Completing an exploration of the Brooklyn cocktail variations named after Brooklyn neighbourhoods, a trend started by Vincenzo Errico’s Red Hook. Our final three cocktails are the Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, and Bushwick.

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The Brooklyn is one of my favourite cocktails, and there are many great variations on the drink named after Brooklyn neighbourhoods. Vincenzo Errico's Red Hook started the trend, and drinks inspired by the Red Hook like the Greenpoint and Bensonhurst soon followed.

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Continuing the theme of bitters heavy drinks, I take a look at two cocktails from New York bartender Giuseppe Gonzalez that make use of frankly insane amounts of Angostura bitters to delicious effect. What better way to celebrate Angostura bitters going back in to production!

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This month Mixology Monday features amaros - bitter liqueurs traditionally from Italy that are drank after dinner over ice. The Berlioni is a delicious Negroni variation that uses Cynar, an unusual amaro that is flavoured using artichoke lending it a distinct vegetal note.

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Continuing the Why oh rye? whiskey comparison, a look at two heavily aged, barrel-proof ryes - LeNell's Red Hook Rye and The Bitter Truth 24 year old.

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For Mixology Monday this month we're asked to look at superior twists. The Last Word is already an unusual, complex and delicious mixture, but Phil Ward's Final Ward takes it one step further to make a truly superior twist.

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Continuing the Why oh rye? whiskey comparison, a look at the Sazerac 18 year old rye and two different editions of the Thomas H. Handy Sazerac rye, all from the Buffalo Trace Distillery.

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Continuing the Why oh rye? whiskey comparison, a look at the 21 and 23 year old ryes bottled by KBD under the "Vintage" label.

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Starting the Why oh rye? rye comparison are two heavily aged, limited edition whiskeys - the 21 year old Rittenhouse and the 23 year old Black Maple Hill.

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Having first tried rye, Bourbon's older, tougher brother, just two years ago I quickly fell in love with it. Since then I have slowly amassed a collection of premium rye whiskeys and over the next week nine will be put head-to-head to see which are worth the dollar.

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