The Japanese Cocktail is not Japanese. It’s best to clear that up right away. It’s not even a little Japanese. It was invented by an American bartender, made with largely French ingredients and served ...

There’s an issue with the Stinger, a disconnect between what it is and what people think it is, and it needs to be resolved before we can really talk about it. It helps to disambiguate: What is a ...

A lot of new Cognac releases have been showing up as 2025 draws to a close, many of which are geared specifically to the ...

The barrel-aged, amber-colored brandy from France makes for fine sipping. Plus: a Sidecar recipe that you’ll want to share with friends. Located about 250 miles southwest of Paris, the small commune ...

Cognac may seem like a new-fashioned way to mix up an Old Fashioned, but in fact it’s been the foundation of countless cocktails—most famously the Sidecar—since the 19th century. But along the way, ...

It takes an intricate and decades-long process to produce the complex, cultured taste that is Louis XIII Cognac. First created in 1874, it’s not until you delve deeper into the history and production ...

Ferrand Cognac is one of Cognac’s oldest houses. The company’s roots go back 10 generations, over four centuries. It’s 625 acres of vineyards, 200 of which it owns outright, are located in the Angeac ...

Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders ...

Nothing pairs with a cheese board or cheesy dish quite like a good wine or spirit -- and cognac is both! Cognac is made from ...

Don’t get me wrong, the Japanese are great, but these days we don’t tend to throw a parade if a few dozen of them come to New York. But apparently, they felt differently in the mid-19th century, ...