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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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  • gin · botanicals

    Gin: styles and the botanical basket

    Juniper is the law and everything else is the argument. London dry, Plymouth, Old Tom, genever and the contemporary styles, what they must be, how they are made, and which drinks each one serves best.

    6 min read · 7 sources