We gathered America’s top bartenders to ask them if it would be possible to judge a fellow bartender by having them…

In the basement of the Townhouse in Venice, CA is the Del Monte, a speakeasy that isn’t some newfound faux speakeasy…

This is a special time for me, both as a bartender and as a writer. I've spent the past 18 years behind the bar,…

Up here in the rainy Pacific Northwest we don't see much sun until roughly mid-July, but this year we've been…

No home bartender disputes the importance of a quality shaker. Opaque cocktail ingredients like cream, fruit juice,…

Let's just admit it, the Long Island Iced Tea is a bit of a joke. The drink had its heyday in the 1980s and 1990s,…

Only the saddest of drinkers hunker down alone to tie one on. Alcoholic self-destruction, at it's best, is a team…

Cinco de Mayo has become, in my opinion, something of a farce holiday here in the United States. Originally…

College is generally a dark time for cocktails. I remember a summer back in 1994 when all I ordered at my local…

There are those mornings when there simply isn't enough energy and hand-eye coordination at your disposal to make…

Once upon a time, apple cocktails had a great reputation. Or better put, they had a great reputation until the late…

I would wager that when most people think about rum, they imagine tropical cocktails—Daiquiris, Mojitos, Piña…

I've been known to poke fun at my father's drinking stories. Especially his tales of over-consuming blended ice…

Last night was a blur and this morning is shrouded in a haze, but hey, we're not judging. We're just here to help.…

In the age of mixology, blenders are easily the most maligned piece of bar gear—and for good reason. Reason number…

Everyone was Irish yesterday. God help us, everyone was Irish. For those of you who skipped the corn beef and…

In 1946, Bill Veeck, baseball's maverick owner, had a bold idea that changed the national pastime forever. Disgusted…

Many self-proclaimed manly men wouldn't dare order a glass of pink wine, let alone bubbly pink wine. One look at…

We know, it's a rough morning after a late night out. Luckily, as a public service to the hungover, every week we…

Much like their namesake, the Grand Tetons (meaning large teat in French) have seduced adventurous men…