While the exact origins of the Sidecar are unclear, we know it contains cognac, orange liqueur and lemon juice. Here are five ways to vary that classic recipe.
If we were in charge, you'd be able to walk into any bar in America, order up one of these eight classic cocktails and get handed a perfectly balanced...
There will always be a place at the bar for gin and tonics, old fashioneds and martinis, but sometimes we just want something new and exciting. And wi...
Whether or not a single drink has been the most influential is almost impossible to say. There is a lot to consider when determining which drinks influenced the cocktail lists of today.
Don't go looking for mixologist Karl Franz Williams' spirited creations at 67 Orange Street in Manhattan. Besides the fact that Orange St. is now call...
Now that spring is just a few days away, it's time to start fixing the warm-weather classic: the Tom Collins.
The thirst-quenching combination of fre...
Throughout my childhood, when thirst demanded to be slaked, a blue-topped bottle of Vintage brand seltzer was the natural choice as one was never too far from hand.
I call upon all mixologists, professionally employed or not, to offer their cocktails that they feel could be classics or in fact might even be classics in their minds.
A good cocktail offers more than just a tasty combination of liquor and mixers but also a great story.
From the Martini and the Cosmopolitan to the B...
By Melanie Berliet, Citysearch
Almost every New York bar now offers a specialty cocktail menu, but hard-line cocktail purists measure a bar's merit b...
I am not here to tell anyone what proportions of vermouth to have, or whether you should order it shaken or not. I simply want to enlighten those of you who were born after WWII as to how it was done then.