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March 08, 2010
A Hotel Bar Without a Bar
Posted By New York Barfly
New bars are always seeking to stand out from the crowd, especially in towns like New York where there are 3 drinking establishments on every block (not counting the liquor stores, with those there are 5). The Andaz Hotel is a recent entry in the ...
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February 22, 2010
The Scotch and Curling Connection
Posted By New York Barfly
With the Olympics well under way, alcohol companies and bars are using some innovative marketing to ride on the coattails of the winter games. Gold medal martinis and Olympic drinking specials are everywhere. It turns out that Scotch doesn’t have to ...
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February 08, 2010
Shochu, The Next Big Thing?
Posted By New York Barfly
New York drinkers have seen a trend of single spirit bars dominating the cocktail scene. The city’s drinking public has moved on from wine and beer bars, they now head to Tequila or Rum focused spots. With once obscure spirits like Mezcal gaining ...
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January 25, 2010
Angostura Bitters Shortage Affects Cocktail Boom
Posted By New York Barfly
Cocktail makers might have to ration the dashes of bitters in their recipes due to a looming shortage of the popular Angostura brand. Word has it that distributors and sales reps are running low on their supply of this valuable cocktail ingredient. ...
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January 18, 2010
Hunter III Wines - Cabernet Is King
Posted By Daedalus Howell
This is the first of a series of videos made in collaboration with Original Matters Media for Hunter III Wines. Fine time (finer wines). Kudos to director pal Raymond Scott Daigle for keeping Robert Hunter and me on task (we were having far too much ...
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January 11, 2010
Making Do Without a Liquor License
Posted By New York Barfly
Judging by the Cosmopolitans and Martinis coming from the bar, you’d never guess that Emporio doesn’t have a liquor license. This Italian Restaurant, located in New York’s SOHO district, is down the street from a church. Proximity to the holy spot ...
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December 28, 2009
Another Jägermeister Competitor Enters the Ring
Posted By New York Barfly
Spirits companies have been hard at work trying to come up with their own proprietary herbal blends to counter the long time dominance of Jägermeister. In 2008, Hungarian liqueur Zwack was released to the U.S. market. Now, it’s HARLEM’s turn to try ...
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December 14, 2009
A New Way to Keep Your Wine List Fresh
Posted By New York Barfly
How does Bar Henry , a recently opened restaurant in New York’s West Village, manage to rotate their wine list so frequently? Bar Henry in New York's West Village They have around 100 bottles available on their market list (and countless more on ...
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November 30, 2009
Ardmore Online: A Decades Old Scotch Goes Digital
Posted By New York Barfly
Spirits companies are seeking new ways to engage consumers in the digital age. For Ardmore, a Single Malt Scotch Whisky, this meant going 3-D. No, not donning the funny glasses and watching fermentation on the silver screen. Their 3-D experience is ...
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November 03, 2009
Our new, upgraded web presence
Posted By David Gadd
We're back online with our newly revamped website. It took a little longer than expected (doesn't it always?) but we hope it was worth the wait. We hope you'll agree that it's a vast improvement over the previous version. Please take time to look ...
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