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Juice Cubes for Cocktails

Juice Cubes for Cocktails
Citrus season is nearing an end, but there is no need to go without refreshing cocktails...

The Best Margarita Recipe

The Best Margarita Recipe
There are as many stories about the origin of the Margarita cocktail as there are variations...

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The Best Daiquiri Recipe

The Best Daquiri Recipe
The Daiquiri cocktail is a great choice for spring and summertime sipping. Tart, light, and refreshing,...

Madras Cocktail

Madras Cocktail
Cocktails don’t have to be complex in order to be good. In fact, sometimes it’s the...

The Paloma Cocktail

The Paloma Cocktail
If asked to name a popular tequila-based cocktail, most people in the U.S. would pick the...

Tequila Sunrise Recipe

Tequila Sunrise
The Tequila Sunrise is a drink that dates back to the 1930s; however, the version most...

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Income Tax Cocktail

Income Tax Cocktail
Despite its unfortunate name, the Income Tax cocktail is a tasty and delicious classic drink. Even...

Smoking Gun Cocktail

Kevin Diedrich's Smoking Gun Cocktail
The Manhattan cocktail—generally made of bourbon or rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters—is an American classic....

The Perfect Gin and Tonic

The Perfect Gin and Tonic
Spring is in the air, and with nicer weather comes the perfect cocktail to drink outdoors...

Coco Cooler

CoCo Cooler: A Proven Cocktail
Malibu Rum is a classic bottle on the back of every bar in America. This coconut-flavored...

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Tequila Buck Cocktail

Tequila Buck Cocktail
The Buck is a classic cocktail that is perfect any time of year. Composed modestly of...

Essential Home Bartender Tools

Home Cocktail Bar Basics
Don’t make the mistake of thinking that simply having a top-shelf liquor or mixer is all...

The Dutch Brew Cocktail

Dutch Brew Cocktail
Using beer as an ingredient in cocktails is a practice dating back to the origins of...

The Kentucky Kosmo Cocktail

Kentucky Cosmo
Ever since “Sex and the City” made it the drink of choice for every girls’ night...

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The Double Platinum Cocktail Recipe

Double Platinum Cocktail Recipe
Harry Denton’s Starlight Room in the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco is one of...

Giving the Ol’ Whiskey Sour a Splash of Beer

Weissen Sour Cocktail Recipe
While beer does have a history in cocktails, such as the Shandy (lemonade and beer mixed,...

The Vermont Sazerac Cocktail

Vermont Sazerac Cocktail
James Pierce is no stranger to having his cocktails written about. A well-known bartender in Portland’s...

The Stone Fence Cocktail

The Stone Fence Cocktail
The Stone Fence is one of the great forgotten cocktails of America. Simple to make, delicious,...

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Basics for the Home Bar: Bitters

Bitter Basics for Your Home Bar
Bitters are an essential ingredient in most cocktails, acting as the binding agent for the strong,...

Basics for the Home Bar: Ice

Ice: A Bar Necessity
Almost every cocktail shares one common ingredient: ice. Whether you shake or stir a cocktail, you...