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7 Spicy Fall Cocktails (Hold the Pumpkin)

7 Spicy Fall Cocktails (Hold the Pumpkin)

The Pumpkin Spiced Latte has nothing on these seasonal concoctions.

CocktailsKelly MagyaricsOctober 28, 2020cocktails, spices, rum, vermouth, bourbon, whiskey, tequila, fall, 101, recipes, warm, on the rocks, upComment

7 Old Fashioned Variations For Fall

7 Old Fashioned Variations For Fall

Brush up on your fancy syrup-making skills, and stir up these cocktails all autumn long

Cocktails, Keep ReadingMaggie KimberlOctober 21, 2020fallComment

Flip the Script With These 7 Reverse Cocktails

Flip the Script With These 7 Reverse Cocktails

Reversing the modifier ratios in these drinks changes the flavor game

Featured, CocktailsKelly MagyaricsOctober 14, 2020cocktails, martini, vodka, gin, up, recipesComment

Sipping in Season: the Martinez Cocktail

Sipping in Season: the Martinez Cocktail

The Martinez cocktail is an ideal autumn sipper, and here are the gins to make it with

Featured, Cocktails, SpiritsAmanda SchusterOctober 12, 2020cocktails, cocktail history, martini, up, recipes, fallComment

Historical Wines of Eastern Mediterranean

Historical Wines of Eastern Mediterranean

Eastern Mediterranean wine and the stories behind them give a rare sip of history

Featured, WineAndrew McFetridgeSeptember 21, 2020wine, cinsault, cabernet sauvignon, grenache, winemaking, muscat, new york international wine competition, 101 Comments

Make Lambrusco Your Summer-to-Fall Transitional Wine

Make Lambrusco Your Summer-to-Fall Transitional Wine

These juicy, red bubbly bottles from northern Italy are an unexpected treat this season.

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsSeptember 17, 2020wine, sparkling wine, lambrusco, fallComment

Three Ways To Drink For a Cause This Autumn

Three Ways To Drink For a Cause This Autumn

Mix up these cocktails for a cause

CocktailsAmanda SchusterSeptember 15, 2020cocktails, covid, gin, new york international spirits competitionComment

12 Wines for Sangrias, Spritzes, and Wine Cocktails

12 Wines for Sangrias, Spritzes, and Wine Cocktails

Wines you mix cocktails with should be wines you would sip on their own

Featured, Cocktails, WinePamela VachonSeptember 4, 2020wine, sparkling wine, new york international wine competition, zinfandel, pinot grigio, white wine, cavaComment

It's Still Picnic and BBQ Season! Here Are Wines for Everything You Stuff In a Bun

It's Still Picnic and BBQ Season! Here Are Wines for Everything You Stuff In a Bun

Food you eat with no knife or fork = an extra hand for a stemless wine tumbler.

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsSeptember 3, 2020wine, gamay, orange wine, berlin international wine competition, sparkling wine, rioja, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, new york international wine competition, labor day, pinot noir, red wine, cabernet sauvignon, pairingsComment

9 Eastern European Countries Making Bang-For-Your-Buck Wines

9 Eastern European Countries Making Bang-For-Your-Buck Wines

Exploring unique and modern wines from Eastern Europe that don’t break the bank

Featured, WineAndrew McFetridgeAugust 31, 2020wine, sparkling wine, white wine, riesling, new york international wine competition, red wine, orange wineComment

7 Savory Tomato Cocktails (That Aren't a Bloody Mary)

7 Savory Tomato Cocktails (That Aren't a Bloody Mary)

Discover tomatoes in a whole new light with these drinks that use strained juice and infused spirits

Cocktails, Featured, Keep ReadingKelly MagyaricsAugust 27, 2020cocktails, gin, tequila, vodka, new york international spirits competition, sherry, aquavit, cachaca, recipesComment

Adding Spice to Your Cocktails

Adding Spice to Your Cocktails

Make a Mango Coconut Masalatini and take your cocktail spice adventure from there

Featured, CocktailsRinku BhattacharyaAugust 24, 2020cocktails, spices, new york international wine competition, moscato, riesling, vodka, on the rocksComment

Get to know Albariño with Bottles From Native Spain and Beyond

Get to know Albariño with Bottles From Native Spain and Beyond

Albariño is everything you crave in a food-friendly wine

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsAugust 19, 2020wine, white wine, albarino, rias baixas, pairingsComment

Escape From Manhattan

Escape From Manhattan

How to change a standard Manhattan cocktail recipe for a flavor vacation

Cocktails, Featured, SpiritsAmanda SchusterAugust 17, 2020cocktails, rum, whiskey, bitters, brandy, cognac, upComment

Wines and Signs

Wines and Signs

What’s your wine? The answer might be written in the stars.

Featured, WineAndrew McFetridgeAugust 13, 2020wine, white wine, new york international wine competition, shiraz, sparkling wine, chardonnay, cabernet franc, berlin international wine competition, zinfandel, portComment

Red Wine and Chill

Red Wine and Chill

Midsummer white and rosé wine fatigue? Try putting these reds on a little ice.

Featured, WineAmanda SchusterAugust 12, 2020wine, red wine, rioja, gamay, malbec, syrah, cabernet franc, pinot noir, malborough, new york international wine competitionComment

Cocktail Changeup: 8 Ways to Make a Piña Colada

Cocktail Changeup: 8 Ways to Make a Piña Colada

If you like Piña Coladas, here are ways to make them at home (rain optional).

Featured, CocktailsAmanda GabrieleAugust 10, 2020cocktails, rum, on the rocks Comment

Sparkling Wine Cocktails 101

Sparkling Wine Cocktails 101

Find the right bubbly for all your fizzy libations

Featured, Cocktails, WineKelly MagyaricsAugust 5, 2020cocktails, wine, cava, new york international wine competition, prosecco, champagne, 101Comment

Cool Down With These 11 Refreshing Boozy Summer Treats

Cool Down With These 11 Refreshing Boozy Summer Treats

11 booze-infused portable drinks and treats for summer refreshment

Featured, Wine, Spirits, CocktailsGabrielle PharmsJuly 30, 2020cocktails, wine, tequila, beer, whiskey, rye, vodka, summerComment

Can't Go To the Bar? Bartenders Are Creating Home Cocktail Kits

Can't Go To the Bar? Bartenders Are Creating Home Cocktail Kits

Cocktails to-go are likely here to-stay

Featured, CocktailsMaggie KimberlJuly 28, 2020cocktails, bartending, hospitality industry, covid, new york international spirits competition, rum, to goComment