This recipe was used in our bar in Clayton, Idaho. It is a handy mix that can be made ahead of time. Just add to a glass of vodka and ice, and garnish as desired. The 'Wild River Saloon' was known for...
I love sriracha and using it to replace the conventional Tabasco® hot sauce in my go-to Bloody Mary recipe creates an equally quenching, but slightly brighter and spicier cocktail. For more fire, substitute...
This is great for using up that extra rhubarb! It's a very kicky twist on a Cosmopolitan, and you can use the syrup to add a spark to any of your favorite drinks, from vodka lemonade to margaritas. The...
Food editor Shira Bocar's drink of choice for summer evenings on Decatur Island is a play on the Negroni, featuring cherry plums muddled with sugar, Aperol (a citrusy Italian aperitif), gin, seltzer, and...
This great recipe for Bourbon slush is originally from my friend's Kentucky cousins, and was renamed at a recent dinner party. It is especially good made with citrus herbal tea!
This pretty pink martini is the color of spring with the flavors of winter citrus. Don't love gin? Use vodka instead! We rimmed our glasses with a fun mix of crushed pink peppercorns and coarse sugar.
That other New York borough has a more famous whiskey-based cocktail, but this gin cocktail is a serious beverage. Its origin, H.L. Mencken wrote, 'is quite unknown to science. All that is known is that...
This nonalcoholic mojito is perfect for St. Patrick's Day or anytime you'd like a refreshing drink. To make the garnish, cut a shamrock from a slice of cucumber skin using a shamrock cookie cutter.
A touch of sweet-tart cranberry sauce adds intrigue (and color!) to this tequila-and-grapefruit cocktail. For a smokier drink, use mezcal as the base spirit.
This hurricane recipe is unparalleled for taste and drinkability! Everyone I've introduced it to has become hooked, and the bar that serves the original recipe routinely runs out of hurricane glasses to...
Apples, thyme, and Dijon mustard are classic flavors to pair with pork chops. Now those ingredients are prepared in a cocktail, but instead of pork, they are combined with bourbon. This is a flavor combination...
Chamomile and lemon-flavored herbs create a delicate, delightful tea. We used lemon verbena, which lends a pleasantly sweet flavor for a refreshing and light tea.
Hibiscus iced tea takes the place of cranberry juice, giving these pink drinks a deep ruby hue. This recipe is adapted from Jennifer Trainer Thompson's "Caribbean Cocktails" (Ten Speed; 2003).
The true margarita--a blend of lime juice, orange liqueur, and tequila--is racy and streamlined, a drink that balances sour, sweet, and salty sensations against the electrifying flavor of Mexico's most...
This classic drink dates back to the Civil War era and makes even a less expensive bottle of Champagne taste great with the addition of Angostura bitters and a sugar cube.
You can make the boozy fruit puree up to two days in advance. Top with seltzer and garnish with blackberries, lime wedges, and marjoram leaves before serving. Recipe courtesy of Erin French, chef and owner...
With more than a dozen varieties on the market, vodka leads the organic liquor trend. Add juice from in-season tangerines and pomegranates for a sweet and tangy festive drink.