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Best Non-Alcoholic Gin

The best non-alcoholic gin tastes like juniper and botanicals, not flavored water. Here are 8 zero-proof bottles worth pouring, plus how to build a real NA gin and tonic.

Ginger Syrup Recipe

The rich-ratio method for a ginger syrup with real heat — why most come out weak, how to fix it, cocktail uses, and how long it keeps.

Honey Ginger Syrup Recipe

A honey ginger syrup with real bite — plus how it differs from plain ginger syrup, how to use it in a Penicillin, and exactly how long it lasts.

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.

Sangrita

Sangrita is the non-alcoholic chaser sipped alongside tequila in Jalisco. Both schools of recipe, how to serve it, and how to host a tasting around it.

What Is a Chelada? Mexico's Three Ingredient Beer Cocktail

A chelada is beer, fresh lime, and salt over ice in a salted glass. What separates it from a michelada, the regional name flip, and the classic 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.

Bloody Mary Gazpacho

Bloody Mary gazpacho is the closest thing there is to a Bloody Mary you eat with a spoon. It is a cold, no-cook tomato soup built on the same flavors as the drink, and it is one of the best things ...

Bloody Mary Oysters

A Bloody Mary and a plate of raw oysters want the same things. Brine, acid, horseradish, and heat. That is why the two have shared a brunch table for a hundred years. This is how to put the flavor ...

Bloody Mary Ketchup

Bloody Mary ketchup is regular ketchup with the savory, spicy, briny kick of the cocktail stirred in. It goes on everything ketchup already goes on, but it tastes like it came from somewhere better...