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Cocktails

“Jack” Your Drink

Inspired by the technique once used to make applejack, "jacking" is a quick and easy way to infuse spirits.

  • story: Kara Newman
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Cocktails

Build a Smarter Spritz

A simple trick involving baking soda offers a shortcut to carbonating the classic—or just about any cocktail—without soda water or sparkling wine.

  • story: Tyler Zielinski
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Cocktails

Acid Adjust Your Spritz

A quick trick turns leftover wine into a secret weapon behind the bar.

  • story: Kara Newman
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Cocktails

The Hacker’s Home Bar

How to use everything from a salad spinner to a protein shaker to make better drinks at home.

  • story: Kara Newman
  • photo: PUNCH
Cocktails

Hack Your Drink: The Blender Infusion Technique

Instead of steeping for hours or days, a blender can provide a fast-track to making flavored spirits on the fly.

  • story: Kara Newman
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Cocktails

Hack Your Drink: The Sweet Wine Swap

An easy, unexpected replacement for simple syrup in any drink.

  • story: Kara Newman
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
Cocktails

Hack Your Drink: The Two-Minute Ramos Gin Fizz

The express-lane version of the notorious RGF.

  • story: Kara Newman
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
recipe

Hole in the Fence

The mojito heads to tiki-town in this rhubarb-spiked mint-and-rum refresher from Matt Piacentini of NYC's The Up & Up.

  • story: Talia Baiocchi
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
recipe

Matt Piacentini’s Perfect Manhattan

Oloroso sherry takes the place of dry vermouth for a subtle, salty hint.

  • story: Chloe Frechette
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The Resurgence of the Lion’s Tail

How a quirky Prohibition-era bourbon cocktail came to manifest on U.S. drink menus right now.

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