Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. brandy cocktails contrasted - Static Media / Shutterstock While often eclipsed by spirits like gin or whiskey, brandy can provide ...

“All the drinks from the Lobby Bar are a slight twist on classic New Orleans,” says Anthony Schmidt, Beverage Director for The Lafayette. And the Brandy Crusta is a no-brainer for this particularly ...

The drink: Maraschino Liqueur is nothing like the neon-colored cherries that came in your Shirley Temples. This multifaceted, very aromatic liqueur — one of the few liqueurs that is distilled — is a ...

The Brandy Crusta isn’t the best-known classic cocktail, but it has one huge claim to fame. According to most reports, this 19th-century gem was the first to use fresh citrus juice. So, if you love a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Another pioneering -- yet now often forgotten -- New Orleans classic is the Brandy Crusta. Invented in the 1850s by Italian ...