TIP OF THE DAY: Fun Flavored Ice Cubes

We thought our own ice cube tips were creative: freezing coffee, fruit, herbs, juice, lemonade, vegetables, tea, wine—even bouillon for Bloody Marys. We don’t like melting ice cubes to dilute our drinks, so we freeze the same liquid (e.g. iced tea cubes for iced tea) or a complimentary flavor (e.g., blueberry or other fruit juice…
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RECIPE: Autumn Apple Spritz Cocktail With Lady Apples

Appletinis evoke spring and summer; mulled cider is for the chilly fall and winter. In-between, how about an Apple Cider Spritz? We adapted this recipe from one from Elegant Affairs Caterers. The basic recipe is very versatile, and a lesson in the ease of substituting ingredients. Don’t have apple-flavored vodka? Use regular vodka and hard…
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Smash Cocktail Recipes & A Purple Cocktail: A Blackberry Smash!

[1] Watch the sunset with a Blackberry Smash. [2] A Bourbon & Peach Smash. Here’s the recipe from Imbibe Magazine (photo courtesy Imbibe Magazine). [3] This Tequila & Sage Smash is served in a tall glass with ice cubes (photo courtesy Imbibe Magazine). [4] Basil Hayden’s Bourbon is made in small batches by Beam Suntory…
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Frozen Bourbon Milk Punch & 2 More Recipes

[1] What’s better than Bourbon Milk Punch on a hot day? Frozen Bourbon Milk Punch, with ice cream instead of half and half (photo © Bourbon House | NOLA). [2] Traditional Bourbon Milk Punch, made with half-and-half instead of ice cream (photo © The Cocktail Project). [3] Make Bourbon Milk Punch even more festive by…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Glam Your Homemade Lemonade

August 20th is National Lemonade Day (National Watermelon Day is August 3rd). If the only lemonade you drink comes from a bottle, you’ve never experienced real lemonade (We give a waiver to Mike’s Hard Lemonade, a line of carbonated, flavored malt liquor drinks in a dozen or so flavors. It’s not lemonade per se, but…
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