Cocktails & Spirits

This riff on the classic is slightly spicy and not too sweet and nothing if not pretty darn close to perfect.

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A riff on the Negroni, this undersung and exceptionally smooooooooth drink is made with just bourbon, Negroni, and vermouth. Excuse us while we go pour ourselves another.

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Normally we have an issue with people talking fresh to us. But in the case of these agua frescas, or fresh flavored waters, we’re all ears.

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Sweet tea. Whiskey. Lemon juice. That’s all it takes to make a sassy summertime cocktail you’ll want to sip all afternoon long.

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Nothing slakes thirst, quells worries, and comes together with ease quite like Southern sweet tea.

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This pina colada recipe is made with rum, cream of coconut, and pineapple, and couldn’t be easier. We also think it’s even better than the classic.

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A summer party essential. You just may not have realized this yet. One sip and you’ll understand. (It’s nonalcoholic. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do something to fix that.)

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Named for the Broadway play about the mythological Greek god of beauty, the Adonis stunningly draws together vermouth, a couple styles of sherry, orange bitters, and a twist.

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The quintessential something to sip at an elegant soirée, a large party, or just because it’s a random Tuesday night.

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A sweetly tart, subtly flavored, gently intoxicating, remarkably refreshing summer sipper in a fetching shade of pink.

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A simple, clean break from tradition, this marg eschews cloying Cointreau in lieu of a splash of sweet agave.

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We have a better approach than just tossing a bunch of ingredients in the blender and hoping for the best.

There’s a reason this effervescent mingling of stout and Champagne contains the word “velvet. It’s sooooo smooth and subtly sophisticated. Sip for yourself.

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Cuba Libre. Essentially a rum and Coke with a twist of lime. But cocktails are always so much more intoxicating when they come with a fancy-sounding name, don’t you agree?

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