Cocktails News

Give the gift of DIY cocktails this season with homemade vermouth, angostura bitters, and maraschino-style cherries perfect for mixing into a homemade Manhattan cocktail.

Anthony Bohlinger, executive bar director at Chefs Club by Food & Wine in Aspen, Colo., created this cocktail recipe named after one of Aspen Mountain's popular black diamond runs.

It's a pretty well established fact that one consumes drinks by, well, drinking them.

When you were a kid, this was the time of year that you came in from the snow and drank as much hot chocolate and warm cider as you could get.

With the exception of a good margarita, I've never been one for mixed drinks. Which doesn't mean I don't like a great cocktail.

Eighty years ago today, on Dec. 5, 1933, the Eighteenth Amendment was officially repealed by the ratification of the 21st Amendment.

Perhaps it is the presentation: Huge shrimp perched on the side of a fancy glass, waiting to be delicately dipped into a pool of spicy cocktail sauce.

Bitters are to craft cocktails what salt is to baked goods: an important elevation.

Alder bar director Kevin Denton 's dinnertime drink menu includes what I contend is a mighty nifty feature: the option to order several of the cocktails as "shorts."

Two of the most imaginative bartenders in America came to Portland to celebrate their recognition and spread a bit of holiday...um...spirits.

Chef Bill Fuller, of the Big Burrito Group, stops by the Pittsburgh Today Live kitchen to share his favorite cocktails that are perfect for all your holiday festivities! 1.) Whisk together egg yolks and sugar to bright yellow.

Scene: The Wine Experience might as well have a secret password. It's hidden on the lower north side of Youn kers, past an acre of dress-up fleece options for women of a certain age, and barely noticeable to untrained eyes.

Despite its name, it's quite a delicious mix of whisky, orange juice, sweet vermouth and cherry brandy.

Spice up the seasonal festivities by adding some crafty oil to the entertainment engine.

The first time I made bacon-infused bourbon, it was absolutely awful-one of the worst things I've ever tasted, no exaggeration.

With the exception of a good margarita, I've never been one for mixed drinks. Which doesn't mean I don't like a great cocktail.

In the wake of Black Friday madness and family dinner drama, we could all use a strong drink.

With a nod to new school barbeque, Georgia's Southern Soul Barbeque will be joining forces with local favorite, Home Team BBQ, to host a Backyard BBQ that's sure to be a spectacle of smoked meats and good eats.

Move over, eggnog: there's a new holiday cocktail in town. At your next holiday fete, we urge you to get into the yuletide spirit with a candy cane cocktail that calls for only three ingredients.

The season's temptations of rich party foods and decadent sweets can make it a challenge to keep extra pounds at bay, and adding high-calorie holiday cocktails doesn't make it any easier.