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When served neat, Bols Genever is traditionally poured into a small, chilled stem glass filled to the very brim.

Published July 10, 2009 at 8:34 a.m. Category: Bars & Clubs Tags: Dustin Drankiewicz , Iron Horse Hotel , Branded , Mixology , Joy Bach Summer.

Summertime, and gin is the liquor of choice in the Barnes household. G&Ts, gimlets, negronis, americanos, and of course martinis .

By Judy Hevrdejs, TRIBUNE REPORTER -- Chicago Tribune , July 1, 2009 Wednesday Chicagoland Final Edition This article recently was posted on The Stew, the Tribune's food blog.

From the Champagne mojito, to the classic Singapore Sling, Raffles Hotels & Resorts' signature cocktails are ideal for those seeking both classic and innovative drinks with a twist.

Bombay Sapphire , the distinctive London dry gin infused with 10 botanicals hand-selected from around the globe, has come up with a festive twist on the classic Collins cocktail in honor of Independence Day , called the Red White and Sapphire .

Find out more about Liza: Liza Zimmerman, "The Wine Chick," is the editor of Cheers magazine.

This bacon-lettuce-tomato cocktail, created for Plymouth Gin by "renowned D.C. mixologist Gina Chersevani," looks tasty.

Win yourself the essential ingredient for the perfect gin and tonic, just by answering a simple question... More pictures If the past few weekends are anything to go by, summer has most definitely arrived and just in time too.

Gin has been around almost forever and is the beverage which gained its fame as gin and tonic -- gin mixed with quinine water, which originated as a remedy for malaria by the British planters in India.

A CROSSKEYS restaurant owner was fined more than A 1,000 for passing off cheap spirits as premium brands.

A good dry martini is like an Ernest Hemingway short story: It's deceptively simple , but the product of a deft, confident hand.

People make bad choices in the liquor store all the time, usually from poorly predisposed early-adult memories or just plain lack of knowledge .

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Midtown's Lounge on 20 recently held a cocktail competitio n featuring local mixologists.

It is not often you come across a line of wines that is on the mark for a value price, but all of the wines from Tapena have this distinction.

McMenamins Edgefield Distillers in Troutdale has produced its first new liquor in four years, Penney's Gin.

Add flavors to cocktails without overwhelming them. MC Slim JB likes to make a cocktail called l'amour en fuite .

Joshua G2 has appointed Rebecca Rae and Caroline Parkes to head up the creative and planning of its brand response division.

The resurgent gin category gets another boost as one of its classic brands, Beefeater, enters the superpremium category with a new expression that at once brings new flavors to gin while revisiting the heritage of the company.