Looking for a hot drink to cozy up to on a crisp fall evening? Something with the sweetness of apples and honey, the bright zing of ginger and lemon, and a little extra boozy warmth? How about a Hot A...
"I'll have mine straight up - and green." Times have changed and the choices keep growing. With all the newly available organic spirits on the market, the eco-conscious drinker now has plenty of s...
Now that the days are getting shorter and chillier, it’s the perfect time to curl up with a good book and a nice warming glass of whisky - or should that be whiskey? Same thing, just different spell...
Want to toast the end of the summer in style? How about mixing yourself up a cool, elegant Lillet Sin?...
Q: The Tom Collins, John Collins, Gin Fizz, Sloe Gin Fizz, Ramos Gin Fizz - and Violet Fizz. They're all related. Do you know how?...
"A real gimlet is half gin and half Rose's Lime Juice and nothing else. It beats martinis hollow." -Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye If that quote from Chandler isn't enough to make you want to tr...
Looking for something cool and refreshing, with all the summery herbal flavor of a Pimm's Cup, but with a little extra kick? How does a tall glass of spicy, spiked Cajun Lemonade sound?...
When I visited Tokyo for the first time last month, I enjoyed quite a few memorable food and drink-related experiences: watching a lightning-fast 5 am tuna auction, shopping at a depachika, eating the...
Smooth. Mellow. Contemplative. A perfect slow-sipping after-dinner drink…. Up until a few years ago, this was not a description I’d ever imagine applying to tequila. But then I’d never tasted a...
Do you enjoy Nora Maynard's weekly column on cocktails, Straight Up? And perhaps you enjoyed her previous column about cooking and classic film, The Celluloid Pantry. Well, if so, and if you live in N...
Not that you need a special reason to enjoy a delectably citrusy rum drink on a summer night, but this weekend you'll have one: Sunday, July 19th is National Daiquiri Day. Already a big fan of the Cl...
Tuesday is Bastille Day - or le quatorze juillet (14th July), as it's often more expediently known in modern France. In honor of the occasion, a friend asked me if I could design a cocktail and call ...
Maybe you’ve been known to make the occasional Gin and Tonic at home, but leave the Mojitos, Caipirinhas, and Margaritas to the pro bartenders to mix up. Or maybe you’re already a master of half a...
Something’s brewing in NYC’s Nolita. Hidden away down a narrow flight of concrete steps off Lafayette St. is Pravda, an atmospheric Russian bar-bistro. Infused with the rich, warm tones of well-...
Along with all those juicy, red strawberries and tart, crisp rhubarb stalks filling the markets right now, here's another welcome seasonal arrival: Food & Wine Magazine's annual cocktail guide. ...
This Good Question comes in to us from Amber, just in time for the beginning of tall, cool drink season: At the risk of sounding uneducated about bar staples, I'm posing my question to you Kitchn foo...
Memorial Day weekend's almost here. These last lazy days of May call for something tall, cool, and refreshing. Something that's quick and easy to mix so you can get back to that very important job of ...
The tinkle of ice. The scent of fresh-cut lime and the cool, bittersweet, tongue-tickling effervescence of that first sip. A perfectly seamless blend of crisp, junipery gin and thirst-quenchingly zest...
It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday - and there’s a whole summer’s worth of lazy weekend mornings stretching out ahead of us. Seems like just the right time to look at some tall, cool, brunch-able dri...
Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner. Why not get things started a little early this weekend with a Margarita? A cool, thirst-quenching combination of tart and sweet, accented by the warmth of teq...
Take a Martini, that sublime mixture of cool, crisp gin and dry vermouth, and garnish it with a pickled onion instead of a green olive. Now you have a Gibson. But what if that delicately savory, cru...
It’s finally Friday. Spring is coming into full, glorious bloom, and Tax Day is - for better or for worse - behind us. Why not start off the weekend with a bright, refreshing aperitif?...
Another title for this post might’ve been “The Earl Grey MarTEAni Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Mix My Favorite Cocktail.” I don’t know about you, but there are plenty drinks I love t...
Here at The Kitchn, we’ve talked a lot about the welcome new “culinary” approach to cocktail-making. About the growing interest in cooking up homemade syrups and garnishes, in juicing fresh, sea...
It’s sugaring-off season. As spring creeps across the maple forests of the Northeast, the sweet, watery sap is rising, ready to be tapped from the trees and boiled down to a dark, rich syrup. So wh...
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