Cocktail Recipes & Ideas

Roasted chestnuts are great, this cocktail is even better.

It’s equal parts tart, sweet, and silky.

If you love chocolate-covered almonds, this one's for you.

This Chocolate Martini Is Made For Chocolate Lovers

It’s not your average Old-Fashioned.

Cheers!

You're only five ingredients away from bliss.

The classic cocktail is so easy to stir up at home.

Cheers!

It has taken me far too long to discover how amazing — and how astoundingly easy — it is to make my own limoncello. I had this hazy idea that limoncello must be a closely guarded secret kept by a sect of weathered Italian grandfathers with wooly driving caps and secretive, knowing smiles. Just me? Well, it turns out all you need to make truly incredible limoncello are some good lemons, a bottle of stiff vodka, and just a little patience.

Irish coffee is one of our favorite St. Patrick’s Day treats — though we also enjoy it on Black Friday (staying home, skipping shopping) and on both Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. So when Sheela Prakash shared her uncle’s rules for making the very best Irish coffee I had to give his method a try. It turns out, just a few key points make for a better Irish coffee that is perfect for celebrating the everyday.

It's the best bubbly cocktail we know.

They're a holiday miracle.

Grab some candy canes.

Let’s get merry.

Just like whiskey, rum, and gin, you’ll find a bottle of vodka in just about everyone’s liquor cabinet. It’s a staple spirit that’s incredibly versatile in cocktails, whether you’re simply enjoying it with tonic water or shaking it into some sort of fruity concoction. If you have a bottle waiting to be turned into happy hour drinks, look no further. We’ve gathered all our best vodka cocktail recipes and dropped them all in one place.

A hot and fruity Mexican Christmas punch.

Look to the people who survive winters with only a few hours of sunlight each day for the coziest winter drink.

Bubbly water makes it so refreshing.

It's tropical and coconut-y.

Your guests are going to love this.

And it's so easy!

It's the perfect boozy drink.

Spiking is optional.

Because a festive celebration deserves a festive drink.

It's simplicity at its finest.

This is so easy to make at home.

Add whipped cream just because you can.

Spiking is optional but highly encouraged.

Yes, there's maple syrup.

Is there a more classic cocktail?

It's all about the sugared pumpkin-pie spice rim.

No, it's not a spritz.

On one of my very first forays into journalism, I was tasked with interviewing some local Atlanta lifestyle celebrities about comfort foods and one interview in particular has stuck with me. Recently it once again popped into my mind giving me the ideal drink idea for our 10-Minute Happy Hour. At the time Lee May was a garden journalist for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution.

Big-batch sangria that won't break your budget.

Channel your inner mixologist.

It's super popular in Spain for a reason.

Say hello to the newest addition to our liquor cabinet! This rather improbable combination of vodka and milk makes a liqueur so smooth and perfectly sweet that you’ll want to sip it straight. To make one, simply mix vodka or grappa with an equal amount of milk and sugar. We love the idea of making our own liqueurs, and we’ve been wanting to try this milk liqueur ever since we saw it in David Leite’s most recent book The New Portuguese Table.

It's a classic Portuguese apéritif, and I think it's just the right pre-dinner drink for fall and winter, and here's why.

I once went to the Caribbean and actually got sick of piña coladas. It happens to the best of us. Midway through the vacation, I asked my bartender to switch it up a bit and it turns out that the same drink made with mango is just as good, if not better. The bartender kept the pineapple slice garnish as a nostalgic nod to our journey together through a week of seaside cocktails. If you don’t want to bother tracking down a ripe mango and slicing it, use frozen mango.

It’s unlike any you’ve had before.

The Gold Rush cocktail is about to become your new go-to drink.

It’s no pretty jar of jam or row of canned tomatoes, I know, but I suspect that making your own fruit-flavored vodkas might just be the most fun way to preserve. It’s very easy and simple; choose some ripe fruits, cover them with vodka, and wait for a few days until the vodka tastes good.

It’s fruity, boozy, and ice-cold.

Aperol spritz, but make it punch!

It's ultra refreshing.

I may never use a cocktail glass again.

If you can handle the heat, this cocktail might be for you.

So much better than frosé.

Three ingredients, with a side of folklore.

It's the most refreshing and interesting cocktail I know.