The first time I tried a barrel-aged vodka, I laughed it off as a fad ... which features rye whiskey in a glass rinsed with absinthe. “I said, what if we make an absinthe rested in ex-rye ...

The first time I tried a barrel-aged vodka, I laughed it off as a fad ... which features rye whiskey in a glass rinsed with absinthe. “I said, what if we make an absinthe rested in ex-rye barrels, how ...

St. Patrick's Day isn't merely a celebration of the Irish. It's also the a chance to celebrate one of the Emerald Isles' finest exports: Irish whiskey.

Absinthe. The name alone conjures glamorous visions of bohemian Paris, with artists holding court in smoky cafés and the intoxicating allure of the Belle Époque.

The label also tells me this spirit was aged in its barrel longer than intended ... some slowly dissipating legs down the side of the glass. It smells sweet, malty, oaky and juuuuust a little ...

Shake hard for eight to 10 seconds and strain up into a chilled Martini or coupe glass, and garnish with ... Glendalough Double Barrel, or others. Cointreau: Cointreau, on the other hand, is ...