Blog Posts | Alcohol Professor

Blog Posts | Alcohol Professor

Posts by Amanda Schuster

All About Rye

All About Rye

We’re now in the third decade of a ryesurgence! Here’s what’s going on with rye around the world.

Featured, SpiritsAmanda SchusterOctober 23, 2020whiskey, rye, 101Comment

Sipping in Season: the Martinez Cocktail

Sipping in Season: the Martinez Cocktail

The Martinez cocktail is an ideal autumn sipper, and here are the gins to make it with

Featured, Cocktails, SpiritsAmanda SchusterOctober 12, 2020cocktails, cocktail history, martini, up, recipes, fallComment

Limited and Rare Whiskey To Seek Out This Fall

Limited and Rare Whiskey To Seek Out This Fall

Fall means new rare whisky from Compass Box, Heaven Hill, Buffalo Trace, Jim Beam and more!

Featured, SpiritsAmanda SchusterSeptember 22, 2020whiskey, blended scotch, bourbon, single malt, new york international spirits competition, review, fallComment

Three Ways To Drink For a Cause This Autumn

Three Ways To Drink For a Cause This Autumn

Mix up these cocktails for a cause

CocktailsAmanda SchusterSeptember 15, 2020cocktails, covid, gin, new york international spirits competitionComment

New York Tough: These 4 Local Brands Launched in a Pandemic

New York Tough: These 4 Local Brands Launched in a Pandemic

Can a pandemic stop the launch of these NYC-born products? Fuhgeddaboudit!

Featured, SpiritsAmanda SchusterSeptember 9, 2020covid, spirits, amari, mixers, bartenders, cocktails, cocktail bars, gin, whiskey, spritz, new york international spirits competition, coffee, vodkaComment

Smoke on Smoke: Pairing Smoky Whisky With Pastrami and Lox

Smoke on Smoke: Pairing Smoky Whisky With Pastrami and Lox

10 food-friendly peated and smoky whiskies to try

Featured, Spirits, PairingAmanda SchusterAugust 21, 2020whiskey, single malt, pairingsComment

Escape From Manhattan

Escape From Manhattan

How to change a standard Manhattan cocktail recipe for a flavor vacation

Cocktails, Featured, SpiritsAmanda SchusterAugust 17, 2020cocktails, rum, whiskey, bitters, brandy, cognac, upComment

Red Wine and Chill

Red Wine and Chill

Midsummer white and rosé wine fatigue? Try putting these reds on a little ice.

Featured, WineAmanda SchusterAugust 12, 2020wine, red wine, rioja, gamay, malbec, syrah, cabernet franc, pinot noir, malborough, new york international wine competitionComment

Vacation to Portugal Canceled? People Are Still Drinking Port

Vacation to Portugal Canceled? People Are Still Drinking Port

People have loved Port with dessert for centuries, but there are more refreshing ways to enjoy it at home

Featured, WineAmanda SchusterJuly 24, 2020port, white port, fortified wineComment

The Soothing Powers of Cognac

The Soothing Powers of Cognac

Cognac for Bastille Day (or any day, since every day is a new revolution)

Featured, Cocktails, SpiritsAmanda SchusterJuly 10, 2020cognac, brandy, eau de vie, cocktails, classic cocktails, new york international spirits competition, sparkling wineComment

Cheers to You, America! (But Public Safety Comes First)

Cheers to You, America! (But Public Safety Comes First)

Hopefully we can properly celebrate Independence Day in 2021, but only if lawmakers help

Featured, Cocktails, NewsAmanda SchusterJuly 3, 2020covid, cocktails, bars, cocktail bars, fourth of july Comment

Mezcal and Mexican Whiskey You'll Want in Your Flask This Summer

Mezcal and Mexican Whiskey You'll Want in Your Flask This Summer

These Mexican spirits will delight the geeks and intrigue the newbies

Featured, SpiritsAmanda SchusterJune 24, 2020whiskey, review, mezcalComment

Professor Spotlight: Kevin Gibson

Get to know our Louisville beer writer!

Featured, BeerAmanda SchusterJune 22, 2020beer, craft beer, microbrewery, new york international beer competition, ale, lager, chili beer, imperial stout, beer review, profileComment

Choose Your Own Sipping Adventure With These Three Summery Cocktails

Choose Your Own Sipping Adventure With These Three Summery Cocktails

These cocktails are easily adaptable to suit your pantry, and your palate

Cocktails, FeaturedAmanda SchusterJune 11, 2020cocktails, strawberry, gin, tequila, rum, whiskey, 101Comment

Rosé For Every Shade of You

Rosé For Every Shade of You

A pink wine for every mood (not just every food)

Featured, WineAmanda SchusterMay 22, 2020wine, sancerre, rioja, sparkling wine, malbec, rose, 101Comment

Professor Spotlight: Kelly Magyarics

Professor Spotlight: Kelly Magyarics

Get to know one of our most traveled professors!

Featured, Cocktails, WineAmanda SchusterMay 15, 2020cocktails, wine, wine educationComment

New American Whiskey to Try, and Old Favorites to Revisit

New American Whiskey to Try, and Old Favorites to Revisit

Reconnecting with old whiskey friends and introducing some new ones

Featured, Spirits, ReviewAmanda SchusterMay 1, 2020whiskey, bourbon, rye, single malt, new york international spirits competitionComment

Professor Spotlight: Brian Petro

You’ll learn a lot from this Q & A with one of our resident booze historians

Featured, CocktailsAmanda SchusterApril 24, 2020cocktails, cocktail historyComment

Passover Classic Cocktail: The Red Sea Sour

Passover Classic Cocktail: The Red Sea Sour

It’s Passover, and you deserve to let yourself go (a little).

Featured, CocktailsAmanda SchusterApril 8, 2020passover, gin, covid, lemon, kosherComment

A One-Stop Resource For Ways to Aid the Hospitality Industry

A One-Stop Resource For Ways to Aid the Hospitality Industry

A constantly updated online dashboard provides all-inclusive information for the hard-hit bar and restaurant community

Featured, News, SpiritsAmanda SchusterApril 8, 2020hospitality industry, covid, bartending, barsComment