Author: Miche Bacher
This fragrant twist on the gimlet cocktail gets its clean green notes not from lime juice but from fresh basil. For extra glamour and aroma, tuck small sprigs of additional basil into each glass.
The minty mojito is taken to a sparkling new level with this variation on a tropical themed drink. It is remarkably refreshing-an excellent opening act for an evening of fun and fine dining.
Author: Jeff Morgan
Author: Melissa Roberts
Brewed tea is an easy way to infuse complex flavors into warming winter cocktails. This libation uses two tea bags for a double-strength brew.
Author: Matt Duckor
The French 75 is a classic cocktail usually made with cognac, though gin is sometimes substituted, and that's the spirit I call for in this recipe. It typically isn't served as a punch but works quite...
Author: Kara Newman
Brandy or Scotch also work well in a hot toddy, but the vanilla sweetness of good bourbon was our favorite-this time, at least.
A classic whiskey cocktail made with bourbon and mint is even more fragrant when you flavor your simple syrup.
Author: Cindy Kebbell
Guinness is considered by its many aficionados to be extremely creamy, but when you add it to Champagne or prosecco, its fruitiness emerges as well. The proportions are roughly two parts bubbly to one...
Author: David Bowers
These peach puree and yogurt popsicles are just the thing to cool off on a hot summer day.
Author: Kay Chun
Author: Maricel Presilla
Try this frothy cocktail - named after a bartender in San Francisco - instead of eggnog.
Author: Scott Beattie
Who says that Pimm's is just for Pimm's Cups? Add Champagne, and it becomes an especially refreshing punch. Pimm's was created in the 1840s by an English oyster bar owner, and it became one of the most...
Author: Julie Reiner
Author: Kay Chun
Satisfy your grown-up tastes, as well as your inner child, with this boozy take on the classic St. Patrick's Day milkshake.
Author: Kendra Vizcaino-Lico
Author: Melissa Roberts
Cachaça, a liquor made from sugarcane, gives these drinks their distinctive flavor. In Brazil it is traditional to make caipirinhas one or two at a time, as we do here. For ease of entertaining, however,...
Author: Cynthia Nims
Author: Gabe Soria