"Yeah, I like whiskies. Hennessy is one of my favorite brands," said the guest to my colleague. Though taken aback, he later informed the guest that the brand was a cognac.

“It would be nice to have a Gin & Tonic to beat today’s heat .” Such a thought may have crossed the mind of a British navy officer going on a patrol in the Indian port in the 19th century. In fact, we could probably attribute the spread of gin around the world to the Royal British Navy, who were tasked with securing the British colonies around the world. But what is gin and how did it come about? 1500s – 1600s: Genever It is said that gin originated from a Dutch spirit named

Bourbon is delicious and it deserves its own damn stage. And honestly, it kills me when people look at a bottle of Maker’s Mark or Jim Beam like it’s bottom-shelf trash.

Honestly, most people’s first encounter with amaro isn’t all that sophisticated. For the normies, it’s usually a shot of Jägermeister at a club, or spotting a bright red bottle of Campari or Aperol on any cocktail bar shelf. For anyone dragged into bartender culture, it’s probably Fernet-Branca—a rite of passage that’s less about flavor and more about bartender machismo (the same people who think a Ramos Gin Fizz is a casual shift drink). Fernet even built a cult around this,