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...
Top 10 Thanksgiving cocktail recipes
The main rule of thumb for selecting Thanksgiving cocktails should be: does it make you want to curl up by a fire and sip? Then it's a potential Thanksgiving cocktail.
If you want to get even...
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...
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...

The Mint Julep is kind of like the Mojito of the southeastern United States. It's a refreshing combination of mint, sugar, bourbon and water, perfect for sipping on hot days. The major difference between it and the Mojito is that it uses bourbon instead of rum.
The Mint Julep
Leaves from 4 to 6 mint sprigs
Granulated sugar ...
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When you want champagne, but it doesn't have the kick you're looking for, you can always go for the French 75. It's a champagne, gin and lemon cocktail with a hell of a kick. Sounds like an odd combination, but it ends up being a pretty interesting blend of fruit and herbal flavors.
The French 75
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The Sidecar probably dates back to the end of World War II, and early versions may have contained more ingredients. The recipe that survived only has three ingredients: brandy, orange liqueur and lemon juice. The flavor is distinctly citrus. There are a couple of variations on this one, but the most common adjustment is a ...
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The Black Russian supposedly appeared in Brussels in 1949. It's a wonderfully simple cocktail - just vodka and Kahlua over ice. This is one of the easiest recipes for tinkering: try a different coffee liqueur, or a flavored vodka (vanilla is great), add a splash of cola, use equal amounts of vodka and liqueur, or ...
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No one's exactly sure where the Mojito came from - it may date all the way back to the 16th century. Whatever its origins, this traditional Cuban carbonated rum cocktail is a big hit today. With a base of white rum and lime juice, it's reminiscent of the Rum Swizzle and Daiquiri, but the mint ...
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When you soak gummi bears in vodka, they absorb the alcohol and turn into a yummy fruity treat with a kick. The how-to part of this is pretty simple, so I decided to make things a little more interesting. In addition to regular vodka gummi bears, I made vodka sugar-free gummi bears, vodka gummi worms ...
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