The Basics

Tips & Tricks

Turning out top-notch drinks at home takes more than good intentions. There are the techniques to master and methods to apply the next time you start mixing cocktails.
Split Your Vermouth to Make the Best Cocktails. Here’s Why.
The Oddball Tool Bartenders Love to Use: Syringe
Rum Blends Belong in Your Mai Tais. Here's Why.
How to Put a Thai Twist on Classic Cocktails
How to Saber a Champagne Bottle Perfectly Every Single Time
The Book Every Bartender Needs to Read This Month
How to Ferment Your Drink Ingredients
Why a Champagne Flute Often Isn't the Best Choice for Your Bubbly
How to Make Vinegar from Wine
The Oddball Tool Bartenders Love to Use: Metal Cookie Cutter
8 Reasons You Haven’t Uncorked That Bottle—and Why You Should
3 Books by Bartenders for Bartenders to Read This Month
7 Wine Books to Read Right Now
The Three Inspiring Books Every Bartender Should Read This Month
6 Cocktail-Making Classes to Take Online
The 11 Cocktail and Spirits Books You Need to Read for Spring 2020
The Oddball Tool Bartenders Love to Use: Instant Pot
The 3 Whiskey Books Every Bartender Needs to Read This Month
How to Master the Hard Shake
3 Ways to Tell if a Booze Company Is Greenwashing
The Right Way to Make 5 Different Simple Syrups
6 Things You Should Know About the Mojito
What the #$@! Do I Do with This? Amaretto: What It Is and How to Use It.
6 Things You Should Know About the Old Fashioned
Infusing Your Own Flavored Vodka Through Science. It’s Easier Than You Think.
What the #$@! Do I Do with This? Peach Schnapps. What It Is and How to Use It.
How to Drink a Pisco Sour in Its Arguable Homeland of Peru
You're Storing Your Whiskey All Wrong: 7 Tips for Protecting Your Prized Bottles
6 Things About the Manhattan You Should Know
What the #$@! Do I Do with This? Green Chartreuse: What It Is and How to Use It.
Alternative Acids: How and Why to Use Them in Cocktails
How to Pair Whisky with Your Sushi
6 Things About the Bloody Mary You Should Know
I Tried to Like Baijiu. I Failed. And I’m Not the Only One.
The Perfect Cocktail Onions: This Is the Way to Make Them
The 12 Books You Need to Know About. All Coming Out Fall 2019.
Switzerland's Spirits Scene Is Anything but Neutral
The 11 Best Fizzy Waters for Your Highball, Ranked
What Bartenders Drink at Home But Would Never Order at a Bar
Hard Truths About the Rules of Drinking Bourbon
10 Things Not to Do in a Bar
The 5 Most Useful Rules for Drinking Rum
Forget Ginger Ale. This Is the Perfect Bourbon Mixer.