Entertainment Tip: Mixing Multiple Drinks
When you're entertaining guests, you can save yourself time by pre-mixing a shakerful of cocktails. This is simple to do - just follow the tips below.
Premixing a pitcher of cocktails
You can...
Skittles Vodka Tutorial
Infusing vodka with Skittles is a very popular trend right now. There are a couple of different ways to do it. My way involves separating all the Skittles into their separate flavors and making...
Mixology Tip: Customizing Cocktails for Guests
When you're serving cocktails to guests, there's a very easy way to impress them by tweaking the drink so it's just how they like it:
Use just a little less of each ingredient than the recipe...
49 Margarita Recipes
In a couple of days, it'll officially be summer. One of the great summertime mixed drinks is the margarita, which comes in so many varieties you could have a substantially different one every day...
How to make green beer, leprechaun style
When I decided to write an article on how to make the perfect green beer, I decided no fooling around: I captured a leprechaun and asked it for the recipe. At first, of course, it refused to tell...

Here's a cocktail recipe you may never have heard of. At least, I can't find it on the net like so many others. It's the Adelle Special, and it's extremely simple but sublime. If you're new to Scotch, this cocktail makes a lovely introduction to it. If you already love Scotch but occasionally want something ...
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The aptly-named Old-Fashioned is one of the earliest classic cocktails, with at least one written recipe dating back to 1895. In fact, this drink is such a standby that it gave its name to the type of glass it's traditionally served in (the ten ounce "old fashioned"). It mixes the flavor of bourbon (or rye, ...
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The Kir Royale combines the flavors of black currant and champagne to make a fascinating apéritif - but you can drink it anyway you like. If you're looking to impress someone with a sophisticated cocktail, Kir Royale is a great choice. It's easy to make and it tastes wonderful - and champagne flutes always add ...
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Because it's Monday, and even good Mondays can be kind of blue, the timing is perfect to feature the Blue Monday cocktail. This is one of those really simple cocktail recipes that even beginners can put together perfectly - that's important when it's Monday and/or you're blue! The last thing you want is a pick ...
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The Dirty Martini is a simple variation on the traditional dry martini - it just adds a little bit of olive brine, which clouds the cocktail (hence the name "dirty martini"). If you like a martini with an olive garnish, you'll probably love this drink. The olive brine adds a wonderful salty flavor that stands ...
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The Pomegranate Martini is a fairly new development in the cocktail world. The popularity of pomegranate juice both for flavor and antioxidants made this one inevitable. Because this particular mixed drink is new, there are a lot of variations on it. I'm going to present several of them, and once you see how many options ...
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