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As bartenders are downright fetishized for their ability to combine specific spirits, I feel we're losing some of the spirit of the bar. People are there to have a good time and meet people, not to pray at the altar of the cocktail.
Tired of plain old lemonade? These chilled drinks take this classic summer quencher for a spin with the addition of the season's favorite ingredients.
Take advantage of what's sure to be a beautiful long weekend (fingers crossed) by firing up the grill and fixing one of these tasty and refreshing cocktails.
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer, and we'll be soaking up the long holiday weekend with a batch of warm weather-ready drinks.
Some of us get excited when we see celebrities on the street, pumping their gas, paying their meter or rushing out frustrated from a massage appointment. Andrew Parish cooly serves them drinks.
The Manhattan Cocktail Classic has come and gone, and with 5 days of events, seminars, tasting bars, celebrations, and revelry, we fit in as much as our bodies would allow.
Warm weather is creeping in and summer is around the corner, so we think it's time to go ahead and declare the next few months the summer of gin.
Cocktails get a huge flavor boost from fresh fruits and herbs, especially when they're ripe. Take advantage of this year's early harvest by mixing up some of our favorite delicious recipes.
Sablés are delicate, sweet or savory, butter-laden crisps. This version would be a simple, elegant appetizer with cocktails or for a dinner party and a nice savory for an afternoon tea.
You might drown your sorrows in a whiskey or martini, but when it's time for good news, only sparkling wine will do.
Sunday is Mother's Day (you remembered, right?), and instead of trying to squeeze in last-minute brunch reservations, why not wow her with your own homemade food and drink spread?
Whether you're planning a simple breakfast in bed or elaborate spa treatments for your wife or mom, there's one thing she definitely deserves this Sunday: a well-made drink.
Contrary to popular belief, great cocktails don't need to be made from a complex set of ingredients.
I don't know much about horses or funny hats, but my liver and I do know a thing or two about bourbon. For those who don't know or who never thought to ask, here's a quick primer.
It must be getting awfully crowded in the highlands of Jalisco, the Mexican state where the blue agave from which tequila comes must, by law, be grown.
Bourbon is the quintessential American whiskey and the drink of choice of many Southerners. If the recipe for mint juleps looks familiar, you would not be far wrong noticing its similarity to the Mojito.
Like some rare astrological phenomenon, both the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo fall on Saturday. So we combed our recipe library for tequila and bourbon concoctions.
