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Spirits & Recipes

10 Best Wine Cocktails: White and Red-Based Recipes (You Can Make At Home)

We expect your wine rack will start doubling in size once you read our list of top ten wine cocktails. These recipes are easy to make and delicious to drink!

Spirits & Recipes

Long Island Iced Tea Cocktail Recipe (with Easy Step-by-Step Video)

One of my favorite summertime cocktails is the Long Island Iced Tea. It's cool, it's refreshing, and it's just what you need on a hot summer day.

Spirits & Recipes

Penicillin Cocktail Recipe (with Easy Step-by-Step Video)

Treat yourself with a penicillin cocktail to be cured of all your pains. Scotch, ginger and lemon makes this cocktail exactly what the doctor ordered.

Culture & Community

Vodka: Complete Guide (Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know)

Whether you're sipping it straight (you brave soul), mixing it in cocktails, or whipping up a boozy pasta sauce, vodka is the MVP of versatile spirits.

Culture & Community

History of the Bloody Mary Cocktail (And How It Got Its Name)

This clear spirit might seem simple at first glance, but like your favorite reality TV show, there's more drama and depth here than meets the eye.

Culture & Community

The Real Origin of the Word Cocktail (And its Shocking History)

The word alone can solicit a giggle. But what is the origin of the word cocktail, and what does it have to do with a drink? The answer will surprise you.

Bartending & Mixology

Vermouth: What It Is, How to Use It, and Why you Need it as a Home Bartenders!

We use it all the time, but what is vermouth anyway and why should you care? In this post we cover the history of vermouth and wha makes it so special.

Spirits & Recipes

Bloody Mary Cocktail Recipe (with Easy Step-by-Step Video)

Master the ultimate Bloody Mary cocktail recipe! Learn the perfect blend of vodka, tomato juice, and spices, plus tips and fascinating history.

Bartending & Mixology

How is Alcohol Made? 10 Types of Spirits & Their Different Production Process

Do you know what your favorite spirits are made of? In this post, we will answer the question, how is alcohol made?

Bartending & Mixology

Top 10 Essential Bartending Tools You Need to Make Cocktails (for Beginner Mixologists)

In this post, we will cover the top ten essential bartending tools for beginners. We will also offer some suggestions so you can start mixing drinks today!

Spirits & Recipes

Last Word Cocktail Recipe (with Easy Step-by-Step Video)

The Last Word is a very well-known Pre-Prohibition Cocktail that uses Gin at its base, combined with Lime Juice, Maraschino Liqueur, and Green Chartreuse.

Culture & Community

Spotlight: Kentucky YouTube Channel ‘Cocktail or Neat’

In this post, we take a look at Kentucky couple Tim and Heather, who’s YouTube channel 'Cocktail or Neat' is making a splash in the Bourbon scene.

Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky

The only kind of hanky panky I indulge in is the cocktail – it’s a lot smoother and has no regrets. Come on in and give it a try.

Grog, Traditional

Grog, Traditional

The grog is the 1700s cocktail that made sailors see straight and made landlubbers seasick, and did a fine job keeping the scurvy at bay.

Navy Grog

Navy Grog

The navy grog is a very close relative to the traditional grog, just that the navy adds some minor tweaks to the original recipe. Both are delicious.

Golden Girl

Golden Girl

Drinking a Golden Girl is like sipping on gold. Refreshing, dazzling, and worth its weight in richness. I decided not to make a Golden Girls reference.

Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn

Sipping a Golden Dawn cocktail is like experiencing spiritual enlightenment in a glass – without the need for meditation or incantations.

Godfather/Godmother

Godfather/Godmother

The godfather reflects the strong and classic qualities of the character and the cocktail, made with equal parts of scotch and amaretto liqueur.

Frozen Blue Hawaiian

Frozen Blue Hawaiian

Imagine drinking the Frozen Blue Hawaiian cocktail, knee deep in crystal clear ocean water, staring at the sunset, listening to the crashing of waves.

French Flamingo

French Flamingo

Like a pink flamingo in a Parisian garden, the French Flamingo cocktail is a beautiful, elegant and whimsical sip of summer.

French 75

French 75

Sipping a French 75 is like firing a shot of sophistication and sparkle, with a Champagne kick that always hits the target.

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