Martini, Up, With a Blue Cheese-Stuffed Olive
The blue cheese-stuffed olive has proven itself, bizarrely, to be one of the few drink garnishes with real staying power.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Rise and Fall of the Aviation Cocktail
Once a secret handshake among the cocktail cognoscenti, the Aviation enjoyed a decade-long heyday before falling back into relative obscurity.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Can the Martini on the Rocks Make a Comeback?
In the years following World War II, ordering a Martini or Manhattan on the rocks was a standard affair. For some drinkers, it still is.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Where Did the Straw Actually Come From?
In part a product of necessity, the straw was designed with the Mint Julep and Sherry Cobbler in mind, two classic drinks traditionally built over mounds of ice.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Chloe Frechette
Daily News: Martha Stewart’s Wine Company, Ravi DeRossi’s Anti-Trump Bar
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - At Coup, Ravi DeRossi's forthcoming Manhattan bar, 100 percent of the profits will go towards organizations currently being defunded…
- story: Chloe Frechette
Behind the Timeless Design of the Muddler
The muddler, used to muddle fruit and herbs into cocktails, was once an all-purpose bar tool.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Behind the Timeless Design of the Cobbler Shaker
Though the three-piece cocktail shaker has remained largely unchanged since its invention, it remains an important touchstone in the history of bartending.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Daily News: New York’s Fermentation Expert, The History of the Cuba Libre
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Imbibe offers a brief history of the Cuba Libre cocktail, the close relative of the Rum & Coke. - In…
- story: Chloe Frechette
Daily News: How To Be A Good Bar Regular, The Fabricated Story of the Seelbach Cocktail
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - The creator of the Seelbach confesses that the cocktail's elaborate origin story is entirely false. - Forbes explores the wines…
- story: Chloe Frechette
What the Hell Is a Crusta?
Meet the Crusta, a fussy mid-19th-century drink that few people have heard of, let alone drunk—and one that is seeing something of a revival today. Lizzie Munro explains the obscure…
- story: Lizzie Munro
- photo: Daniel Krieger
