 3,000 different spirits. Among the entrants this year there were 150 brandies from around the world. The SFWSC is the oldest ...

We break down what sets these apple-based spirits apart and the bottles to try. Food & Wine / Tamworth Distilling Apple-based spirits don’t get the respect they deserve. Sure, ardent fans appreciate ...