Cocktail

Drinking great whiskey is easy; figuring out how to know your Tennessee whiskey from your bourbon, and your 12-years from your 18 can be really intimidating. These simple tips will get you plucking bottles off the shelf like an expert.

6 essential cocktail tips every home bartender should master.

If you're serious about your home bar, you should know how to make these six classic cocktails.

Forget not having fun at parties you're hosting. Make this quick and easy syrup in advance and make guests instant Old Fashioneds all night.

This potent New Orleans nightcap is as much about the aromatic absinthe rinse as it is the Cognac and rye.

We’re partial to the grenadine from Jack Rudy Cocktail Co.

Ron Zacapa Centenario is a dark rum produced in Guatemala and adds warm, sweet, and smoky flavors to any cocktail.

Of this take on a martini, James Bond quipped, “I never have more than one drink before dinner. But I do like that one to be large and very strong and very cold and very well-made.” What he said.

When in doubt, add soda. The resulting highball (about 2 oz. of any booze filled to the top with soda) is refreshing—and impossible to mess up.

It just may be the perfect cocktail—especially when you can make it (and serve it) in bulk. 

This riff off the classic sazerac features wine instead of rye whiskey.

Sam Anderson of New York's Mission Chinese Food set out to make a blue tiki cocktail with natural ingredients. He ended up creating one of the coolest cocktails we've ever seen: the Mood Ring.

You know that bitters can make a good Manhattan great. Here are some other genius ways to use them.

A properly-rimmed cocktail glass is more than just pretty—it's part of the flavor experience. Learn how to do it like the pros.

These are our favorite new cocktail bars in the country.

Named for their town of origin in Massachusetts, Concord grapes thrive in colder climates. They start appearing at farmstands in early September.

Go to the trouble of getting all the vinegars for this drinkable brine; you can continue to add onions to it over time, and it just gets better.

Out of tequila? Never fear: Using vodka instead makes this watermelon margarita recipe just as delicious.

Our favorite cocktails of summer are light, refreshing, and dangerously drinkable.

You're don't have to play mixologist in your swimsuit to turn out great summer cocktails. Enter these nine cool takes on the refreshing, bubbly spritz.

Cointreau can be added to a wide variety of cocktails, from margaritas to cosmopolitans to Long Island ice teas, but it can also be drunk neat or on ice.

Aperol spritz is one of the most popular aperitifs in Italy, and you'll soon find out why after tasting this.

Cocchi Americano is a refreshing aperitif from Italy and has just recently become popular in the States. It's the perfect ingredient for delightful summer cocktails.

This classic Caribbean cocktail combines crushed ice with spirits and citrus, "swizzled" into something between a julep and a grown-up snow cone. Frosty and tropical, it's the quickest way to channel island time.