It’s been a good year for wine and spirits. A slew of new or limited edition releases demonstrated the sheer amount of creativity and craftsmanship infusing the industry. It was almost impossible to narrow down a selection of our favorites, but some have been highlighted below and even more live in our Wine and Booze 2016 gift guide, within the BUY section of CH. In …
Perhaps not since its 1919 debut in Florence, Italy (though a few hotels in Lake Como also stake claim to its origin) has the Negroni been so popular. It’s progressed beyond classic cocktail bars and is now on menus around the world. There’s nothing wrong with a traditional Negroni, composed of one part gin, one part vermouth and one part Campari; however, based on gin …
We recently joined Theo Lieberman of NYC’s Milk & Honey to try out his latest creation; a fruity and bitter cocktail ideal for tropical living. Crafted in tandem with Lauren Schell of Little Branch, the drink is a variation of the Jungle Bird—specifically, a 1978 recipe from the Hilton Hotel’s Aviary Bar in Kuala Lampur—which balances out sweet pineapple juice with the bitterness of Campari …
