cocktails

How was your Memorial Day weekend? Mine, unfortunately, was fairly uneventful. And now I feel even worse about that now that I know that Snoop Dogg was busy whipping up…

I’ve been known to enjoy some KFC chicken from time to time, but I admit I never really had any particular affection for the restaurant’s gravy. Evidently the Colonel and…

In virtually every art form in the world, the key to good work is usually simplicity. Take cocktails, for example. Bartenders and other would-be drinksmiths can be as elaborate as…

There are two types of people in this big, expansive world of ours: those that throw the sour juice out when the pickles are all gone, and those that guzzle…

You’ve probably heard of Manhattan‘s Peacock Alley, even if you know it as “the Waldorf Astoria bar” rather than its proper name. Peacock Alley’s manager Frank Caiafa has written a…

If you’re looking for a home bar accessory that costs as much as your entire home bar, the people at Asprey have you covered. It’s the Asprey Starboard Cocktail Shaker, an…

The Prohibition era is one of the most romanticized of 20th century America, but it actually wasn’t so easy to drink when it was illegal, logistically speaking. Contraband Cocktails: How…

There are probably a lot of bartenders out there who would claim that cocktails are a work of art. But only Hong Kong‘s Rajendra Limbu is making the connection explicit…

Ever since air travel security tightened up back in 2001, the scourge of everyone who likes to get drunk on airplanes (and honestly, who doesn’t?) has been the rule that…

Once upon a time, if you wanted to try a drink made with Tippleman’s Not Quite Simple Syrups, you had to go to a pre-Prohibition bar in the woods near…