The Volstead Act Company’s Pre-Prohibition-Inspired Cocktail Syrups

Small-batch, handmade mixers from Los Angeles

Forever on the search for mixers that match the cocktail movement we are all immersed in, we were taken by the efforts of The Volstead Act Company. The Los Angeles-based brand creates four syrups—organic ginger syrup, bitter lime tonic syrup, bitter orange tonic syrup and their best-known naturally red Peruvian tonic syrup—by way of a multi-infusion process that allows layer upon layer of flavor to …

Florence + the Machine: Stand by Me

It is exceptionally hard to cover a song like Ben E King’s profound classic “Stand by Me,” while holding true to the value of the original and adding contemporary developments. Unsurprisingly, Florence + the Machine have pulled it off with their ethereal, riveting version“. The song appears on Songs From Final Fantasy XV and it feels more or less like a gift to fans of …

The White Stripes: City Lights

Out on 9 September, the 26-track double LP Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016 will be a trove of unreleased music spanning the acclaimed musician’s entire career. Released today, “City Lights” offers a glimpse at what’s to come. Originally written as a White Stripes song for 2005’s Get Behind Me Satan, the track was revisited in 2015—much to our delight. It’s thoughtful, dreamy and filled with …