Christine Sismondo is a National Magazine Award-Winning drinks columnist and the author of Mondo Cocktail: A Shaken and Stirred History as well as America Walks into a Bar: A Spirited History of Taverns and Saloons, Speakeasies and Grog Shops.
Remember the Bullshot cocktail? Well, unless you have a long memory, the answer is likely “no.” Some, however, might faintly…
Happy birthday, Negroni! Like almost all cocktail origin stories, the details are slightly hazy and the facts are under some...
Thanks to a certain gin company which famously marketed its delicious, easy-drinking and gorgeously-packaged gin as being “Not For Everyone,”…
They say there are three secrets to French cuisine. Number one? Butter, of course. Numbers two and three? Butter and,…
In the beginning, there were six: The Old Fashioned, the Martini, the Sidecar, the Jack Rose, the Daiquiri and the…
Spaggle (English) VERB Definition: To add a splash of sparkling wine to any cocktail. Example: “There was a lot of…
Cider usually comes one of three ways: Straight up, on the rocks or mulled. None of these exactly require an…
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