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Shaken or Stirred? How to Mix Any Cocktail the Right Way

Alma Avalle

The Best Bar Spoon Does Much More Than Stir
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If you make martinis, Negronis, or Manhattans at home, you need this expertly engineered tool.

J Fergus

The Cocktail Shaker Workout: 6 Exercises to Make You a Better Bartender
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Properly shaking up a cocktail requires serious muscles. So we consulted a fitness expert and personal trainer to give us the ideal workout for toning up those arms. (We're serious.)

Rochelle Bilow

The 6 Things You Need to Mix Drinks Like a Pro Bartender
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6 essential cocktail tips every home bartender should master.

Belle Cushing

Essential Cocktail-Mixing Skills for the Home Bar
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Hone these cocktail techniques (the Herb Slap, the Dry Shake) and you'll be mixing like a master

Bon Appétit

Make Your Cocktails Better With a Pinch of Salt
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There’s a very good chance it’s the secret ingredient in those $17 drinks at the cool bar around the corner.

Emily Farris

Still Thinking About Stanley Tucci’s Negroni
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Should this classic drink ever be shaken? Let’s ask an expert.

Alex Beggs

My Version of Meal Prep is Making Big-Batch Martinis
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A big-batch drink is way more fun than a dozen hard-boiled eggs.

John deBary

The Waldorf Astoria's Non-Negotiable Cocktail Rules
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These three tips from Frank Caiafa are essential for making cocktails like the bartenders at NYC's iconic Waldorf Astoria.

Rochelle Bilow

Bartenders Flaunt Their Shaker Faces
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Shaker Faces is a site that pays homage to the great bartenders of this country by posting videos of them rattling, grimacing, and, sometimes, winking when they shake cocktails.

Julia Bainbridge

3 Beer Cocktails You Mix INSIDE the Can
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From tequila to amaro, there's a ton of things that taste just great in beer.

Alex Delany

What's Cold, Yellow, and Best Taken with a Plate of Salt?
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Hint: You'll see one (or a bunch) on Cinco de Mayo

Mary-Frances Heck

This Cocktail Is Called the Rattlesnake, and That’s Reason Enough to Make It
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Other reasons include: whiskey, lemon, and that foamy top. 

Alex Beggs

Drink Recipes from Our Top 10 Cocktail Bars
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Get the recipe for the No One to Punch from the Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co. in Philadelphia.

Julia Bainbridge

Make a Martini Like a Pro With Audrey Saunders
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The hardest things to master are often the simplest. Take the martini.

Bon Appétit

The Cocktail Formula That You Need to Memorize Now
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Chris Morocco

Drink Recipes from Our Top 10 Cocktail Bars
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Get the recipe for the Secreta cocktail from Drink in Boston.

Julia Bainbridge

The Perfect Martini Requires 50 Stirs and It's Worth It
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Audrey Saunders of the famed Pegu Club taught us how to make the perfect martini. Learn her magic.

Elyssa Goldberg

Your Coolest New Party Trick: The Instant Old Fashioned
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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.

Elyssa Goldberg

Resist the Minibar and Hack a Cocktail In Your Hotel Room
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Traveling? How to mix up a cheap instant cocktail without leaving your room or opening the minibar.

Christina Chaey

The Weekend Cocktail We Could All Use Right Now
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Our favorite reader-requested cocktail is a refreshing, drinkable spin on one of our favorite salads.

Christina Chaey

How to Do the Herb Slap for a Proper Cocktail Garnish
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Want to bring out the flavor in that mint sprig you're using as cocktail garnish? Then you'd better study this Vine video of the proper technique

Laura Loesch-Quintin

Let It Go Cocktail

Andrew Knowlton

How to Fix Frozen Cocktails That Turned Into Flavorless Slush Puddles
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Because frozen cocktails should be flavorful and, well, frozen.

Rick Martinez