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The Fabled Pour

The back bar

Spirits encyclopedia

This is my back bar. Each entry says what a spirit is, which cocktails it belongs in, how to buy it and where the popular stories go wrong.

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  • wine · carbonation

    Sparkling and fortified wine at the bar

    Champagne, prosecco and cava on one side, sherry, port and madeira on the other. What makes each what it is, how to store an open bottle, and why the French 75, the Aperol Spritz and the sherry cobbler are wine drinks first.

    7 min read · 17 sources