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.

In an era rife with special types of bitters, pre-prohibition drink recipes and fancy ice cubes, a major question lingers over liquid culture: What on...

While many of us awaited the fate of the Hendrix wives on last Sunday night's final episode of "Big Love," Sheldon Wiley was on his own high-octane mu...

Ice is no longer taking a back seat in the cocktail world. Ice matters. If you're not getting your rocks from Kold-Draft or Clinebell machines, her...

While I don't want to discredit anyone's interest in concocting creative cocktails (believe you me, I sure like drinking them), what is the difference between an inspired bartender and my grandfather?