Artisanal Beverages
The Best Gin For Martinis
While bartenders and spirit enthusiasts everywhere are constantly coming up with new and exciting (or sometimes terrible) mixed drinks and tasty recipes, some will never go out of style. Enter the …
The Best Vodka For Cooking
The benefits of cooking with vodka can be amazing. Vodka acts as an emulsifier that binds oil and water, leaving you with a deliciously creamy sauce when done well. Rather than adding or destroying …
4 Vodka of the Month Clubs You Won't Want to Miss + Bonus Vodka Gift Baskets
Vodka has been a well-loved spirit since the 14th Century, where it first originated in Russia. Originally made from potatoes, vodka has evolved over the centuries, can now be found fermented from a …
The Best Vanilla Vodka
Loved by so many, vanilla vodka is a classic flavor. You can get a vanilla version of almost anything, including vodka. Vodka itself dates back many centuries. One early reported existence of the …
The Best Whipped Cream Vodka
For such a simple mixture, whipped cream has so many amazing uses. It’s used to top up hot or sweet drinks like coffee, hot chocolate, or any number of lattes. Similarly, it goes well over cold, …
25 Foods With Tannins And Their Health Effects
You’ve heard about tannins, right? The plant-based compounds are most commonly associated with red wine and black tea. However, those aren’t the only sources of tannins. There are plenty of other …
The Best Reposado Tequila For Every Budget
Made from a special species of agave plants, tequila is a bright and versatile spirit that can be enjoyed in many ways. While tequila is often associated with shots and cocktails, many make great …
The Best Irish Whiskey For Every Budget
Pretty self-explanatory, Irish whiskey is whiskey that’s made in any part of Ireland, including both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Irish whiskey must contain some amount of malted …
The Best Tequila for Shots And Best Tequila Chasers
While they may not have always called them “shots,” consuming cheap alcohol quickly is not foreign to the human race. And that’s exactly the purpose of shots – to get straight alcohol into your …
The Best Smooth Vodka
Vodka is becoming a highly diverse spirit these days. Traditional vodka has always been incredibly neutral – as was the goal for so long. Whether you were sipping it straight or adding it to …
The Best Sweet Tea Vodka
Sweet tea is loved throughout the world, but it’s a particularly popular treat in the Southern United States. It all began in 1795 when a French explorer named Andre Michaux brought tea leaves to …
The Best Gin For Cocktails
The idea of cocktails dates back to the 1800s, with the first written recording of the word appearing in a New York newspaper on May 6th, 1806. The history of gin, itself, however, goes back much …
The Best Rye Vodka
Although vodka is meant to be clean and neutral, that doesn’t mean you won’t find differences. While you can technically make vodka from almost anything, rye, corn, and potatoes are among the most …
The Best Pineapple Vodka
The pineapple is perhaps one of the most iconic symbols of the beach, the ocean, and tropical island getaways. This is because of where the fruit naturally grows and its bright, summery color and …
Top 19 Gin Mixers For Fast, Easy And Delicious Drinks
The mixers featured on this list can all be combined with gin to create a simple and delicious drink. All you need is the mixer and the gin. That’s it. Two ingredients.
Cold Brew Tea 101: Everything You Need To Know
Iced tea is an incredibly popular summer drink (and an excellent cocktail ingredient!), but what about cold brew tea? This new kid on the block isn’t as unusual as it seems. In fact, the name gives …
21 Manly Tequila Drinks That Will Boost Your Cocktail Game
Cocktails often seem like a girly drink. But, who wants to stick to beer and shots of whiskey at the bar when there are so many other options? Thankfully, there are plenty of other manly mixed drinks, …
Sweet Beer: A Delicious Alternative to Bitter Brews
Even if you’re a beer aficionado, beer can seem pretty overwhelming. There are just so many different types, along with plenty of substyles and variations from one product to the next. This is …
The Best Juice For Gin
With so many different flavors coming from so many botanicals, gin is an interesting and complex spirit. There’s a profile out there for everyone and it makes for some delicious cocktails, intense …
Pilsner Vs Lager: Which One Is Right For You?
Beer is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages and remains popular today. Most beer lovers have their preferences firmly entrenched. You probably already know which brands of beer you prefer and …
The Best Anejo Tequila For Every Budget
There are three main types of tequila, each with distinct characteristics and unique purposes. While any type of tequila can work well sometimes, other times you'll want something more specific, like …
Lemon Olive Oil Tart with Basil and Gin Granita
Few dessert items are more elegant in my opinion than a classic French-style lemon tart. Here I have called for you to purchase pre-baked pastry crusts, any of your preference, in order to save time. …
Bourbon Maple Pecan Pie with Homemade Pie Crust
Growing up in the Southern United States, pecan pie was something of a staple. Everybody made it during the holidays, and I grew tired of it quickly! Overly sweet, the savory deliciousness of the …
What Is Vodka Made From And Does It Even Matter?
