Category: Drinks

I found a new reason to get up in the morning and that reason is sweetened condensed corn milk. “What the hell is this?” you […]

There are a lot of fruits in the season now, but you won’t find them in my sangria. High season food can be a little […]

Negroni is perhaps the most popular cocktail in existence. Heck, a whole week devoted to riffing on it. One such riff is “White Negroni”, which […]

Sangria is popular with the crowd, but has a way to disappear before the whole crowd is happy, even if the two-person crowd is COVID-compliant. […]

I am writing this edition of Happy Hour 3 Ingredients three days before it is published. As I write this, I am 33 years old. […]

As a child, grenadine seemed to be the pinnacle of sophistication, mainly because I had no idea what it was. All I knew was that […]

If you are trying to draw up a morning brew using a method other than a Körig pod or a few spoonfuls of grounds in […]

Every Friday morning I make a cocktail (for work), and every Friday morning I resist the urge to drink the whole cocktail right now. I […]

Every summer people lose all sorts of shit to frozen rosé wine, which – for me – is perfectly normal. I’ve ordered several from various […]

I don’t consider herbal syrup liqueurs “summer”, but that doesn’t stop me from drinking them in the summer or looking for new and interesting ways […]

Daiquiri is the most common rum cocktail, and for good reason. It’s delicious, refreshing, and very easy to prepare. It doesn’t need any changes, but […]

About five years ago, I was madly into craft beer, especially Belgian beer, and anything that spontaneously fermented. But somewhere along the way, I developed […]

Bottled frappuccino never stops taking me back to 1999. I’m 13 years old – all Clinique Happy and butterfly clips – and sipping a chilled […]

Most people – even people who know relatively little about cocktails – know what a martini should look like. Served (without ice) in a glass […]

Soaking a watermelon in alcohol is hardly a new summer strategy. I have traditionally favored vodka or tequila — both of which are perfectly usable […]

I can’t imagine anyone feeling very patriotic right now. If there is one thing we can all agree on, it is that things are going […]

When I think of lemonade, I always imagine a jug – this is the most palatable scale imaginable. But a whole pitcher of lemonade requires […]

I recently saw several recipes for frozen strawberry smoothies (both daiquiri and margarita) that somehow don’t require syrup or any kind of sweetener. “Good strawberries […]

Campari, with its burnt, bitter citrus notes and syrupy, almost medicinal character, is not often referred to as “summer”. This special honor belongs to Aperol. […]

We’ve already established that cocktail bitters go beyond cocktails. They bring depth to lemonade , flavor to royal icing, and sophistication topotato salad . Unsurprisingly, […]

I have about seven bottles of bitters on my trolley at the bar, but I actually only use two – angostura and an orange – […]

Several years ago I heard someone refer to Saint-Germain as “bartender’s ketchup.” It really hit me. Elderberry liqueur was nearly ubiquitous in the late 2000s, […]

Although not as annoyingly iconic as “Shake or stir?” the question “Olive or twist?” he is asked much more sincerely, as most bartenders do not […]

The blender bottle is an item owned and used by “healthy people”, so I never spent a lot of time thinking about it. But this […]

Every Friday morning I make a cocktail, not because I need it, but because my job requires it. (I live on the West Coast, you […]

Earlier this week I made a jar of pickled cherries and loved them. They are good on cheese platters and good in salads, but they […]

It would be a great understatement to call things “stressful” right now, and stress can lead to anxiety, which – for some of us – […]

Hi guys from the 90s. Last night as I was doing my weekly grocery run, I responded to the sweet, nostalgic siren tune of a […]

There seem to be two somewhat opposite quarantine states: extremely lazy and disgustingly productive. For the most part, I fall into the first category; I […]

I think Happy Memorial Day weekend. To be honest, I completely forgot about this holiday and its long weekend until I saw the press release […]

In my opinion, it is difficult to add enough garlic to food, let alone too much. I usually double (or triple) the amount required in […]

Generally, shaking vigorously is required to get a fluffy, stable lather on top of sour. This is not a problem if you have some upper […]

For something that most of us need every single day, it seems unfair that coffee requires a rather complex chemical extraction process. Temperature, particle size […]

It’s a bummer here at Lifehacker tonight because we’re saying goodbye to Melissa Kirsch . Melissa has been our editor-in-chief and fearless leader ever since […]

Cold brewing is a very lazy method of brewing coffee, although that doesn’t mean it’s a pedantry process. While I’m sure there are many articles […]

I have two food quarantine projects, none of which involve baking. The first is grinding meat in my meat grinder (mainly for sausage purposes). The […]

If you have a whipper, or better yet, a sophisticated espresso machine with a steam wand, you probably already enjoy hot drinks with luxurious milk […]

The good thing about pineapple rum is that it’s almost two ingredients in one, but the best thing about it is that it’s here . […]

Now that I’m away from Campari, I’m forced to explore long-neglected corners of my bar cart. Things are not entirely bleak: there are a lot […]

I’ve been making a lot of sour lately, simply because it works with just about any alcohol and doesn’t require a ton of ingredients. The […]