Cocktail

The secret to this Viking libation? Mead.

Today's Love Week cocktail, Come Fly With Us, is evocative, complex, and just a little dark

Play beverage director Jim Kearns describes this tipple as “dark, evocative, and complex”—all good things when you’re angling for a little mystery.

A Monday cocktail to start Love Week off nice and smooth.

This light and sexy drink has a little vermouth, a little gin, some fresh citrus and ginger syrup, rosewater, and the catnip of the liqueur world: St. Germain. At the Museum of Sex's bar, Play, it’s served in a peacock-feathered martini glass and crowned with a dried rosebud.

Here are five pitcher drinks you should make to celebrate the end of Drynuary.

Baijiu isn't the most palatable of alcohols, but we finally found one we liked, from Vinn Distillery in Portland, Oregon

A fruity, citrusy cocktail made with blood oranges, then topped with Champagne

It may taste like herb-infused paint thinner, but Malört is the wormwood liqueur of choice in Chicago

The spicy and perfectly tart shrub (flavored drinking vinegar) gives this pitcher-friendly cocktail a refreshing quality.

The addition of an anise-flavored liqueur turns this hot cocoa into the liquid version of chocolate-covered licorice.

Three cocktail recipes that are low on alcohol and big on flavor to help you enjoy The Food Lover's Cleanse

Coconut water is known for being a big source of hydration. It's a perfect potassium-rich pairing for a little vodka, lemon and aromatic Earl grey simple syrup.

Blood orange kicks up the vitamin C, potassium and antioxidants in this bracing cocktail. Citrus is a great way to release a little extra water weight—so you can detox (a little) while you drink.

The compote in this winter refresher provides a nice dose of antioxidants from fresh cranberries and cleansing notes from the ginger. Excess sugar is kept to a minimum with natural honey.

This bold, citrusy cocktail is your first line of defense against seasonal affective disorder

Ever been curious about what your Christmas tree tastes like? Try out one of these six pine-infused products

The label on a bottle of Champagne tells you more about what's inside—and how it was made—than you might think

How to choose the perfect bottle of wine as a holiday gift for anyone on your list.

Tips for pouring the perfect glass of Champagne, from BA's Wine Insider David Lynch

To faithfully re-create this cocktail, do as Nostrana in Portland, OR, does and seek out blue plum brandy from Oregon’s Clear Creek Distillery.

“I love grapefruit cocktails year-round, but the rye and sage make this one especially wintry.” —Alison Roman, senior associate food editor