Why You Need a Little Spray Bottle on Your Bar Cart
Rinsing a glass with a strongly-flavored spirit before you pour your drink gives the cocktail a whisper of flavor without obscuring the star ingredients. Absinthe, Scotch, and herbal liqueurs like…
Why Your Next Classic Cocktail Should Be Upside-Down
We’re coming to the end of January, which, for some, may have been quite dry. Abstaining from alcohol has many benefits, and one major drawback: If and when you decided…
12 of Lifehacker’s Most Delicious Beverage Hacks of 2022
Photo: Brent Hofacker (Shutterstock) Liquor, citrus, and simple syrup are, according to nearly everyone in the cocktail community, the three ingredients you need to make a sour, including a daiquiri.…
Class Up Your Christmas Morning Mimosa With Cocktail Bitters
A mimosa is a welcome start to any day, but it’s needed on Christmas morning, just to take the harsh edge off the sound of ripping wrapping paper. The combination…
Winterize Your Gin Cocktail
The martini knows no season, but your brain is very aware of them, and right now your brain is probably craving festive, holiday-themed treats and libations. Cocktail-wise, this usually means…
Strike Gold With the Alaska Cocktail
Photo: Devojka Between gin or vodka, olive or lemon twist, brine or stark, dry or wet, MSG-tinged or saline-tinctured, there is no shortage of paths in the choose-your-own-adventure of martinis.…
Let Those ‘I-Don’t-Care’ Days Begin With a Fancy Free
Photo: Devojka There are two key signifiers that cement the fact that I am, officially, unambiguously, and regrettably, an adult. It isn’t my age (which, depending on the day and…
Have a Lazy Hot Girl Summer With a Watermelon Margarita
Dogs can be hot girls too.Photo: Devojka The more time I spend making cocktails, the more often I return to the basics. I’m prone to being seduced by the notion…
The Best (and Easiest) Alternatives to the Aperol Spritz
Photo: Mariya Siyanko (Shutterstock) When you think of spritz drinks, the first that probably comes to mind is the Aperol Spritz, and for good reason—it’s delicious. This Italian cocktail is…
You Can Make a Daiquiri (or any Sour) Without Simple Syrup
Back at the beginning of the pandemic, beverage writer David Wondrich did us all a huge favor by tweeting a “Drink of the Day,” live from his kitchen with “who-gives-a-shit…