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Summer Cocktails: 12 Drinks Built for Hosting, Not Bartending

Every summer cocktail guide on the internet has the same twenty drinks. Aperol Spritz. Mojito. Margarita. Moscow Mule. A watermelon something. A frozen something else. By the time you finish scroll...

What Is Soda Water? A Complete Guide to the Cocktail Essential

Soda water is one of those things most people pour without thinking about. It goes in a vodka soda, a whiskey highball, a spritz, a mocktail. You assume it is just water with bubbles. It is not. So...

Cinco de Mayo Cocktails: Six Drinks, One Bar, Zero Stress

Most Cinco de Mayo cocktail guides tell you to make margaritas. Then they suggest a strawberry margarita, a spicy margarita, a frozen margarita, and a watermelon margarita. By the time you finish r...

Sarti Spritz: The Pink Italian Aperitivo Cocktail

The Sarti spritz looks like a sunset in a glass. Pink, fizzy, garnished with an orange slice. It's lighter and more floral than an Aperol spritz, less bitter than Cappelletti, and considerably more...

Lambrusco Spritz: The Sparkling Red Wine Cocktail Worth Making

Most spritzes are a summer drink. The Lambrusco spritz is not. Because it's built on sparkling red wine rather than white or rosé, it carries the dark fruit and earthy depth of a red wine into the ...

Italicus Spritz: The Bergamot Cocktail You Should Know

If you know bergamot from Earl Grey tea, you already have a sense of what Italicus tastes like. Bright, floral, slightly bitter citrus. Easy to like, interesting enough to keep you paying attention...

Cappelletti Spritz: The Italian Aperitivo Drink Worth Knowing

If you've been reaching for Aperol out of habit, Cappelletti is worth trying. It's a wine-based Italian aperitivo. Deep red, bitter, slightly earthy. The spritz it builds is darker and less sweet t...

Matcha Tonic Recipe - How To Make the Best

A matcha tonic is exactly what it sounds like: freshly whisked matcha poured over ice into a glass of cold tonic water. The matcha layers on top, the tonic floats beneath, and the visual alone is e...

Best Tonic Water: How to Choose and What Actually Matters

The best tonic water is the one that makes your specific drink better. That sounds obvious, but it rules out most of the advice you find online, which recommends tonic based on brand recognition ra...

Port and Tonic (Porto Tonico) Recipe

In Portugal, you order a porto tonico the way Americans order a gin and tonic. It shows up on bar menus alongside wines and aperitifs. It is ordered before dinner, at the beach, at hotel bars, and ...