What is a Mint Julep?
Travel Distilled explains what a mint julep is, the history of this bourbon cocktail, its link to the Kentucky Derby and a recipe for this Southern favorite.
Recipes
Five Classic Rum Cocktails
Here are five classic rum cocktails, with their brief histories and recipes, to enable you to enjoy this tasty spirit to the full.
Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon Cooking Recipes
Travel Distilled publishes three Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon cooking recipes: Bourbon Beef and Basil Rolls, Bourbon Brisket and Bacon Bourbon Apple Crisp.
The Little Book for Cocktail Lovers
Travel Distilled reviews The Little Book for Cocktail Lovers by Rufus Cavendish, packed with cocktail recipes, ideas, information, trivia and fun!
Empress 1908 Gin
Empress 1908 Gin is a Canadian gin whose botanicals include black tea and butterfly pea blossom, which turns the gin indigo, and other colors in gin cocktails..
History of the Sidecar Cocktail
Travel Distilled discovers the history of the Sidecar cocktail, which was invented during Prohibition in the USA, or more likely in Paris or London.
Valentine’s Day Cocktails
Travel Distilled picks some Valentine’s Day cocktails, with vodka, bourbon whiskey, gin, and hemp and root spirit.
Spirits of the Otherworld
Spirits of the Otherworld by Allison Crawbuck and Rhys Everett is A Grimoire of Occult Cocktails, where alcohol meets alchemy, and where spirits meet spirits!
History of the Singapore Sling
The history of the Singapore Sling goes back to 1915 when it was created in the Long Bar of the Raffles Hotel in Singapore by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon.
Ojo de Tigre Mezcal
Ojo de Tigre Mezcal is a joint effort created by Mexican actor and producer Luis Gerardo Méndez and the Casa Lumbre distillery which also makes Abasolo Whisky.