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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...

All in the (Cocktail) Family: Sours
Straight Up Cocktails

Margaritas. Daiquiris. Sidecars. It wasn’t too long ago that I realized some of my favorite drinks had something in common. Each is a member of a certain tart and delicious extended cocktail family:...

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...

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...