Useful Spirits & Wine Links

Please note: Sites may require subscriptions, although some are free or accessible for free with limited features.

PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY
The Libation Lounge encourages readers to drink responsibly. For more information about the impact of alcohol on personal or public health, non-alcoholic beverage options, or to seek help for someone you know who may be fighting alcohol addiction, you may visit this link: The Impact of Alcohol Consumption on Public Health

FOR COCKTAIL RECIPES

I like these sites best because each of them boasts hundreds, if not thousands, of cocktail recipes and are searchable in various ways.

Difford’s Guide

Liquor.com’s Recipe Hub

New York Times Recipes Enter “cocktails” in the search field

Punch Online’s Recipe Tab

Vinepair’s Cocktail Recipes

FOR GENERAL COCKTAIL KNOW-HOW

Difford’s Guide

Imbibe Magazine Note: this publication has a pronounced skew toward the bar trade

Liquor.com

Punch Magazine

Vinepair’s Cocktail College Podcast  Weekly, one-hour-ish deep dive on a cocktail of interest (archived and searchable) with professional bartenders chosen for their expertise on the particular drink. You’ll pick up a lot of info about tools and techniques as well. Highly recommended!

SPIRITS AND WINE INDUSTRY SITES

The Bubbly Professor “Excellent Adventures in Wine and Spirits Education” 

Cognac-ton A privately compiled site about all things Cognac

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS)

NY Distilled Homepage of the New York State Distillers Guild 

Sake School of America

Society of Wine Educators

Wine, Wit, and Wisdom  Official blog of the Society of Wine Educators

Wine & Spirit Education Trust  (WSET)

Wine Scholar Guild (WSG) Especially look under the “Resources” tab

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