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Book Recommendation: Southern Cocktails: Dixie Drinks, Party Potions, and Classic Libations

I love a good cocktail book that has photos in it, and I especially love cocktail books that combine recipes for wonderful snacks that can be served with them. Southern Cocktails: Dixie Drinks, Party ...

Gourmet's Favorite Cocktails 1941-2009
Gourmet

One of our favorite holiday cooking features last winter was Gourmet's look back at seven decades of their favorite cookie recipes. Well, right now they're doing the same for cocktails, and it's one o...

The Cocktails of Mad Men
The New York Times 8.12.09

Mad Men returns this Sunday. Do you have your Manhattans, Old Fashioneds, and Pink Squirrel Martinis ready?...

Fun Idea for Mixed Drinks: Sugar Cane Swizzle Sticks

If you can't go to the tropics, we say bring a little of the tropics to you! Or at least that's what we thought when we spotted a package of these sugar cane swizzle sticks at the supermarket the othe...

Cocktail Recipe: The Paloma

It seems blasphemous during the summer to suggest that one might tire of margaritas... But. If you're looking for something different and yet in the same vein, the paloma is a great alternative. Do yo...

Look! Spherical Ice
Gourmet

We've seen these big, floating orbs on occasion in super fancy cocktails at super fancy bars. Gourmet has a good reason why you should use them (not just for looks) and a not-too-expensive source... ...

Summer Entertaining: How to Build a Basic Bar
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits

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...

Bar Tour: Pravda Infuses Russian Mystique
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits

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-...

A Lexicon of Cocktail Terms (And a Recipe for a Gin Julep)
The New York Times

We've been promoting our own well-stocked inventory of cocktail recipes lately, so this article in today's Times was right up our alley. It's a list of terms, some of them as basic as ice, but ther...

Homemade Pantry: Rhubarb Syrup

It's rhubarb season and no doubt everyone is making pie! But there's many other things you can do with rhubarb: relishes and chutneys and compotes, sauces both sweet and savory, ice cream and sorbet...

Bar Item: Metal Bendy Straws

In our Plum Caipirinha post last week, many readers asked about the metal bendy straw we used in the drink....

Good Product: Wild Hibiscus Flowers in Syrup

One product we're really loving this summer is this jar of wild hibiscus flowers in syrup. They're meant to be added to a glass of white wine or champagne, and add a refreshing sweetness to the drink...

Essential Bar Ingredient: Rosemary Simple Syrup

Many cocktail recipes for the spring and summer call for the addition of simple syrup. Even better is when the recipe calls for a flavored simple syrup, such as rosemary....

More Summer Cocktails

Armed with all the fresh fruits and berries that are currently in season in California, we experimented with some new cocktail recipes over the weekend....

Lovely Barware: Restoration Hardware's Hayworth Line

We don't really think of Restoration Hardware as a go-to spot for kitchen things; we think of them more as a spot for expensive furniture and doorknobs. But they have a lovely set of barware, done in ...

Look! Cute Cocktail Glasses for Summer Entertaining

While you're busy getting your drink on with all the fun summer cocktail recipes we've given you, don't forget to look cute, and hold a stylish glass. ...

Technique: Muddling

Many warm weather cocktails use fresh ingredients such as herbs and fruit, and often, muddling is required. To muddle means to press the ingredients against the side of the glass with a muddler....

Trend Spotlight: St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur

As the seasons change, so do our tastes in cocktails. As winter ends, we find ourselves pushing the warming, drink-by-the-fireplace libations such as cognac and bourbon to the back of the liquor cabi...

Entertaining Tip: Little Bowls of Nuts

We tried hard to resist a pun about being nuts for nuts... But the truth is, we do love 'em. They are a cinch to set out for last-minute cocktail parties, and there are countless ways to jazz them up ...

Cocktail Tool: Jigger Cube

We have a new cocktail column on Fridays! It's called Straight Up and it's written by Nora Maynard of Celluloid Pantry fame. Drink recipes, liquor recommendations, and all things related to cocktails ...

Good Eats: Hot Toddies and Skirt Steak

Don't miss the newly expanded Dinner Tonight feature at Serious Eats. Often as the clock strikes 4 p.m., we're wondering what to make for dinner. Serious Eats helps us along. Today, they're sugges...