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The Fabled Pour

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Technique, step by step

Each guide gives the method first, with timings and quantities, then the reasons it works. Video demonstrations are added only when a real recording exists.

Guides

  • infusions · botanicals

    Infusions and tinctures: coaxing flavor into a spirit

    Cold infusion times by ingredient, fat-washing basics, a fast tea method that stays clear of tannin, home bitters, and the one infusion you should never leave on the counter.

    7 min read · 5 sources

  • syrups · infusions

    Simple, rich and flavored syrups

    Sugar syrup by weight at 1:1 and 2:1, demerara, honey, ginger and cinnamon, hot or cold, and how long each one keeps in the fridge.

    6 min read · 6 sources