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.…
How to Order a Drink at a Bar Without Sounding Like an Idiot
Photo: bogdanhoda (Shutterstock) From weddings to breweries to barbecues to plain ol’ bars, alcohol is everywhere. Drinking is a ubiquitous part of our culture, and while it’s easy to stick…
Fuck It, Make Your Dirty Martini With Tequila
Photo: J. VanDerKern (Shutterstock) My relationship with martinis can be traced back to the bar at Bern’s Steakhouse in Tampa, an iconic establishment that’s decorated like a French bordello. Desperate…
15 Pretty Cocktails to Make for the One You Love
Photo: Devojka For a more leisurely take on the juicy modern classic, try serving your Paper Plane over ice: I imagine this is what the experience of sipping a Paper…
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.”…