Now that we've learned a few tips for creating our own cocktails, we've been experimenting a bit. We've found one combination that's super-simple and refreshing using Trader Joe's Villa Italia Blood O...
Over the past few months here at The Kitchn, there’s been a lot of talk of “cooking by feel” - of bypassing the comfortable authority cookbooks often seem to offer, and taking a more creative a...
Citrusy and spicy, with a honeyed texture and the golden color of a summer sunset, Lillet Blanc is the perfect pre-dinner patio drink for a lazy June day....
Margarita purists may need to sit down and take a few deep breaths before reading this post. We know, this is an unconventional recipe for margaritas. But we promise it's good — and, it turns out, ...
With the mercury tickling the top of the thermometer this week, today at Straight Up, it's All About Ice. All ice cubes are not created equal. And while you might not know it, these little frozen blo...
Did you know that today is Russia Day? This is a rather recently established Russian national holiday that celebrates the sovereignty of the united Russia. In honor of this Russian holiday, we have a ...
Today and tomorrow, Jews around the world are celebrating the harvest festival of Shavuot by studying, decorating their homes with greenery, and eating holiday meals full of dairy, especially cheese b...
The rose garden is coming to the glass. Rose water. Rose syrup. Hendrick's cucumber and rose-infused gin. Sweetly ephemeral, with a hint of loamy darkness, these velvety blooms are lending their gent...
A tart, cool thirst-quencher that merges the rich warmth of rum with the zippy tang of lime, the Daiquiri is the perfect cocktail to put even the most office cubicle-weary of us in an island mood. B...
We've noticed that sweet tea, that classic symbol of southern hospitality, has been cropping up in some unexpected places. McDonald's has been rolling out their Mickey D's Sweet Tea nation-wide over ...
One of us has a wicked cold, and this cocktail from our inbox is looking mighty good. We're curious - do you have any cocktail remedies for the common cold? ...
After our recent brush with a British expat rhapsodizing over elderflower syrup in cocktails, we realized that while we love this IKEA staple in our soda water, we don't often mix it into our cocktail...
Limoncello is a heavenly concoction made up (of course) by Southern Italians. It's blessedly simple: take the peel off a bunch of lemons, steep them with sugar syrup in a bottle or two of grain liquor...
Rye is a cocktail bar on Geary Street in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco (the slowly gentrifying part of the Tenderloin, otherwise known as the Tender Nob). They've quickly won a following an...
Mango! We adore our sweet and creamy mango lassi, spiked with cardamom, but we hadn't thought about a mango cocktail. Then we received this recipe from the National Mango Board. ...
It seems as if Elizabeth picked up on a trend this week. Basil cocktails are everywhere! Crisp lemon and tequila, strawberry puree with flavored vodka and more below. ...
Fizzy, cold and herbal - that's what we want out of our drinks this time of year. We're trying to break out of our gin and tonic rut, and for our spread of Memorial Day cocktails (all summer cocktails...
Lemon verbena is one of our favorite herbs. It's a tall, spare, long-leafed plant with slender leaves and a fragrance to die for. It's not hard to capture that fragrance in a simple syrup. ...
We didn't stop with rhubarb! There was plenty of basil and the liquor was flowing easily last night, so we came up with another cocktail — this time with pineapple and a hint of lime... ...
Earlier in the week, we posted some ideas for using basil in cocktails, promising to try our own interpretations over the weekend. Well, we did some experimenting, and while our first inclination wa...
I’ve always loved shiso’s distinctive peppery-bright flavor. While the softly furred, frill-edged leaves have the texture, piquancy, and slight sweetness of fresh mint, their complex flavor also b...
In our week of summer cocktails so far we've had some new concoctions, like The Cuke and The Pickletini. We've had herbed drinks and a fresh cocktail with beer. Now for another direction. When the wea...
For our relaxed Memorial Day party. this weekend, we know that beer will be the drink of choice. But to make it a little more fun and fancy, we'll be offering guests the option of making a michelada w...
When the weather gets warm, we love drinking these light, sparkling, non-alcoholic sodas made with cane sugar (no high fructose corn syrup!) and natural flavors. See inside for more information ......
When the air heats up and we're trying to stay cool as a cucumber (pun intended!) we love this cocktail. It combines cucumbers, limes, mint, and one of our favorite gins, Hendrick's....
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