Journal

Bloody Mary Gift Basket: Ideas, Checklist, and How to Build One

What to put in a Bloody Mary gift basket, six gift basket ideas by budget, how to pack a DIY basket, and a ready-made Bloody Mary Kit if you want to skip the shopping.

Oyster Shooter Recipe: Bloody Mary Oyster Shots and 6 Ways to Make Them

How to make oyster shooters at home: the classic Bloody Mary oyster shot, variations with vodka, mezcal, beer, rum, and sake, a zero-proof version, and how to buy, shuck, and serve oysters for a pa...

Thanksgiving Cocktails: 14 Drinks From Parade to Pie

Fourteen Thanksgiving cocktails organized by when you'll pour them: a Bloody Mary bar for the parade, a batch apple cider bourbon punch for football, spritzes for dinner, nightcaps after pie, and z...

Fall Mocktails: 12 Easy Recipes for Autumn

Twelve fall mocktails built on apple cider, cranberry, pear, and warm spice, balanced so they don't drink like juice. Includes a Thanksgiving punch and a savory Virgin Mary.

Cocktail Infusion Kit: How to Make Flavored Spirits at Home

A cocktail infusion kit is a jar of dried fruit, herbs, and spices that you add your own spirit to. It steeps for a few days and turns a plain bottle into something with real character. You control...

Cocktail Smoker Kit

A cocktail smoker kit adds wood smoke to a finished drink. No heat, no cooking, just aroma and a layer of flavor that was not there before. It is one of the few bar tools that changes how a drink t...

After Dinner Drinks

The best after dinner drinks, from amaro and limoncello to real zero-proof digestifs. What to serve, how to pour it, and how to please the whole table.

Mocktail Bar

How to set up a mocktail bar guests actually love: the shopping checklist, how much to buy per guest, the layout, and five builds worth repeating.

Cadillac Margarita: What Makes It a Cadillac (and How to Make One)

A Cadillac margarita upgrades every component: 100 percent agave tequila, fresh lime, and a Grand Marnier float. What makes it a Cadillac, plus the recipe.

Hostess Gifts Worth Bringing: 25 Ideas Better Than Wine and Flowers

Hostess gifts that get used, not regifted. 25 ideas organized by the kind of host you are visiting, plus the etiquette on spending, timing, and what to skip.