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Amy Traynor

Amy Traynor is a cocktail blogger and photographer. Since 2018, she's shared classic, modern, and her own cocktail recipes to her audience on Instagram (179k followers) and Moodymixologist.com. She's the author of The Essential Bar Book for Home Mixologists and Essential 3-Ingredient Cocktails. Amy lives in New Hampshire with her husband and two daughters.

The Toronto is a classic rye whiskey cocktail that features the bitter liqueur Fernet Branca. Similar to an Old Fashioned, the Toronto is made with whiskey, simple syrup, Angostura bitters, and the addition of a splash of Fernet. History of the cocktail Like many classics, the history of the Toronto is up for debate. No …

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The Starbucks Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew (or VSCCB for those in the know) is one of the most delicious, perfectly sweet and creamy coffee drinks you can get from a drive thru. The combination of sweet vanilla syrup, cream, and rich, nutty cold brew coffee is heavenly, crave-able, and historically my first choice when …

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