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.
Cocktail Shaking Methods: How to Use Them Properly
How to Make Perfect Cocktail Shrubs
10 Cocktail Books You’ll Want to Read This Fall
3 Educational Books Every Bartender Needs to Read This Month
The Oddball Tool Bartenders Love to Use: Flavour Blaster
7 Great Alternatives to Luxardo Maraschino Cherries
How to Sell Uncommon Spirits at Your Bar
How to Drink Wine Mindfully
3 Irreverent Books Every Bartender Needs to Read This Month
The Oddball Tool Bartenders Love to Use: Handheld Milk Frother
The Oddball Tool Bartenders Love to Use: Pacojet
How to Order Wine: The Most Important Terms to Use
Rum Blends Belong in Your Mai Tais. Here's Why.
Split Your Vermouth to Make the Best Cocktails. Here’s Why.
The 11 Best Cocktail Books of 2020, According to Experts
The Oddball Tool Bartenders Love to Use: Syringe
6 Things You Should Know About the Paper Plane
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
3 Inspiring Books Every Bartender Should Read This Month
6 Cocktail-Making Classes to Take Online
11 Cocktail and Spirits Books You Need to Read This Spring
6 Things You Should Know About the Pisco Sour
The Oddball Tool Bartenders Love to Use: Instant Pot
3 Whiskey Books Every Bartender Needs to Read This Month
How to Master the Hard Shake
The Perfect Cocktail Onions: This Is the Way to Make Them
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.
6 Things You Should Know About the White Russian