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Classic Martini
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This cocktail should be served so cold it hurts, which you should repeat to yourself as you stir. And stir. And stir. 
Extra-Dry Martini
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Gin or vodka? Stanley Tucci’s martini recipe allows for either, depending on your mood. Just make sure it’s stirred, never shaken.
The Rattlesnake
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The double-shake method is key to this cocktail’s texture. The first round is to break up the egg white; the second is to chill and froth the drink.
Lemon Drop Martini
Easy
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This punchy sweet-and-sour lemon drop cocktail is best served with a side of gossip at your next happy hour.
19 Frozen Cocktails to Blend Up This Summer
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Like an espresso martini frappé, make-ahead piña coladas, and a spicy mango margarita.
Spicy Mango Margarita
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Blend frozen mango, blanco tequila, and lime juice into these cooling margaritas. A Tajín rim adds a spicy-salty kick.
Super Summer Fruit Syrup
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Simple syrup is good. Super Summer Fruit Syrup is better and able to transform any drink into its best post-vacation summery self.
Classic Shaken Margaritas
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Hot Pickle and Cheese Cracker Dip
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A creamy base meets the zing of pickles and lemon, dill, chile flakes and a Cheez-It crust for a salty crunch. Enjoy it cold or hot.
Our Favorite Cocktail Toppers, from Classic to Wacky
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Fun—and wacky—cocktail toppers to garnish your drink
Manhattan
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This classic rye cocktail doesn’t have to try hard. Just add vermouth and a dash of bitters for a deeply satisfying sip.
Diversify Your Cocktail Ingredients
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How to stock your liquor cabinet so you can make almost any drink
Crystal Clear Milk Punch
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Since you’re already taking a couple of days to make punch, might as well make fancy ice. Try freezing water in balloons. Run the frozen ovals under cold water until they just fit inside your glasses.
Just Add Soda: 11 Highball Cocktails to Drink All Summer
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Master the classic highball cocktail using these 11 easy, refreshing recipes.
Ginger Snap
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A low-alcohol cocktail made for the modern era, the Ginger Snap will be your go-to easy sipper all summer.
Classic Cocktails: Ramos Gin Fizz
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Our
Ramos Gin Fizz cocktail video gives you step-by-step instructions for mixing this classic drink
Garden Wedding
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This gin and peach cocktail is tangy, herbal, and refreshing, thanks to a touch of Greek yogurt and a few fresh basil leaves shaken into the drink.
New York Sour
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Shaking the egg white and other drink ingredients without ice—known as a “dry shake”—helps get the whites foamy without diluting the drink.
Drink Up! 12 Refreshing, Homemade Soda Recipes to Get Your Bubble Fix
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Mix up one of these refreshing homemade sodas and we bet you'll never crave the canned stuff again.
Mae Rose Cocktail
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This riff on a Negroni should be served very cold; stir until you can barely stand to hold onto the shaker anymore.
50 Dip Recipes That Are a Total Slam Dunk
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Onion dip, clam dip, giardiniera dip, ranch dip, 7-layer dip—we could go on.
27 Drink Recipes for Cinco de Mayo
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Frozen margarita? Uh, no thanks. Drink these instead.
The 10 Best Tip Jars We've Ever Seen
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Here's 10 clever, witty tip jars that make us laugh—and earn baristas an extra buck