Hot Toddy
The Hot Toddy cocktail is the grandfather of hot drinks. Equally at home in a snowbound mo...
Shiraz: What to Know and 5 Bottles to Try
Syrah, shiraz—same thing, right? Well, sort of. Although wines by both names are produced...
Kamikaze
The Kamikaze is a combination of vodka, lime juice, and orange liqueur. It was invented on...
Whiskey Highball
One of the most well-known examples of a broad style of cocktails called highballs, the Wh...
Vodka Soda
In the storied canon of two-ingredient drinks, none has enjoyed the stature of the Vodka S...
Gin Fizz
The fizz is a school of cocktail that features a spirit alongside citrus, sugar and sparkl...
Blood & Sand
The Blood & Sand is a classic scotch-based cocktail. The recipe first appeared in 1930 in...
Tokyo Tea
The Tokyo Tea is a twist on the famous (some would say notorious) Long Island Iced Tea. Th...
French Connection
The French Connection is a two-part drink that first appeared in the early 1970s and was t...
White Lady
The White Lady cocktail was invented by famed bartender Harry MacElhone in 1919 while he w...
Amaretto Stone Sour
A close cousin to the Amaretto Sour and not too far off from a Harvey Wallbanger, this sim...
Penicillin
The Penicillin cocktail was created by Sam Ross in the mid-2000s, when he was working at N...
Fuzzy Navel
Meet the Fuzzy Navel. Don’t be turned off by the bizarre name, which is admittedly not the...
Trinidad Sour
Some drinks look strange on paper. If you’ve ever mixed even a single Manhattan or an Old...
Liquid Cocaine
There’s some disagreement in the drinks world about what exactly a Liquid Cocaine shot con...
Martinez
The cocktail world owes a lot to the classic Martinez. Made with equal parts gin and sweet...
Death in the Afternoon
Ernest Hemingway is known as much for his writing as for his drinking. Through his books a...
Don Julio 1942 Añejo Tequila Review
Don Julio 1942 is a complex, aromatic añejo tequila, aged longer than most añejos. Floral,...
Grasshopper
The Grasshopper is a green blast from the past featuring green creme de menthe, white crem...
Don Julio 70th Anniversary Añejo Tequila Review
Don Julio 70 is a category-defining clear aged tequila with notes of cooked agave, vanilla...
Rosita
The Rosita is a modern classic cocktail most often described as a tequila Negroni, though...
Michelada
Beer is great. That is unassailable. But beer cocktails combine two wonderful categories i...
Slippery Nipple
In the family of sweet shots that innately declare that it’s now a party, the patriarch is...
Lava Flow vodka recipe
The Lava Flow blurs the distinction between a milkshake and a cocktail. Although its exact...
Hibiki Japanese Harmony Whisky Review
Hibiki Japanese Harmony is a light well-crafted Japanese whisky that’s both accessible and...
The Dos and Don'ts of Making an Old Fashioned
The Old Fashioned is arguably the grandfather of all cocktails. Simple yet complex, subtle...
Everything You Need to Know About Soju, the Most Popular Spirit in the...
While rice is usually thought of as a staple grain in meals across the world—from rolls of...
Stinger
The Stinger is a pre-Prohibition drink composed simply of cognac and white crème de menthe...
Bloody Caesar
In 1969, the owners of the Calgary Inn in Calgary, Alberta, asked Walter Chell, the Monten...
Clover Club
The Clover Club cocktail can be traced back to the late 1800s and Philadelphia’s Bellevue-...