The question, “What is vodka made from” requires a bit more nuance than many other types of spirits. Whiskey, tequila, and rum all have specific requirements about the ingredients they use …
The Best Mexican Tequila
Between the rich soil and warm climate, Mexico is the perfect region to create amazing tequila. There are several places where tequila is made within Mexico, but the beautiful Highlands of Jalisco is …
The Best Apricot Brandy
Not only is apricot brandy a key element in so many classic and popular cocktails but the drink itself is quite old. If you really look, you’ll find recipes dating back to the early-mid 20th century. …
Tequila Vs Mezcal: Production, Aging, And Flavor
There’s a classic line that says all tequila is mezcal, but only some mezcal is tequila. In other words, tequila is a type of mezcal, much like bourbon is a type of whiskey. That statement is a useful …
20 Holiday Drinks With Vodka That Are Certain To Delight
Whether you’re planning a celebration, bringing family around, or just wanting something delicious for yourself, what could be better than a cocktail? These drinks are a fantastic way to combine …
13 Bourbon of the Month Clubs & Gift Baskets You Can Buy Online
I’m mostly a casual whiskey drinker but I’ve recently been experimenting with various whiskey of the month clubs. These have helped me learn more about the nuances of whiskey along with the …
The Best Apple Brandy
Apple brandy isn’t just an old, traditional spirit – many are convinced it’s America’s oldest spirit. Of course, record-keeping wasn’t foolproof back in the 1600s so exact timelines and details …
The Best Bubble Tea Flavor Combinations
Once unheard of in the United States, bubble tea has become incredibly popular. You can now buy it in countless stores across the nation, in both familiar and exciting flavors. There are so many …
Clubs of America: Beer of the Month Club Review
This year I took time out of my busy schedule to drink a bunch of beer so I could let you guys know where to get the good stuff. LOL. But seriously, I did join all the beer of the month clubs that I …
30 Healthy Herbal Teas That Will Refresh And Relax
What you drink can influence your health just as much as the foods that you choose. While there are many different hot drinks out there, finding good healthy herbal teas is one of the most powerful …
21 Brandy Cocktails That Should Be Part Of Your Repertoire
Whiskey may be the go-to spirit in many situations, but brandy has a long history and continues to be a popular choice in all manner of drinks. While brandy is often enjoyed straight, there are also …
21 Manly Vodka Drinks To Bring Out Your Fire
What do you drink when you’re out on the town? What about at home? Many men stick to the classics, like beer or whiskey on the rocks, partly because cocktails seem too girly. That’s a shame, as there …
The Best Blueberry Vodka
Though blueberries are easy to obtain and native to North America, they still have an exotic feel to them. They’re a deep, dark blue color, their flavor is strong, sweet, and slightly tart, and …
6 Hop Infused Spirits & Cocktail Recipes
Hops are most commonly associated with cold, clean beer. It’s the key element to modern beer, giving it the distinct flavor that you won’t find in other beverages. Even styles outside the world of …
The Best Peach Vodka
Vodka is most often intended to be a neutral drink – clean, crisp, and near flavorless. The less flavor a vodka has, while remaining smooth and clean, the more it tends to be praised. Even when …
What Is A Growler And Why You Need One For Your Beer
Growlers are popular for transporting beer, particularly if you want to enjoy a draft beer in the comfort of your home.Yet, as popular as they are, many people haven’t heard of a growler and certainly …
The Best London Dry Gin
Gin in general has a bit of a wild past. You can trace its origins back to the 16th and 17th centuries when genever became popular – the world’s first juniper spirit. It was originally distilled …
The Best Cucumber Vodka
Cucumber vodka is a unique flavor that straddles the line between sweet and savory. Many flavored spirits (including flavored vodka) are sweet and that’s unsurprising, as most people have a sweet …
Cardamom and Dark Chocolate Swirl Whisky Milkshake
Does a milkshake with whisky really need any introduction? Take everyone's childhood favorite quick dessert and spike it and what else does adult life really need? A swirl of this decadent dark …
The Best Peach Brandy
Countless fruits, herbs, spices, and more have been made into a variety of flavored spirits, but few have the long history of peach brandy. More than 200 years ago, peach orchards were being planted …
The Best Sipping Vodka
For many years vodka has been known as the go-to spirit for mixers and cocktails, largely due to its neutral taste and low price tag. There are many vodkas that are perfect for this – but the …
13 Exciting Pickle Juice Vodka Infusions You Have To Try
Pickle juice is often used as a chaser for alcohol, but what about combining the flavors in a completely different way? Mixing pickle juice and vodka to make a cocktail is one option. Or, you could …
How To Make Herbal Tea From Fresh Herbs
It’s easy to see why herbal tea is so popular. It’s often delicious, relaxing, caffeine free, and may offer considerable health benefits. There are also many types of tea, including products we buy at …
The Best Vodka for White Russians
Compared to many centuries-old cocktails we still enjoy today, the white Russian is just a baby. You can trace the origins of some drinks back to the 14th and 15th centuries, but the first recorded …
The Best Cheap Gin
The gin and tonic is among the most traditional and classic mixed drinks you can get. There are countless variations too. It’s an easy cocktail to make and overall, gin is abundant. It’s also easy to …