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Whiskey vs. Whisky: What's the Difference?
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits

Now that the days are getting shorter and chillier, it’s the perfect time to curl up with a good book and a nice warming glass of whisky - or should that be whiskey? Same thing, just different spell...

Cool Recipe: Elissa's Whiskey Smash Cocktail
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Name: Elissa Location: Berkeley, California How are you staying cool? Whiskey Smash Cocktail!...

Liquor To Have On Hand Even If You Don't Drink

We always seem to be the odd man (or woman rather) out at parties because we don't drink. But that doesn't mean we don't have a well stocked liquor cabinet! Why would we need it around if we aren't...

Maple Syrup Cocktails: A Sweet Way to Celebrate Spring
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits

It’s sugaring-off season. As spring creeps across the maple forests of the Northeast, the sweet, watery sap is rising, ready to be tapped from the trees and boiled down to a dark, rich syrup. So wh...

Warm Up to St. Patrick's With an Irish Whiskey Skin
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits

During these brisk/balmy, lion/lamb days of March, the turn of season alternately calls for something light and fresh - and also with a hint of warmth. Mellower than Irish Coffee, and good for whatev...

Whiskey Old-Fashioneds (With Really Good Fruit)
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits

Fruit or no fruit? That is the question (or one of them, anyway). Like Martinis, Old-Fashioneds are one of those drinks that’ve been around long enough to have developed more than a few variations. ...

Times Top 5: White Russians and The Big Lebowski
From the NY Times Dining Section 12.03.08

It's the spirits edition of the Times dining section today, with a look at the popularity of the White Russian (thanks, Jeff Bridges), tastings of single malt scotch, and a boozy chocolate cake. Plus,...

Cozy Whiskies for Chilly Fall Days: Smoky Single Malts
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits

With the days getting shorter, and chilly winds beginning to blow, now’s the perfect time to cozy up at home with a glass of something warming. Just as we’re putting away our summer clothes and pu...

Simple Cocktails with Fresh Apple Cider
Straight Up Cocktails

Sweetly tangy, and satisfyingly robust, fresh-pressed apple cider is springing up in greenmarkets and grocery stores everywhere right now. Equally delicious drunk cold straight from the fridge, or war...

End-of-Summer Cocktail: Whiskey Peach Smash
Straight Up Cocktails

As summer cools and mellows into fall, it's time to begin shifting the way we eat - and drink. Why not celebrate the Autumnal Equinox with a cocktail that mixes the best of both seasons? ...

Palm Oil, Robert Mondavi, and Rare Tuna
Top food news for May 26-30

Here we are with the weekly food news! Read on ......

Straight Up: Thirsty Reads from Haruki Murakami

“Anyone who enjoys whisky would recognize me right away, but never mind. My name is Johnnie Walker.”-Kafka on the ShoreLast week we took a look at Irish whiskey. Before that, straight rye. This we...

The Hungry Reader: Revolutionary Road

We've given you plenty of wholesome, heartwarming dishes in scenes from some of our favorite novels. But in Revolutionary Road — a bitter look at suburban life in the 1950s — it's a grotesque di...

Straight Up: Algonquin Cocktails for the Hungry Thirsty Reader

This week, in honor of The Kitchn's Hungry Reader theme, we're bringing you a cocktail with a bookish handle. Named for the famous NYC hotel that was once the rendezvous spot for a gang of scathing ...

The Celluloid Pantry: 7 & 7s and Mean Streets (1973)

The Canadian distiller, The Seagram Company Ltd, has a long and storied history with the American underworld. Back in the days of Prohibition, it became a major bootleg whiskey supplier to its dry sou...

The Celluloid Pantry: Sazeracs and Live and Let Die (1973)

I tasted my first Sazerac on a cold winter night at Southern Accent Southern Accent in Toronto's Mirvish Village. Its warming effects were not lost on me. A distinctive blend of whiskey, absinthe (m...