Effortless entertaining comes down to the pre-prep, especially for impressive beverages. Jugs of ready-mixed cocktails are a wonderfully easy way to get the party started. Make the most of the last of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bartender pours red liqueur into a mixing glass with ice - Maksym Fesenko/Shutterstock Once used for medicinal purposes, today's ...

You’ve got the gin and tonic down. You’re quick with a bourbon and ginger. You can sniff out a bottle at the wine shop that pretty much anyone will enjoy. And you can talk craft beer with the best of ...

Bitters, the salt and pepper of the cocktail world, have exploded in popularity over the last decade or so, with craft companies scheming up their own take on the botanical-infused booze additive.

Some of the ingredients require a little sleuthing, but luckily NYC is a great place to hunt for rare spices. Sahadi’s in Cobble Hill is a good spot for Brooklynites, while Manhattan folks can hit up ...

Lately, one Angeleno has been telling bartenders to keep adding bitters to her Champagne cocktail “until it’s the color of my prom dress.” That’s way more than a dash or two -- it takes about a ...

The Toronto cocktail is the result of a century of whisky cocktail history. Like most classic cocktails, the backstory of the Toronto is complicated. In Meehan’s Bartender Manual, bartender and author ...

Angostura has been the big name in bitters for centuries—since 1824 to be exact—but now there are dozens of companies across the nation cranking out equally delicious small-batch bitters perfect for ...

Originally sold as a medicinal tincture in the 19th century, bitters are often one of the most overlooked cocktail ingredients. However, any experienced bartender will tell you that just a few drops ...