Crème de cacao, a bittersweet liqueur made from cacao, has been dismissed as a bygone oddity from the cocktail's darker, disco days. But it's back and more balanced than ever.…
From the Dark 'n' Stormy to a spicy riff on the Whiskey Smash, these five gingery cocktails are the stuff balmy evenings are made of.
The Old-Fashioned is one of America's oldest cocktails, but it's never felt more new. Robert Simonson offers a peek into the drink's past and modern rebirth.
In old-school European restaurants the bar trolley has never truly gone out of style. But it's only recently that it's made a comeback in modern American restaurants. Carey Jones uncovers…
From building bonds between lawmen and lawbreakers to curing babies, the Mint Julep's reputation precedes it. Robert Simonson offers an ode to the mythology of America's most storied drink.
With its silver tin and lavish garnishes, the julep may appear fussy and florid, but when made correctly—in all its fanciful variations—it's an all-American drink at heart. Here are a…
Bottled cocktails may seem a recent novelty, but bartenders have been throwing spirits in a bottle since Jerry Thomas's day. Kenzi Wilbur breaks down the DIY art of the to-go…
Vodka has become the contentious spirit at the center of a cocktail culture war. On one side: the vodka drinkers, derided as incurious rubes. On the other: the cocktail enthusiasts,…
The ideal end to a long day of manual (or mental) labor, or a morning Rx after a night of tying on one too many, the fizz family of frothy…
In an effort to recreate the time-honored ritual of smoking and drinking, Stephanie Teslar, of Phoenix's Blue Hound, has begun ingeniously smoking cocktail glasses with tobacco.
Jungle juice has many names, but only one common language: extreme intoxication. Kenzi Wilbur digs into the crooked oral tradition that has led America's firewater from the jungles of the…
As the lime shortage continues, bars are learning to cope with the reality of an expensive necessity. From cutting them out all together to using alternative acids, six spirits experts…