Roundup: Tales of the Cocktail 2017 Trends & Observations

I’ve enjoyed reading (and writing my own!) coverage of Tales of the Cocktail 2017.  So, I thought it might be helpful to create a compilation of articles about observed trends, predictions for the future, and some great cocktail recipes, all in one place! I found most of these resources organically …

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Top 7 Trends in Gin: As Observed from Tales of the Cocktail

I’ve just returned home from five days at the amazing, motivating, educational (and exhausting!) Tales of the Cocktail 2017.  If you’re not familiar with this annual conference, it’s the premiere cocktail conference in the United States for bartenders, distillers, and cocktail enthusiasts; and an amazing opportunity for education, networking, brand …

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Barrel-Aged Gin: A Series

Barrel aged gin? What the heck, Ginerations? I thought you just told us that gin was clear and smelled of juniper and other lovely botanicals…now you’re telling me gin can be…brown?? And sweet, like a bourbon? You bet it can. Barrel aged gin is part of the new “loosey-goosey – …

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Shrubs: Branching out in cocktails

Several months ago, I was in a popular cocktail bar and, as one often does (it’s not just me, right!?), ordered a drink of which I didn’t know/understand half the ingredients. One of the listed items was a shrub. I paused a bit at that, wondering if I was going to …

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Resource Review: Ginventory App

Gin lover or gin novice – have I got the resource for you! Shortly after I started this blog, I created a Twitter account for Ginerations and kept seeing @GinventoryApp referenced by established gin distillers, enthusiasts, and bloggers; so naturally I had to check them out! I downloaded the free app …

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