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taste of the year

Drawn entirely from one chosen harvest, vintage Champagne offers a taste of a year that will never unfold in quite the same way again.

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one bottle three ways: shinobu pure malt lightly peated

This series spotlights the overlooked spirits and modifiers that deserve more than a supporting role, showing how one bottle can inspire three simple, mixable cocktails. No elaborate prep or multi-day infusions; just clever builds you’ll actually want to make. Whether you’re experimenting at home or behind the bar, consider it a reminder that every bottle has more to give.

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Colour, In Theory

For our ‘One Bottle Three Ways’ series, we’re changing things up in this edition. Instead of building multiple drinks around a single bottle, we explored the full Nikka Coffey range, asking pro-bartender Kim Xie from Calgary, Alberta, to create a cocktail inspired by the colour of each label.

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One Bottle Three Ways: Drambuie

Beverage rituals are usually encountered at one of two moments: when a drink is assembled, or when it is consumed. But no matter when or where the ritual takes place, doing or saying something special before you drink is an act of intentional threshold crossing and fellowship — it signals that the experience is about to begin and that everyone involved is partaking in good faith.

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