Whiskey

This recipe would also work with small cipolline onions or larger torpedo-shaped shallots.

Let's move this party to the living room: Here's how to stock your home bar with the best bottles of sipping neat and mixing.

To maximize the tangy flavor of the rye flour, use rye whiskey instead of bourbon.

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.

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.

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

Sandwiching the puff pastry between two baking sheets ensures that the pastry rises perfectly even.

The hot toddy is not simply a mixture of hot water and booze. It’s a miracle worker, a doctor, and a life coach in a cup. And although it does seem to do the trick for everything from a sore throat to a cough, it’s just as good when you’re healthy. This version—from Damon Boelte, bar manager at Prime Meats restaurant in Brooklyn—omits the usual honey or sugar and plays up the herbal and spicy notes instead.

The ice in this spicy grapefruit cocktail dilutes the drink over time, so you can keep sipping well into the party.

At Everyman Espresso, they serve this sans alcohol, but feel free to add a splash of brown before stirring.

For smaller loaves, divide dough and nut paste mixture into four portions instead of two and bake in four mini loaf pans—for 40–45 minutes.

The exceptional texture and glossy sheen of this fudge result from the way you mix it. Make sure the chocolate and condensed milk are barely hot.

Truth be told, the bourbon's optional, and this is equally delicious hot or cold.

Feel free to experiment and substitute Luxardo in other drink recipes calling for fruit liqueurs or brandy.

For the sweetest new year, serve this sparkly cocktail featuring classic Rosh Hashanah flavors: apple and honey.

The bitterness of the caramelized sugar tempers the sweetness in this twist on an Old Fashioned.

Shortening makes for the flakiest pie crust. But you won’t miss the buttery flavor—there’s plenty in the filling.

It’s just as tasty without booze but only as good as the chocolate you use, so shop accordingly.

Tosca's cocktails are so good people drink them well into the meal.

Bonal is a French apéritif infused with gentiana, a low-growing wildflower common in many parts of France

For best flavor, head to the farmers' market for peak-season fruit. Freeze in a single layer on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet until solid.

If you feed your pigs spent grain, will they taste like whiskey? And on a deeper level, how does an animal's diet affect the way it tastes?