“The average host,” wrote David Embury in 1948, “who makes no pretense of being an expert on liquors, can get along very nicely with a knowledge of how to mix a half dozen good cocktails.” Embury’s ...

From Sidecars and Mojitos to Margaritas and Gimlets, here are our favorites. In one of the earliest cocktail books on record, the 1862 The Bartender's Guide: How to Mix Drinks, bartending pioneer and ...

The sour is summer's new hot cocktail. Mix your own with these lip-smacking recipes from popular Hamptons haunts. Ethan Klein; Stylist: Ginn Choe When the sun is shining at the beach, whatever you’re ...

At one time, the sour was a popular cocktail form. It could be a Whiskey Sour, a Brandy Sour, an Apricot Sour or whatever locally popular form you came across. Although those drinks have been around ...

I have a theory: I think that when someone is talking about living somewhere warm— Phoenix or Los Angeles or something—and says “but I would miss the seasons,” what they’re actually saying is that ...