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Spirits & Cocktails

When Cocktails Were Not Too Complicated

What my favorite century-old cocktail book says about simplicity and taste.

Jason Wilson
Jul 17, 2025
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Last week, in case you missed it, I posted a lil rant about big brands co-opting cocktail culture, spirits media, and how main character energy is killing artisan spirits. As I wrote:

Could Cocktail Culture Be Killing Artisan Spirits?

Could Cocktail Culture Be Killing Artisan Spirits?

Jason Wilson
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Jul 11
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But with bartending—particularly at the high end, where some people call it “mixology”—things get a whole lot murkier. With cocktails, the focus is much more on the bartend…

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