The Easiest Way to Calculate Your Cocktail’s ABV
Photo: Gecko Studio (Shutterstock) Most years, at least a couple of my friends participate in Dry January. The last few years have not been like most years. I don’t know…
Make It Personal With the Gibson Cocktail
Photo: Devojka My idea of wisdom is knowing better than to judge how somebody orders their martini*. It’s a deeply personal thing. Among the most classic of classic stirred-up cocktails,…
The Best Ways to Filth Up Your Dirty Martini
Hello from my comically large martini glass.Photo: Claire Lower I will always love the dirty martini. It was my gateway into the wild and wonderful world of gin, and I…
Flirt With the Zeitgeist Over Espresso Martinis
Photo: Devojka Espresso Martinis are really having a moment right now. I know this not because I’m diligently on the pulse of cocktail culture, with my social media feeds filled…
Be Fashionably Late With the Help of These Two Cocktails
Photo: Devojka I take forever to get ready, and I’m chronically late. I don’t like these two facts about me, but facts they are. It’s gotten to the point where…
Embrace Your End of Summer Feelings With the Warday’s Cocktail
Photo: Devojka There’s a line from an Eileen Myles poem that I keep turning over in my head: “Every season has cracks through which winter or fall might leak through.”…
Blend Nectarines and Vermouth for a Fruity Summer Sipper
Photo: Claire Lower Beyond the Bellini, there aren’t many famous stone fruit-forward cocktails. But peach and nectarine purees are delicious, if a little viscous, and bubbly isn’t the only thing…
6 Boozy Beverages to Sip Over the Holiday Weekend
Photo: Claire Lower Do you like fun? Do you like nostalgia? Are you a woman in your mid-30s? If so, I have the drink for you: A fruity, though quite…
Make a Streamlined Dirty Martini With Freezer-Cold Gin
Those are pickled green tomatoes and they rule.Photo: Claire Lower 3-Ingredient Happy Hour3-Ingredient Happy HourThe weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. I love drinking martinis—all kinds of…
Make a Gin Old Fashioned With Lemon Syrup
Photo: Claire Lower 3-Ingredient Happy Hour3-Ingredient Happy HourThe weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. Old fashioneds are usually dark drinks made with brown liquors, but the basic…