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.
Got Milk? Coconut milk, that is. And you probably do have a can on hand, seeing as coconut milk is…
When I started behind the bar, some 20-plus years ago, there was always one constant, no matter where I worked…
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…
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