Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...

Hine Cognac recently debuted its latest luxury expression, Hine XO 1er Cru, marking a significant shift for the brand known for its 260-year legacy in the production of fine cognac. Hine XO 1er Cru, ...

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 ...

And even the few that don’t make the cut can be sold to other Cognac houses. Either way, the grapes are a “noble raw material,” Loiseau says, throwing only the faintest shade at spirits distilled 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, ...