Forget about standing there at your next backyard party mixing one individual cocktail after another and never getting to enjoy your own! This is one of those awesome make-it-ahead, throw-it-together ...

Pour 2 ounces vodka, 3/4 ounce ginger simple syrup, 3/4 ounce lemon juice, and 2 dashes Angostura bitters in a cocktail shaker. Add enough ice to fill the shaker about half full. Seal the shaker and ...

I remember being freshly 21 and sidling up to a bar for one of the first times in my life. The options seemed endless—what should I ask for? I knew from a few negative first experiences (via my older ...

Anyone who tells you that vodka doesn’t have any flavor is just wrong. Maybe they just haven’t taken the time to sip it neat and notice the nuanced flavors or perhaps they just have preconceived ...

Looking for a refreshing, spring cocktail? Mix this lemon and thyme vodka spritz for your next happy hour. (Recipe Credit: Adrianna Adarme of Fresh Tastes). Add a handful of ice to two glasses. Add ...

This is a crisp and refreshing warm-weather drink using fresh basil and lemon juice, and it's one of my favorites because it's a citrus drink that's not too sweet. Prepare syrup at least 30 minutes in ...

If there’s a perfect spirit to sip and savor poolside, it just might be Belvedere’s Lemon Tea. The vodka’s flavor lends itself to summery libations—even Arnold Palmer would take his kid-friendly combo ...

San Diego-based You & Yours Distilling unveiled its latest canned cocktail on Sept. 1: Meyer Lemon Vodka Soda. It joins the company’s seven other canned cocktails, including Cucumber Mint Vodka Soda, ...

Chefs often like to say the best dishes are when you let the natural flavors of foods shine through with little adornment. That's a smart-sounding pronouncement (kind of like saying you prefer PBS to ...