Cocktails News

It's beginning to taste a lot like Christmas at The Green Room on Greenville's Main Street with a couple of new holiday cocktails that highlight the flavors of the season.

"Nothing really says celebration like hearing that cork pop, seeing the bubbles flow into a flute, and feeling those bubbles on the palate," says Kim Haasarud, author of numerous books on cocktails -- including 101 Champagne Cocktails -- and founder of Liquid Architecture, a beverage consultancy.

On December 5, 1933, the 18th Amendment was repealed -- ending Prohibition and making the 1933 holiday season extra special.

Two holiday cocktails at Cantina Laredo: The Season's Spice Margarita is made with Tequila Avion Silver, Cointreau, fresh lime juice, agave syrup, bitters, a touch of cinnamon and nutmeg and an orange slice for garnish.

Our own Cheryl Baehr was a very distinguished judge at this week's Cocktail Wars competition.

This is a morning show celebrating the written word and spoken word with poetry, prayers, short stories, lyrics, and more every Thursday morning with Peter Jenks and friends.

From the "Sleigh Ride" to the "Toasted Macaroon," cozy bars in the North County certainly know how to pour a cup of cheer during the holiday season We all know that a holly jolly holiday season really comes down to that cup of cheer and with this cold weather snap, we're all looking for something to warm us up.

Canon's Campfire in Georgia, made with a peach-habaA ero shrub, is smoked under a glass dome by burning French oak chips that have been sous vide in cinnamon syrup and then dehydrated PLANTING THE SHRUBS While "shrub" sounds like it might echo the veggie cocktail trend, it actually goes back much farther-to the vinegar-based drinks, or shrubs, that ... (more)

Shake your Christmas parties into action with our four fab recipes for cocktails... including a 'mocktail' so the designated driver doesn't miss out Mix the lemon juice, whisky and sugar with ice cubes in a cocktail shaker.

December has firmly clamped its angry fingers around us all: cold temps, an overload of family time and the annual morass of credit-card debt that results from buying useless crap that, let's face it, the recipients of your gifts probably don't even need.

There's something different about the gin and tonics they mix at Rickhouse bar on San Francisco's Kearny St. And it tastes a lot like... exclusivity.

My definition of the ideal summer cocktail? Easy to make, refreshing to drink. Come the winter holidays, I make only one change: Easy to make, comforting to drink.

Are you an avid eater with a penchant for locally harvested food and drink? Well, it doesn't get any more local than "foodie" haven Local 121.

GERRY MELENDEZ/THE STATELauren Tebeau of The Oak Table in Columbia, S.C., creates a honey cranberry tart drink for the holiday season.

Between office parties and in-law visits, the holidays provide enough opportunities to get thy drink on than is perhaps necessary.

In the era before space heaters and Thinsulate, simmering concoctions of wine, beer, and spirits were a staple of colonial taverns.

The holidays are a perfect time to gather friends and family together for a good meal.

As festive as it is to offer a delicious cocktail at your party, picking the right mixed drink involves more than just deciding what tastes great and works with your menu.

VeeV, a delicious acai liqueur, is a first-rate addition to many established cocktails as well as new creations.

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.