So what are these “half dozen” drinks he deemed essential ... which is a simple sour made of apple brandy, lemon or lime juice, and pomegranate syrup (a.k.a. grenadine).

Our resident bartender wasn't sold on this apple brandy sour until he started making a key ingredient himself.

At an 18th-century inn on the Garden State’s western edge, the exemplary Jack Rose cocktail is well worth the trip. Until you ...

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You will also need to make sure you have fresh ice because a cocktail shaker filled with old ice can give your cocktail a stale freezer flavor. Trust me, it’s awful. To make any shaken cocktail ...