TIP OF THE DAY: Watermelon Cocktail

Call the gang: Have a watermelon cocktail party. Photo courtesy Sundia. Watermelon isn’t just for eating: You can drink it, too. We have seven recipes for luscious watermelon cocktails. Open your calendar, pick a date and have a watermelon cocktail party to celebrate the end of summer. Take a look at the watermelon cocktail recipes.…
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NEWS: Americans Are Drinking [A Bit] More

Love of beer has caused the drinking rate to edge up slightly. Photo by Odelia | CSP. The annual Gallup poll of American drinking habits, conducted last month, reveals that drinking rates have edged up slightly to a 25-year high. Beer is the beverage of choice among the largest group of drinkers, followed by wine…
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PRODUCT: Sugar-Free Margarita Mix

Have a Margarita for just 5 calories on top of the liquor calories. Photo by Katharine Pollak | THE NIBBLE. A few weeks ago we wrote about Skinnygirl Margarita, a 100-calorie Margarita-in-a-bottle sweetened with low-glycemic agave nectar. There’s a new contender on the market: The Original Skinny Margarita, made by Jordan’s Skinny Mixes. It’s joined…
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RECIPES: Spiked Ice Cream Soda

What’s new in ice cream sodas? How about a shot of tequila, rum, vodka or liqueur? The Barclay New York Hotel is helping guests beat the heat with a spiked ice cream soda menu. Using their recipes, you can give new meaning to the concept of an ice cream social. Pick a date, choose your…
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PRODUCT: Mango Vodka Brands For Cocktails

  [1] It tastes like mango juice mixed with vodka (photo by Katharine Pollak | THE NIBBLE). [2] Fresh mangoes (photo © National Mango Board).     There are a number of mango-flavored vodkas on the market: Absolut, Finlandia and Van Gogh, among others. We recently sat down with a bottle of Three Olives Mango…
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